Subjects:

Intellectual Property Law

Contents:

The Patents Act 1977 as amended is taken clause by clause with practical annotations referring to procedure and case law.

Following the Patents Act are other relevant sections of patent legislation e.g. The Patents Rules 1995 and the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act.

Appendices contain extracts from EC Directives and the Civil Procedure Rules, Practice Direction for the Patents Court, Patents Court Guide, Register of Patent Agents Rules and other Rules.

The CIPA Guide to the Patents Acts is the leading guide to patent legislation in the UK. Taking a clause-by-clause approach to all relevant patent legislation, it clearly explains the impact of each part of every Act. Case law is presented in detail to help the reader see easily whether there are precedents for or against the proposition they wish to contend. It includes references to hundreds of decisions of the European Patent Office, the UK courts and the Comptroller-General, many of which have not appeared in published law reports.

• New edition of the authoritative practitioner text on the Patents Acts
• Provides full detail of the legislation supported by practical commentary and guidance on all aspects of UK Patent Law
• The only text to take a clause-by-clause approach to the legislation
• Incorporates the wide-ranging changes arising from the Patents (Amendment) Act 2004 and the Regulatory Reform (Patents) Order 2004
• Written by an eminent author team from the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
• Annual supplements ensure readers are always up-to-date with new legislation and case law