There May Be Trouble Ahead
A Practical Guide to Effective Patent Asset Management
Author
Lex van Wijk
Description
Patent assets are currently important strategic business tools. Their presence or absence can make or break technology-based companies. Patent asset management has therefore become a core responsibility within companies.
This book discusses in a lucid manner the elements that need to be covered to ensure that patent assets are used to their full potential. It provides simple and practical management tools to realize alignment of patent, business, and research & development strategies.
Additionally, this book will help managers understand why any decision regarding patent assets needs to be an informed business decision, and how these assets can contribute to the company's future success, if not survival.
References to the European Patent Convention
Author
Jelle Hoekstra
Description
The 2011 version of "References to the EPC" is structured in a new form. It consists of a set of two paperback books instead of a loose-leaf binder. This new edition will be available early May 2011.
The main book includes the full text of the EPC2000. The Articles are listed in sequence, with the Rules inserted at the appropriate places. For each article and rule, references are given to:
- The articles and rules of the EPC
- Sections of the "Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office"
- The "Ancillary Regulations to the European Patent Convention"
- The "National Law relating to the EPC"
- Selected decisions of the Boards of Appeal
- The transitional provisions from EPC1973 to EPC2000
The second book includes nine annexes:
- Headnotes of all decisions of the Enlarged Board and selected landmark decisions of the Boards of Appeal
- Recently published Ancillary Regulations
- Selected relevant treaties
- Transitional provisions from EPC1973 to EPC2000
- Major procedural time limits and remedies
- Major fee-related time limits and remedies
- Calendar tool
- 6 detailed concordance tables showing the mapping of articles and rules from EPC1973 to EPC2000 and vice versa
- Index to the rules and articles
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The Cross-Referenced Patent Cooperation Treaty
Author
Cees Mulder
Description
The Cross-Referenced Patent Cooperation Treaty gives the complete texts of the " Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)" and the " Regulations under the PCT".
The large number of references in the articles and rules makes the PCT difficult to read. The idea behind this book is to add cross-references to the articles and rules, thereby giving the reader a much better overview of the structure of the PCT. Full reference is given to the " PCT Applicant’s Guide – International Phase" and the " PCT Applicant’s Guide – National Phase", providing the reader with additional information.
The book is intended as an aid to practicing patent attorneys and trainees, enabling them to quickly identify and locate items relating to a particular article or rule. Students preparing for the European Qualifying Examination will also find it useful.
The Cross-Referenced Patent Cooperation Treaty is structured as follows: the text of the articles and rules of the PCT is reproduced in its entirety. References to articles and rules have been inserted in a column adjacent to the text of the PCT. References have been inserted to related articles and rules at the beginning of each article and rule or, if appropriate, at the beginning of a subsection of a rule. A summary of the contents of the reference is included to help the reader to quickly determine the relevance of the article or rule.
