Fundamentals of patent law : interpretation and scope of protection / Matthew Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Matthew, 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patent laws and legislation--Great Britain.

Patent laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This new book provides a comprehensive overview of the topic of patent claim interpretation in the UK and in three other select jurisdictions. It explores territory that has great commercial significance and yet is severely under-explored in existing works. The twin issues of the function of patent law and interpretational analysis of the scope of protection have been recently reconsidered by the House of Lords, and this work not only reviews their recent cases but also looks at how the US, German and Japanese patent systems deal with the complex problems presented in this area. The book provides a balanced approach between practical, academic and theoretical approaches to claim interpretation. In doing so it provides more than a simple case analysis, as it enables the reader to consider the shape that the law should take rather than simply recounting the current position. Its novelty therefore lies in bringing the theoretical elements of the discussion together with the view of the profession charged with creating the patent documentation in the first place and then viewing this in the light of the detailed comparative studies. It is only by considering all of these elements that we begin to see a pathway for the development of the law in this area. This is a work that will be an important source of reference for academics and practitioners working in the field of patent law."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

pt. 1. Historical & economic factors: 1. The British Tradition

2. History of the Patent System - The Canvas Prepared

3. Patents within the Market Economy (Part I) - Classical Economics and Philosophy

4. Patents within the Market Economy (Part II) - Does the Philosophy fit the Facts?

5. Patents within the Market Economy (Part III) - Post-Classical Economic Thought & Theories of Protection.

pt. 2. Comparative factors. 6. America - Promoting the Useful Arts

7. Germany - A Tradition of Expansive Interpretation

8. Japan - 'And we shall have Patents'

9. From Pith to Purpose - British Claim Interpretation under the Pro

10. Kirin-Amgen and Beyond - Cast Adrift on a Sea of Uncertainty?

11. A Summary.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [393]-415) and index.

ISBN:

9786611258702

9781472564061

1472564065

9781281258700

1281258709

9781847313812

1847313817

OCLC:

476147097