European patent litigation in the shadow of the Unified Patent Court / Luke Mcdonagh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mcdonagh, Luke, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unified Patent Court.

Patent laws and legislation--European Union countries.

Patent laws and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

What will European patent litigation look like in 10 years time? With the coming into force of seismic reforms, European Patent Litigation in the Shadow of the Unified Patent Court combines close analysis of the current regime with a novel use of qualitative survey data to assess the introduction of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the new European Patent with Unitary Effect. Not long ago only scant data were publicly available on the subject of patent litigation in EU member states. Using recently published data, Luke McDonagh paints a detailed picture of the patent litigation system in the key European jurisdictions of the UK, Germany, France and the Netherlands. He then outlines the rationale for reform - the perceived need to provide a more efficient, cost effective, harmonious litigation system - as well as the structure of the key reformative innovations. Making use of evidence from within the business and legal communities, this book highlights the key issues concerning the new system and examines what the impact of the reforms is likely to be on Europe's patent litigation system in the near future. This illuminating book will be useful to scholars, including postgraduate students, practitioners and policy makers wishing to learn more about the future of patent litigation in Europe.

Contents:

Introduction

European patent litigation under the European patent convetion (EPC)

Analysing the reforms : the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and European patent with unitary effect (Up)

Exploring perspectives of the unified patent court and unitary patent within the business and legal communities

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78471-474-7