Trevor Cook

"One of the best discussions of the topic that I have ever read... It is not just a guide for those that use patents, but also for those that study, carry out research on, and practice in patents."  CIPA Journal, 2012

A User's Guide to Patents gives an excellent background on this area of intellectual property... an excellent resource for legal students as well as practitioners"  The Law Journal, 2012

"The author provides a useful handbook for the non-legal reader as well as the professionals, who want to read up on patent law in the daily practice... this work is a very practical and easy to follow guide to patent law."  German-British Chamber of Industry and Commerce

Part of the popular User's Guide series, this unique and accessible book focuses on the areas of patent law and procedure which prove to have the most practical importance in day-to-day practice. The expert analysis takes in the wider public policy aspects of patents and their economic significance, as well as past and likely future trends that will affect legal practitioners.

Fully updated to include the latest developments, this new third edition will be of great use to in-house lawyers, solicitors and barristers, as well as professionals interested in patents, including patent agents, and top level management executives.

Contents

Part I Patents generally;
Chapter 1 Introduction to the patent system;
Chapter 2 Applying for and securing the grant of a patent;
Chapter 3 Transactions with patents and with patent applications;
Chapter 4 Procedures in disputes concerning patents;
Chapter 5 Patent validity – substantive law;
Chapter 6 Patent infringement – substantive law;

Part II Patents in specific areas of technology;
Chapter 7 Patents for chemicals, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals;
Chapter 8 Biotechnology patents;
Chapter 9 Patents in electronics, communications, computing and for business methods;

Part III Appendices;
Appendix 1 Adherence to International Patent Treaties;
Appendix 2 Patents Court and Court of Appeal workload;
Appendix 3 Patents Court and Court of Appeal judgments on validity and infringement since 1997;
Appendix 4 Suggestions as to books for further reading;
Appendix 5 Patent resources on the web;
Appendix 6 Legislative materials.

Bibliographic detail

ISBN: 978 1 84766 890 5
Publication Date: Nov-11
Format: Paperback
Availability: In print
List price: £115