The Modern Law of Patents (Hardcover, 4th edition)

Written by some of the most eminent IP practitioners, The Modern Law of Patents offers a fresh, and comprehensive exposition of the law relating to patents in the UK and Europe, including before the Unified Patent Court. Updates in the new fourth edition will include: * Supreme Court's decision in Eli Lilly v Actavis [2017] UKSC 48 and the revival of a doctrine of equivalents; * The new threats provisions under the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017 and its relationship to malicious prosecution following Willers v Joyce [2016] UKSC 43; * Declarations of obviousness: Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics v Abbvie Biotechnology Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ * The effect on employee compensation following Shanks v Unilever [2017] EWCA Civ 2; * The Unitary Patent Court, including the Protocol on provisional applications (PPA) and the most recent (18th) draft of the Rules of Procedure; * Developments in IPEC practice, including the costs ramifications of PPL v Hagan [2016] EWHC 3076 (IPEC) [although there is talk of this being reversed by an amendment to the CPR]; * The developments in cases on damages and account of profits case law * Standards Patents and FRAND damages: Unwired Planet International Ltd v Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 711 (Pat) * Settlements and competition law: T-472/13 Ludbeck ECLI:EU:T:2016:449 (on appeal C-591/16). * An exploration of the likely effects of Brexit on patent law; * All the developments in practice under the Patents Act 1977, the Patent Cooperation Treaty and at the European Patent Office.

General

Imprint:	Lexisnexis Uk
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2018
General editors:	Phillip Johnson • Ashley Roughton • Trevor Cook
Dimensions:	248 x 153 x 45mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	2624
Edition:	4th edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4743-1032-1
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Personal property law > Intellectual property, copyright & patents
LSN:	1-4743-1032-X
Barcode:	9781474310321

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