International Patent Treaties with Commentary

Originally Announced with isbn - 0379215438
The advent of technology and globalisation of commerce have dramatically increased the need for a unified law of intellectual property. While copyright and trademark law have made progress in defining and enforcing global ownership rights, patent law is the least coordinated area, with many legal issues still remaining to be resolved among the laws of countries and regions.

International Patent Treaties with Commentary analyses the current state of patent treaties and suggests practical procedures for lawyers to best protect the ideas of their clients at a reasonable cost. Particular attention is paid to the trend to file for a single patent pursuant to treaty in order to obtain multi-jurisdictional patent rights.

• Gives substantial guidance on how to maximise patent rights coverage across treaty-bound nations - saving time and money for the practitioner
• Provides a detailed overview of current treaty relationships and why they are important
• Includes the full text of all major treaties, regional agreements and related agreements for quick convenient reference
• Features a review of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, the European Patent Convention, foreign applications to the USPTO, and international protection of software patents
• Includes comprehensive country-by-country tables to locate the proper treaty/protocol in effect