Patents for chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology : fundamentals of global law, practice, and strategy /

"This is the eagerly awaited sixth edition of Philip Grubb's highly respected text on patent law and practice. It has been fully revised and updated to discuss major new development in patent law, patent aspects of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), developments in the area of competition law a...

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Main Authors: Grubb, Philip W. (Author)
Group Author: Thomsen, Peter R.; Wright, Gordon (Patent lawyer); Hoxie, Thomas
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: Oxford, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2016.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Sixth edition.
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Summary: "This is the eagerly awaited sixth edition of Philip Grubb's highly respected text on patent law and practice. It has been fully revised and updated to discuss major new development in patent law, patent aspects of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), developments in the area of competition law and patents, and all relevant case law of the US, UK, and the European Patent Office (EPO). An increasingly globalized sector requires a global perspective, and this text guides the reader through the legal and procedural complexities of the British, European, Japanese, and United States patent systems. It explains in detail the role of patent practitioners, both in private practice and in-house, in maximizing the commercial potential of their company's or client's products. Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotechnology provides a full description of the techniques and industry know-how that underlie successful patent practice and portfolio management. With its lucid and accessible presentation and practical approach, this book is an invaluable resource for patent agents, patent attorneys, solicitors, and barristers working in patent and intellectual property law worldwide; also scientists, researchers, and managers in the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology industries. This book will be particularly useful for trainees and new entrants to the patent profession"--Unedited summary from book jacket.
Carrier Form: xliv, 577 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780199684731
0199684731
Index Number: T211
CLC: O6-18
Call Number: O6-18/G885/6th ed.
Contents: The nature and origins of patent rights -- Historical developments -- Harmonization of patent law -- What can be patented -- Filing a patent application -- Obtaining a granted patent : patent cooperation treaty procedure -- Obtaining a granted patent : European patent office procedure -- Obtaining a granted patent : national procedures -- Maintaining a patent in force and extending the patent term -- Enforcing patent rights -- Invalidity and amendment of granted patents -- Chemical inventions -- Pharmaceutical inventions -- Biotechnological inventions -- Patenting of genes, plants, and animals -- The patent practitioner and his function -- Drafting the patent specification -- Drafting the claims -- Prosecution of the patent application to grant -- Inventorship, ownership, and compensation -- Commercial exploitation of patents -- How to catch the infringer and how not to be caught -- Patent aspects of licensing -- Patents and competition law : United Kingdom and European Union -- Patents and competition law : United States.