Research Handbook on Patent Law and Theory

Edited by Toshiko Takenaka, Washington Research Foundation/W. Hunter Simpson Professor of Technology Law, University of Washington, School of Law and Professor of Law, Keio Law School, Of Counsel, Seed IP Law Group, US

'The second edition brings the marvelous first edition up to date and adds a number of new and useful chapters. It is essential reading for student and practitioners of comparative patent law. Moreover, its comparative focus is illuminating for those who specialize in a single country's patent law by providing an enlarged perspective.'--Martin J. Adelman, George Washington University Law School, US'Professor Takenaka's Research Handbook on Patent Law and Theory is out in its second edition. It is a solid piece of work, sketching not only patent law's doctrinal bases, but also its practice. Highly recommended for patent attorneys, patent litigators, and policy makers alike!'--Christoph Ann, TUM School of Management, Germany

• Contents:PART I FOUNDATION1. History of the patent systemJohn N. Adams2. International treaties and patent law harmonization: today and beyondTomoko Miyamoto3. Patents and policies for innovations and entrepreneurshipOve GranstrandPART II EXAMINATION PROCEDURE4. Trilateral cooperation – mutual exploitation of search and examination results among patent offices – has been evolving into Global Cooperation as in the case of IP5 OfficesShinjiro Ono5. Patenting software-related inventions in Europe Stefan Schohe, Christian Appelt, and Heinz Goddar 6. Patenting inventions in medical sciencesJan B. Krauss7. A comparative approach to the inventive stepAmy L. Landers8. The Lilly written description requirement: A doctrinal ‘wild card’ of uncertain effectChristopher M. HolmanPART III PATENT ENFORCEMENT9. Claim construction under U.S. and German patent acts: wording used in the claims and the invention disclosed in the specificationToshiko Takenaka and Christof Karl 10. The scope of patent protection for spare parts and its extension through other tools of intellectual propertyHorst Peter Götting and Sven Hetmank11. Patent enforcement in GermanyTilman Müller-Stoy12. The theory and practice of patent damages in Japan and the U.S. – explaining the differences that remainChristoph Rademacher13. Resolving patent disputes in a global economyRochelle Dreyfuss14. Specialized IP courts: the Unified Patent Court (UPC)Stefan Luginbuehl and Dieter Stauder PART IV CURRENT ISSUES15. Pharmaceutical patents John Thomas16. Patent litigation reform in the United StatesGreg Reilly17. Design patent—utility patent intersectionXuan Thao Nguyen 18. Current controversies concerning patent rights and public health in a world of international norms Cynthia HoIndex