This handbook presents a comprehensive view of substantive patent law in a European and international context. German patent law is used as an example of a mature patent law regime. The handbook covers the following subjects:



Introduction


Invention and their amenability to patent protection


Ownership


Patent transfer and licensing


Grant and rejection of patents


Interpretation and scope of protection of patents


Chemical and biological inventions


Use of a patent Defences


Legal consequences of patent infringement


European Patent and European Patent Court


Other proceedings and claims in patent cases


The law of utility models


The supplementary protection certificate



This handbook is edited by Dr Maximilian Haedicke, Professor of IP law at the University of Freiburg and judge at the Düsseldorf Regional Court of Appeal;

Dr Henrik Timmann is patent litigator in Düsseldorf.

The authors are patent attorneys, patent litigators, and judges with a deep knowledge in patent law in Germany, Europe and worldwide.



In light of the recent establishment of a Unified Patent Court, this handbook gains momentum and serves as a detailed and reliable tool for the anticipated rennaissance of Patent Law.

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