The Annotated European Patent Convention
Author: Derk Visser
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789041195517
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe twenty-fifth edition of this work is 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 2000 Convention 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 practise successfully before the European Patent Office. In addition to a thorough updating of developments, new material in the twenty-fifth edition includes the following: important amendments in the latest edition of the Guidelines that entered into force 1 November 2017; announced amendments of the law that enter into force after 15 November 2017; a new decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal on partial priority; the changed structure of the Boards of Appeal and the effect on their perceived independence.