A User's Guide to Patents
Author | : Trevor Cook |
Publisher | : Butterworth-Heinemann |
Total Pages | : 732 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 0406900035 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780406900036 |
Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Download or read book A User's Guide to Patents written by Trevor Cook and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2002 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A User's Guide to Patents is the third title in the User's Guide series, designed to provide practical contextual guides for the informed professional, specialist and non-specialist legal practitioners and in-house lawyers. This book focuses on all the areas of patent law and procedure which prove to have the most practical importance 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. The rise of the European patent system and the introduction of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 have resulted in recent changes in practice. This book discusses the different sorts of patent law issues specific to each of the relevant industrial sectors, together with the importance of patent registration. It looks at how patents can be obtained and enforced and compares the situation in the UK, EPO and the USA.