Cook: A User's Guide to Patents, Second Edition

A User's Guide to Patents, 2nd Edition

Author: Trevor Cook
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
ISBN: 9781845922764
Published In: October 2007
Format: Paperback , 832 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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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 second edition of Trevor Cook’s highly regarded User’s Guide to Patents has been fully updated with all the latest developments in patent law in the UK and the rest of Europe.

Patent law in perspective

This title focuses on all the areas of patent law and procedure which prove to be the most important in day-to-day practice.

It addresses some of the wider public policy aspects of patents and their economic significance, as well as past and likely future trends in the field, both in Europe and the USA.

This book discusses: a variety of patent law issues specific to each of the relevant industry sectors how patents can be obtained, exploited and enforced how the situations in the UK, Europe and the USA compare. An essential resource for patent professionals.

This unique text will prove to be indispensable to professionals interested in patents, including patent agents, in-house lawyers and legal advisers, solicitors and barristers, and top level management executives.

Written by an experienced practitioner, it provides expert guidance which will keep the patent professional informed and up to date.

The new edition has been fully updated to take account of major new case law and legislation including: Patents Act 2004, Procedural developments, such as the “Streamlined Procedure”, and the rise and fall of pan-European patent actions Technology Transfer Block Exemption Developments in case law, including the House of Lords decision in Kirin Amgen v TKT, Synthon v SmithKIine Beecham and Sabaf v MFI, as well as those of lower courts such as Aerotel & Macrossan Amendments to the EPC and Patents Act 1977 which will come into force in December 2007

CONTENTS

Part 1: Patents generally

Introduction to the patent system
Applying for and securing the grant of a patent
Transactions with patents and applications
Procedures in disputes concerning patents and applications
Patent validity – substantive law
Patent infringement – substantive law

Part 2: Patents in specific areas of technology

Patents for chemicals, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals
Patents in biotechnology
Patents in electronics, communications, computing and for business methods

Part 3 Appendices

Adherence to International Patent Treaties
Patents Court and Court of Appeal Workload
Patents Court and Court of Appeal Judgments on Validity and Infringement 1997-2004
Suggestions for further reading
Patent resources on the Web
Legislative materials

Trevor Cook joined Bird & Bird in 1974 with a degree in chemistry from Southampton University. He was admitted as a Solicitor in 1977, joining the Intellectual Property Group of Bird & Bird, where since 1981 he has been a partner. He is Treasurer of the UK Group of the AIPPI (The International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property), Secretary to the British Copyright Council Standing Committee on Copyright and Technology, and a member of the Council of the Intellectual Property Institute.