Subjects:

Intellectual Property Law

Contents:

Country-by-country guide to patent litigation in selected member states. Covers the UK, Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, France and Hungary. Appendices include the Brussels Convention and Protocol and excerpts from the European Patent Convention.

Out of Print Sweet & Maxwell's European Patent Litigation Handbook is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to patent litigation and procedure in European Patent Convention member states. Invaluable for anyone choosing a jurisdiction in which to bring a patent action, for each country it covers both the practical issues, such as the procedure and average length of a full trial, and the key legal considerations, including jurisdictional issues and the enforceability of the decision. * Practitioner orientated guide to the advantages and disadvantages of patent litigation in selected EPC member states * Each country covered in the same format for easy comparisons.