This handbook presents a comprehensive view of substantive patent law in a European and international context. German patent law is used as an example of a mature patent law regime. The handbook covers the following subjects: - Introduction - Invention and their amenability to patent protection - Ownership - Patent transfer and licensing - Grant and rejection of patents - Interpretation and scope of protection of patents - Chemical and biological inventions - Use of a patent Defences - Legal consequences of patent infringement - European Patent and European Patent Court - Other proceedings and claims in patent cases - The law of utility models - The supplementary protection certificate This handbook is edited by Dr Maximilian Haedicke, Professor of IP law at the University of Freiburg and judge at the Düsseldorf Regional Court of Appeal; Dr Henrik Timmann is patent litigator in Düsseldorf. The authors are patent attorneys, patent litigators, and judges with a deep knowledge in patent law in Germany, Europe and worldwide. ‘In light of the recent establishment of a Unified Patent Court, this handbook gains momentum and serves as a detailed and reliable tool for the anticipated rennaissance of Patent Law.’ Apostolos Anthimos, in: Armenopoulos, 2014, 10weiterlesen