By Philip Grubb

Description

• A guide to patent law and practice which will provide practitioners with everything they need to know to maximise the commercial potential of their clients or companys innovative products
• Extremely practical: includes chapters on everything from how to draft the patent specification to how to catch the infringer
• t is written in a lucid and accessible style which makes it equally accessible to scientists, researchers and managers in the chemicals, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industries as to patent specialists
• Written by a highly experienced patent attorney working for one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world, thereby offering the techniques and industry know-how that underlie successful patent practice and portfolio management around the world
• Takes into account all the latest developments, including the changes in practice in the PCT system, the major revision of the EPC, and the latest case law in the UK and the US

New to this edition

• The changes in practice in the PCT system, as well as before the EPO and the USPTO, are described in detail.
• The major revision of the EPC, the proposed Community Patent, as well as the Patent Law Treaty and Substantive Patent Law Treaty are discussed.
• The delayed implementation of the Biotech Patenting Directive in Europe and the modification of the TRIPs agreement to allow compulsory licences for export are dealt with in chapters 3 and 15 and elsewhere.
• Includes important new case law, such as decisions of the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal, major UK and US cases in the biotech area, and, in the US, Festo, Integra, Duke, Housey, and more.

The chemicals, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industries worldwide rely upon being able to patent inventions in order to protect investment in research and development, and to reap commercial rewards. Philip Grubbs highly acclaimed book guides the reader through the legal and procedural complexities of the British, European, Japanese and US patent systems, and explains in detail the role of patent practitioners (both in-house and in private practice) in maximising the commercial potential of their clients or companys innovative products.

This eagerly awaited fourth edition provides vital updating to take account of the latest legal developments, while retaining the focus upon the relevant technology and industry practices in this sector that sets it apart from more general books on patent law and procedure.

Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology provides a complete description of the techniques and industry know-how that underlie successful patent practice and portfolio management and will be invaluable to all patent agents and practitioners working in the area of patent law. With its lucid and accessible presentation and practical approach, this book will also be welcomed by scientists, researchers and managers without a legal background.

Readership: Patent agents, patent attorneys, solicitors and barristers working in patent and intellectual property law worldwide. Scientists, researchers and managers in the chemicals, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industries.

Contents
1. The nature and origins of patent rights

2. The development of patent law

3. Patents in developing countries

4. What can be patented

5. Filing a patent application

6. Obtaining a granted patent - national procedures

7. Obtaining a granted patent - EPO and PCT procedures

8. Maintaining a patent in force and extending the patent term

9. Enforcing patent rights

10. Invalidity and amendment of granted patents

11. Chemical inventions

12. Pharmaceutical inventions

13. Biotechnological inventions

14. Patenting of genes, plants, and animals

15. Software-related inventions

16. The patent practitioner and his functions

17. Drafting the patent specification

18. Drafting the claims

19. Prosecution of the patent application to grant

20. Patents and information

21. Inventorship, ownership, and compensation

22. Commercial exploitation of patents

23. How to catch the infringer - and how not to be caught

24. Patent aspects of licensing

25. Patents and competition law

Glossary of patent terms and jargon

Authors, editors, and contributors

Philip Grubb, European Patent Attorney and Formerly Intellectual Property Counsel at Novartis, Switzerland

Published Year: 2004 Format: Hard Back ISBN: 978-0-19-927378-2 Publisher: Oxford University Press No of Pages: 544 Our Price: £ 73.00 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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