Paul England, Simon Cohen

A User's Guide to Intellectual Property in Life Sciences

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Life Sciences is one of the most innovative and complex areas of law. It is currently undergoing a period of intense transformation, with companies facing an ever-increasing level of regulation as well as strict cost management in order to remain competitive and profitable. The latest in "A User's Guide to..." series it covers life sciences in relation to: - patents - copyright - trade marks; and - data protection The book covers UK law with references to significant EPO cases. A key part of the book is the coverage of case law. Case studies and detailed analysis of the key cases, eg the Kymab mouse case, the human genome sciences case, and the pregabalin case feature heavily helping to put this often complex area of law into context. Where appropriate and for comparison purposes, approaches of key foreign jurisdictions are summarised and for ease of use there are clearly signposted. A key text for practitioners specialising in life sciences and intellectual property in general and patents officers dealing with life sciences applications.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 880
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 140mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 953g
• ISBN-13: 9781526511751
• ISBN-10: 1526511754
• Artikelnr.: 58519411

Autorenporträt

Dr Paul England is the senior professional support lawyer in the Patents Group at Taylor Wessing where he specialises in UK and multi-jurisdictional patent litigation. He has a particular interest in life sciences subject matter and associated exclusivity issues, having begun his career as a scientist and taken a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Oxford. Paul's work covers advice and training to the Patents Group on these areas of law as well as providing advice and value-added services to clients. Paul publishes regularly on patent law and exclusivity right developments, with over 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and he speaks at conferences several times a year. He is leading the Patents Group and clients on the UPC and Unitary Patent and the implications of Brexit on these and other issues in the patents and exclusivity rights area of the life sciences. Paul is the Consulting Editor of Intellectual Property in the Life Sciences (Second edition) and Patent Transactions in the Life Sciences (Globe Law and Business). He is also the author of 'Expert Privilege' in Civil Evidence (Hart Publishing). Paul is on the Editorial Board of Intellectual Property Life Sciences Review and a correspondent for Bio-Science Law Review. He is Secretary of The Academy of Experts and chairs the Lawyers Network of Linacre College, Oxford. Paul is rated by peers and clients in LMG Euromoney's Rising Stars 2017. Simon Cohen is a partner in the IP/IT group at Taylor Wessing and heads the International Patents group.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I Patents in the Life Sciences: Validity and Enforcement
Chapter 1 Requirements for a Valid Patent 1: Novelty Chapter 2 Requirements
for a Valid Patent 2: Inventive Step Chapter 3 Requirements for a Valid
Patent 3: Patentable Subject Matter and Exclusions Chapter 4 Requirements
for a Valid Patent 4: Sufficiency Chapter 5 Patent Infringement 1: Scope of
Protection of Claims Chapter 6 Patent Infringement 2: Acts of Infringement
Chapter 7 Patent Infringement 3: Defences Chapter 8 Patent Infringement 4:
Remedies Part II Patent Ownership, Dealings and Litigation Chapter 9 The
European Patent System and Obtaining a Patent Chapter 10 Rights in a Patent
Chapter 11 Patent Dealings Chapter 12 Patent Proceedings in the Courts of
England and Wales Chapter 13 Amendment and Parallel Proceedings in the EPO
and the English Courts Chapter 14 Terminating Patent Agreements and Points
of Dispute PART III Other Rights Protecting Life Sciences Subject Matter
Chapter 15 Supplementary Protection Certificates Chapter 16 Data and Market
Exclusivity Rights Chapter 17 Trade Secrets Chapter 18 Plants and Genetic
Resources Chapter 19 Trade Marks, Passing Off, Designs and Copyright
Chapter 20 Exhaustion of Rights, IP Offences and Customs Powers Chapter 21
Personal Data - GDPR Rights and Obligations Coda Brexit Appendices Appendix
A Patents Act 1977 Appendix B Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations
2018 Appendix C Intellectual Property (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2006
Appendix D Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the supplementary protection
certificate for medicinal products Appendix E Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006
of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on
medicinal products for paediatric use Appendix F Regulation (EC) No
141/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999
on orphan medicinal products Appendix G European Union (Withdrawal) Act
2018