European patent law : towards a uniform interpretation / Stefan Luginbuehl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Luginbühl, Stefan.

Series:

CIER series.

CIER series European patent law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patent laws and legislation--Europe.

Patent laws and legislation.

Patents (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (360 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In his detailed study, Stefan Luginbuehl critically examines the latest efforts to establish a common European and EU patent litigation system and suggests possible alternatives to such a system. Due to the lack of a European patent court, both the EPO and national judges interpret European patents and European patent law. This results in diverging interpretation across Europe and costly litigation for patent holders. Stefan Luginbuehl's proposals to promote the goal of a uniform interpretation of patent law and ease the difficulties are timely and highly insightful. Dealing with important leg

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and acronyms; Abbreviations and acronyms of books, documents and periodicals; General introduction; PART 1 New ways to achieve a uniform interpretation of European patent law and possible solutions to the problems related to them; 1. Specialised national patent courts; 2. Forum shopping related to patent litigation in Europe; 3. Conclusion in regard to the unification of interpretation and avoiding multiple litigation by way of specialised national courts and forum shopping

4. Combination of concentration of litigation at the national level and other measuresPART 2 Proposals for a common patent court in Europe; 5. The European Patent Court based on the proposal of the Working Party on Litigation of the European Patent Organisation; 6. The patent court for Europe based on the proposals for an Agreement on the European and EU Patents Court (EEUPC); 7. Summary and general conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes index and bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-02423-3

9786613024237

0-85793-321-3

OCLC:

714568596