Previously in this series we have emphasised the importance of patentees crafting a
carefully thought out pan-European patent litigation strategy designed to achieve their …

The ways in which patent protection can be obtained and enforced in Europe are reviewed,
with particular reference to those aspects of most relevance to patent searchers. Whilst this …

Coming changes in Europe will have a dramatic impact on how attorneys manage global
patent portfolios and litigation. Global patent enforcement efforts are challenging due to the …

The number of patents and patent applications has been increasing constantly wor~ wide in
the last decades, nearly doubling in the last 20 years. It was observed that patent filing …

The European patent system has undergone many significant changes' since international
intellectual property rights were first recognized among European countries in 1883.2 While …

When looking at the number of patent applications filed and the number of patents issued
since the adoption of the Convention on the Grant of European Patents (European Patent …

The book is explaining in detail the current discussion regarding the unification of European
patent law. It explains the current national legal practices in Europe, describing the legal and …

The issue of Patent enforcement in the UK has generated a lot of heat, but not much light in
the last year. Despite the lack of comprehensive empirical evidence of demand, a number of …

Since 1977, the European Patent Office (EPO) has provided a centralised procedure to grant
patents. Today a patentee can apply to 38 countries that have signed the European Patent …

Abstract The European Patent Convention (EPC) provides for a common application and
examination procedure for European patents. Therefore, European patents are granted on …