Protecting inventions in chemistry : commentary on chemical case law under the European Patent Convention and the German patent law /
Commentary on chemical case law under the European Patent Convention and the German patent law
by Bernd Hansen, Fritjoff Hirsch.
- Weinheim ; New York : Wiley-VCH, 1997.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 511 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Protecting Inventions in Chemistry; Foreword; Contents; Abbreviations; I . The procedure for grant of a patent; II . On disclosure and novelty; III. Inventive step; IV . Industrial applicability; V . The peculiarities of biochemical inventions; VI . The Supplementary Protection Certificate; VII . Protective scope and special embodiments; VIII . Infringement, nullity and compulsory licence proceedings; IX . On the exhaustion of patents; Annex; Index.
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This book covers the protection of chemical inventions by means of Patents and Utility Models, as well as Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) for medicaments and agrochemicals. The jurisdiction of both the European Patent Office and the relevant German Courts which has been developed in recent decades is presented and explained in a comparative manner. It is the first English edition of a book which has become a standard companion for Patent Practitioners in the field of Chemistry in German speaking countries. The material prerequisites of patentability such as novelty, inventive step.
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