The Modern Law of Patents (Hardcover)

The first new book on the UK Law of Patents for 25 years, this title is an essential resource for patent lawyers and patent attorneys. Written by some of the most eminent IP practitioners in the UK, "The Modern Law of Patents" offers a fresh, comprehensive approach to patent law. The text covers: conception, prosecution, claim drafting, validity, licensing and exploitation and infringement; supplementary protection; the European Patent Office, the Patent Law Treaty, the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the Paris Convention. It offers detailed coverage of computer related inventions, pharmaceutical and biotechnological inventions, first and second medical use claims. It also covers laws of competition, border controls. It offers guidance in relation to the law of patents from a procedural perspective relating to national, European Patent Office and international filing issues. It includes a commentary on the overall global and European patent position, its future and development.