Preface and acknowledgements |
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Table of statutory instruments |
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Table of European material |
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Table of international legislation |
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Chapter 1 Introduction to the patent system |
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3 | (34) |
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4 | (3) |
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Relationship of patents to other intellectual property rights |
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7 | (4) |
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A brief history of the patent system |
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Sources of the current patent law in the United Kingdom |
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26 | (4) |
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Patents and patent applications as sources of information |
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30 | (7) |
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Chapter 2 Applying for and securing the grant of a patent |
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37 | (44) |
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38 | (10) |
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The structure of a patent specification and its claims |
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48 | (5) |
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Applying for a patent in one country |
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53 | (12) |
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Applying for a patent internationally |
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65 | (6) |
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Issues met in relation to patent applications |
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71 | (6) |
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Matters occurring after grant |
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77 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Transactions with patents and with patent applications |
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81 | (44) |
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82 | (4) |
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Formalities of such transactions |
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86 | (2) |
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Patent licensing generalities |
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Competition law considerations associated with patent licensing |
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94 | (9) |
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Specific patent licence terms - grant and scope of licence |
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103 | (6) |
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Specific patent licence terms - structuring payments for the rights granted |
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109 | (6) |
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Specific patent licence terms - other obligations on licensee |
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115 | (2) |
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Specific patent licence terms - obligations on licensor |
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117 | (1) |
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Specific patent licence terms - other aspects |
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118 | (7) |
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Chapter 4 Procedures in disputes concerning patents |
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125 | (74) |
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Types of dispute concerning patents |
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126 | (9) |
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Attacking the validity of a patent after grant |
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135 | (3) |
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The action for patent infringement in England |
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138 | (21) |
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Other aspects of English patent infringement litigation |
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159 | (13) |
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Patent litigation in other European countries |
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172 | (27) |
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Chapter 5 Patent validity - substantive law |
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200 | (9) |
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The state of the art for novelty and inventive step and when it is assessed |
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209 | (13) |
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Lack of novelty (anticipation) |
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222 | (4) |
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Lack of inventive step (obviousness) |
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226 | (36) |
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262 | (20) |
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Addition of matter and extension of protection |
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282 | (9) |
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Chapter 6 Patent infringement - substantive law and remedies |
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291 | (68) |
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292 | (13) |
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Claim construction and the sfcope of protection |
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305 | (22) |
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327 | (15) |
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Remedies for patent infringement |
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342 | (17) |
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Part II Patents in specific areas of technology |
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Chapter 7 Patents for chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals |
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359 | (70) |
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360 | (2) |
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Claims in chemical patents |
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362 | (9) |
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Claims in pharmaceutical patents |
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371 | (11) |
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382 | (25) |
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407 | (9) |
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De facto extension of patent protection for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals in the EU by the SPC Regulations |
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416 | (13) |
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Chapter 8 Biotechnology patents |
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429 | (52) |
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430 | (8) |
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The `product of nature' issue |
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438 | (13) |
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The `variety' and `essentially biological processes' issues |
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451 | (7) |
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458 | (7) |
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Adequacy of description and deposit requirements |
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465 | (9) |
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474 | (7) |
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Chapter 9 Patents in electronics, communications, and computing |
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481 | (46) |
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481 | (2) |
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Patents and Technical Standards |
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483 | (11) |
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Patents and computer programs |
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494 | (24) |
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Patents and business methods |
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518 | (9) |
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Appendix 1 Adherence to International Patent Treaties (including latest version acceded to, or the accession date) |
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527 | (8) |
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Appendix 2 Patents Court judgments on validity and infringement since 1997 |
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535 | (38) |
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Appendix 3 Court of Appeal judgments on validity and infringement since 1997 |
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573 | (14) |
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Appendix 4 Further reading |
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587 | (2) |
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Appendix 5 Patent resources on the Internet |
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589 | (4) |
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Appendix 6 Legislative materials s |
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Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (20 March 1883) |
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593 | (8) |
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Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) |
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601 | (24) |
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Convention on the Grant of European Patents (EUROPEAN PATENT CONVENTION 2000) |
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625 | (39) |
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Protocol on Jurisdiction and the Recognition of Decisions in Respect of the Right to the Grant of a European Patent (PROTOCOL ON RECOGNITION) of 5 October 1973 |
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664 | (3) |
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Protocol on the Interpretation of Article 69 EPC |
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667 | (1) |
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Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products |
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668 | (12) |
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Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (codified version) |
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680 | (13) |
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Directive 98/447 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions |
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693 | (14) |
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Commission Regulation (EU) No 316/2014 of 21 March 2014 on the application of Article 101(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to categories of technology transfer agreements |
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707 | (13) |
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Patents Act 1977 (as amended) (consolidation produced by Patents Legal Section 1 October 2017) |
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Index |
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