Lexis Nexis Hughes & Woodley on Patents, 2nd Edition
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This service extracts the essential points from an immense body of law. Commentary covers the requirements for patentability, infringement actions, Patent Office practice and procedure, conflicting applications and many other topics.
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Product description
This service extracts the essential points from an immense body of law. Commentary covers the requirements for patentability, infringement actions (the grounds, defences, parties, procedure, remedies and jurisdiction), Patent Office practice and procedure, conflicting applications and many other topics.
This edition includes case references which contain both the official law report citation and the LexisNexis® Quicklaw citation, allowing you to quickly identify and obtain the full-text decisions relevant to your particular case.
Features and Benefits
- Comprehensive Approach - includes coverage of substantive and procedural issues in practical detail, including:
- Registrability requirements that must be met before protection will be granted an invention, a trade-mark, software or a musical, literary or dramatic work
- Registering, renewing, amending, assigning, licensing and expunging procedures
- Infringement - what constitutes infringement, initiating and defending against an action, parties, possible defences and available remedies
- Expert Commentary and Case Analysis - Written by an author team headed by The Hon. Mr. Justice Roger T. Hughes,this publication provides you with expert guidance you can rely on with confidence
- Up-to-date Information - The looseleaf format combined with regular releases ensure that you are kept appraised of the current state of the law
PLUS, this service also includes:
- The Patent Act reproduced in both English and French - as it read before and after October 1989, and after October 1996
- Patent Rules and Regulations
- The Plant Breeders' Rights Act and Regulation and Commentary
Billing Method: Updates Billed As Issued
Table of contents
Preface to the Second Edition
How to Use this Service
VOLUME 1
PATENTS
Table of Cases
Commentary
Patents for Inventions and Trade Secrets
- Part 1 Patents for Inventions
- Part 2 Trade Secrets
- Part 3 Application for a Patent
- Part 4 Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
- Part 5 Tax Considerations
VOLUME 2
PATENTS
Patent Act
- Post Oct/96
- Post Oct/89
- Pre Oct/89
- Rules of General Application
- Patent Cooperation Treaty
- Post Oct/96
- Post Oct/89
- Pre Oct/89
- Schedule I--Prescribed Forms
- Schedule II--Fees
- Patented Medicines Regulations
- Request Form under PCT
- Demand Form under PCT
PLANT BREEDERS' RIGHTS
Table of Cases
Commentary
Plant Breeders' Rights Act and Regulations
- Plant Breeders' Rights Act
- Plant Breeders' Rights Regulations
Index
Newsletter
Filing Instructions
