C.I.P.A. Guide to the Patents Acts

Helping you to protect your clients' inventions and rights and keeping you up-to-date with evolving rules and legislation in one of the most dynamic areas of law, the CIPA Guide to the Patents Acts: -Offers insightful and practical coverage of the current legislation and case law -Presents practical insights into the common technical and legal issues which can arise and shows how best to handle these situations -Incorporates detailed clause-by-clause commentary by patent law experts on key legislation -Analyses relevant parts of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 -Discusses and analyses the latest legislation -Provides references to hundreds of key case decisions -Includes regular supplements to keep you up-to-date -Draws on the knowledge and expertise of a large team of patent specialists Table of contents: PATENTS ACT 1977 Arrangement of sections Table of amendments to this Act Sections and schedules with: relevant rules; commentary and practice PATENTS RULES 1995 Titles of rules with cross references to text locations Forms and fees COPYRIGHT, PATENTS AND DESIGNS ACT 1988 Arrangement of sections in Parts V and VI Sections 274-295 with commentary APPENDICES AND USEFUL WEBSITE ADDRESSES Historical background to the Patents Act 1977 and the Patent Office Supplementary Protection Certificates The Biotechnology Directive The Community Treaty (extracts and commentary) Civil Procedure Rules (extracts) Practice Direction for the Patents Court Patents Court Guide Register of Patent Agents Rules Examination regulations for entry to the register of patent agents Rules of Professional Conduct of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents CIPA Higher Courts Qualification Regulations 2000