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Patent Protection for Second Medical Uses: Availability of Protection and Enforcement

Torremans, Paul. editor; Altman, Dan; Andersson, Björn Rundblom; Band, Tal; Bensadon, Martin; Bording, Nicolaj; Bouvet, Thomas; Bühling, Jochen; Calame, Thierry; Chen, An; Claeyé, Kirian; Claro, Felipe; Davies, Daniel; Desiderio, Mauricio Teixeira; Devinant, Colin; Echagüe, Ignacio Sánchez; Feng, Amy; Fontes Alexandre, Bernardo Marinho; Gilbert, Penny; Granados, Luis Fernando; Gutierrez, Bianca Manuela; Henum, Victor Fasmer; Hilli, Rainer; Holm, Ludvig; Hopewell, Bethan; Kuipers, Gertjan; Liu, Lei; Liuzzo, Lamberto; Mamede Carneiro, Ana Claudia; Meier, Jürgen; Okuyama, Shoichi; Otero, Macarena; Rasiewicz, Justyna; Ridderinkhof, Dirk-Jan; Ronse, Christophe; Subramaniam, Aditi; Subramaniam, Hari; Swinn, Matthew; Sznajder, Marta; Uhthoff-Orive, Javier; Ziv, Yair;
2026
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Title
Patent Protection for Second Medical Uses: Availability of Protection and Enforcement
Author
Torremans, Paul. editor
Altman, Dan; Andersson, Björn Rundblom; Band, Tal; Bensadon, Martin; Bording, Nicolaj; Bouvet, Thomas; Bühling, Jochen; Calame, Thierry; Chen, An; Claeyé, Kirian; Claro, Felipe; Davies, Daniel; Desiderio, Mauricio Teixeira; Devinant, Colin; Echagüe, Ignacio Sánchez; Feng, Amy; Fontes Alexandre, Bernardo Marinho; Gilbert, Penny; Granados, Luis Fernando; Gutierrez, Bianca Manuela; Henum, Victor Fasmer; Hilli, Rainer; Holm, Ludvig; Hopewell, Bethan; Kuipers, Gertjan; Liu, Lei; Liuzzo, Lamberto; Mamede Carneiro, Ana Claudia; Meier, Jürgen; Okuyama, Shoichi; Otero, Macarena; Rasiewicz, Justyna; Ridderinkhof, Dirk-Jan; Ronse, Christophe; Subramaniam, Aditi; Subramaniam, Hari; Swinn, Matthew; Sznajder, Marta; Uhthoff-Orive, Javier; Ziv, Yair;
Edition
Third edition
Item Type
Book
Description
XXXIV, 1082 pages.
ISBN
9789403503295 eBook
Summary
Patent Protection for Second Medical Uses, currently in its updated third edition, is published under the auspices of the prestigious International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and the contributors of the country chapters have been carefully selected based on a broad basis of experience and comprehensive knowledge about medical patents in their respective jurisdictions. When a party proposes a ‘second medical use’ for a known substance or compound, special issues of patentability and patent protection arise. Jurisdictions globally vary significantly in their treatment of such claims. This in-depth country-by-country analysis provides clarity, insight and guidance on the legal issues and practical implications of second medical use claims in twenty-four jurisdictions (the European Patent Office (EPO) and twenty-three individual countries). Each chapter considers the following issues and topics: availability of protection; validity of claims; scope of protection; enforcement; infringement and investigations; and procedural aspects and tactical recommendations. A general chapter about the practice of the EPO addresses in particular the latest changes resulting from the format of the EPC2000 claims. Specific issues and peculiarities which deviate from the EPO practice are explained in the various national European chapters, while chapters on jurisdictions outside Europe cover both prosecution and enforcement of patents with second medical use claims. The latest developments in lawmaking and case law in various jurisdictions have been inserted. The text of AIPPI’s Resolution Q238 (Congress Toronto 2014) which triggered this analysis initially is included at the end of the book.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction / Jochen Bühling
European Patent Office / Jürgen Meier
Argentina / Martin Bensadon & Ignacio Sánchez Echagüe
Australia / Matthew Swinn
Belgium / Christophe Ronse & Kirian Claeyé
Brazil / Ana Claudia Mamede Carneiro, Mauricio Teixeira Desiderio & Bernardo Marinho Fontes Alexandre
Canada / Daniel Davies & Lei Liu
Chile / Felipe Claro & Macarena Otero
China / Amy Feng & An Chen
Denmark / Nicolaj Bording & Victor Fasmer Henum
Finland / Rainer Hilli
France / Thomas Bouvet & Colin Devinant
Germany / Jochen Bühling
India / Hari Subramaniam & Aditi Subramaniam
Israel / Tal Band & Yair Ziv
Italy / Lamberto Liuzzo & Bianca Manuela Gutierrez
Japan / Shoichi Okuyama
Republic of Korea / Seong-Ki Kim & Yoon Suk Shin
Mexico / Javier Uhthoff-Orive & Luis Fernando Granados
The Netherlands / Gertjan Kuipers & Dirk-Jan Ridderinkhof
Poland / Justyna Rasiewicz & Marta Sznajder
Sweden / Ludvig Holm & Björn Rundblom Andersson
Switzerland / Thierry Calame
United Kingdom / Penny Gilbert & Bethan Hopewell
United States of America / Dan Altman
Resolution Question Q238 – Second medical use and other second indication claims
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Published
The Hague : Wolters Kluwer, 2026
Language
English
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