OECD Patent Statistics Manual

OECD Patent Statistics Manual
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2009-02-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9264056440

This manual provides guiding principles for the use of patent data in the context of S&T measurement, and recommendations for the compilation and interpretation of patent indicators in this context.

Indexed EPO-EPC Guidelines (1 Mar 2021)

Indexed EPO-EPC Guidelines (1 Mar 2021)
Author: Ignacio Lobato
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2021-03
Genre:
ISBN:

In many jurisdictions, IP rights are only granted after a thorough examination of formal and substantive requirements. The EPO-EPC Guidelines for Examination (available at www.epo.org) detail the practice and procedure to be followed when examining patent applications before the European Patent Office (EPO) in accordance with the European Patent Convention (EPC) and its Implementing Regulations. Our Indexed version improves on the official version by abbreviating entries and grouping the entries at the front to allow quick scanning, using page numbers to speed up getting to the correct page, indicating sections with significant changes in the last 3 years, and modifying the contents to fully use the page size to give better overviews of paragraphs. This book is suitable as a desktop reference for everyday use by attorneys and administrators. IP law is highly complex and continuously changing, so always double check the status with the latest official resources - this version is expected to be legally valid from 1 Mar 2021 to 28 Feb 2022. This book is also suitable for anyone studying European Patent Law and exam candidates. For European Qualifying Exam (EQE) candidates, this is the official version for EQE 2022 Main Exam & Pre-Exam.

Guide to Technology Databases

Guide to Technology Databases
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2002
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9280521721

The present Guide is a detailed technical paper aimed at industrial property office examiners and users in general to assist them in identifying the correct database and using the possible functionalities and tools offered by specific databases. The current Guide examines a selection of commercial and non-commercial database services considered representative of the broader population of existing services in order to illustrate types and combinations of features available through these services.

WIPO Guide to Using Patent Information

WIPO Guide to Using Patent Information
Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher: WIPO
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2018-04-30
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9280526510

This Guide aims to assist users in searching for technology information using patent documents, a rich source of technical, legal and business information presented in a generally standardized format and often not reproduced anywhere else. Though the Guide focuses on patent information, many of the search techniques described here can also be applied in searching other non-patent sources of technology information.

Private Power, Public Law

Private Power, Public Law
Author: Susan K. Sell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521525398

Analysis of the power of multinational corporations in moulding international law on intellectual property rights.

A Patent System for the 21st Century

A Patent System for the 21st Century
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2004-10-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309089107

The U.S. patent system is in an accelerating race with human ingenuity and investments in innovation. In many respects the system has responded with admirable flexibility, but the strain of continual technological change and the greater importance ascribed to patents in a knowledge economy are exposing weaknesses including questionable patent quality, rising transaction costs, impediments to the dissemination of information through patents, and international inconsistencies. A panel including a mix of legal expertise, economists, technologists, and university and corporate officials recommends significant changes in the way the patent system operates. A Patent System for the 21st Century urges creation of a mechanism for post-grant challenges to newly issued patents, reinvigoration of the non-obviousness standard to quality for a patent, strengthening of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, simplified and less costly litigation, harmonization of the U.S., European, and Japanese examination process, and protection of some research from patent infringement liability.

Visser's Annotated European Patent Convention 2021 Edition

Visser's Annotated European Patent Convention 2021 Edition
Author: Laurence Lai
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 1300
Release: 2021-05-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9403532041

The book, Visser’s Annotated European Patent Convention, is a commentary on the European Patent Convention and a bestseller in European patent law. The 2021 edition of this preeminent work – the only regularly updated authoritative article-by-article commentary in English on the European Patent Convention (EPC), its implementing regulations, and associated case law provides the complete text of the law annotated with commentary and expert guidance on the interpretation of each paragraph. Since its first edition in 1994 it has provided the European patent community with the necessary insights to practice successfully before the European Patent Office. The EPO recommends the Visser’s Annotated European Patent Convention as the first book in its list of non-EPO/WIPO literature to be used for the preparation of the European qualifying examination. In addition to a thorough updating of developments, new material in the 2021 edition includes the following: Amended EPO Guidelines that entered into force on 01.03.2021 Consolidated discussion of procedures relating to oral proceedings held by video conference Commentary on recent amendments to the implementing regulations Recent decisions of the boards of appeal The 2021 edition is suitable for candidates preparing for the EQE 2022. A free supplemental note will be published providing candidates with an overview of the main legal changes between the 2021 edition and the 31.10.2021 legal cut-off date for the EQE 2022.