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Patents Throughout the World

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Series: Intellectual Property Library

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Description

Provides concise, current information ensuring that no area of concern is overlooked in securing and maintaining patent protection, or in answering a question about an existing arrangement. Each section of the text serves as a fundamental checklist of steps that must be considered in the particular country covered. Experts from around the world have contributed advice and information to this work, which covers more than 160 countries and territories. Divided into Digests, summarizing significant features of laws; Tables, showing how patents are obtained in various countries; Conventions, containing text and summaries of important international patent agreements; and a Professional Directory for referrals.

Features

Consists of digests summarizing the significant features of laws in more than 180 jurisdictions
Has been continuously updated since the first edition was published in 1924
Includes complete texts of most international agreements now in force in appendix
Is the only resource that compiles all this data in one, well-referenced location

Summary Of Contents

Chapter
1. Explanatory Notes
2. Afghanistan
3. African Intellectual Property Organization (AIPO)
4. African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO)
5. Albania
6. Algeria
7. Angola
8. Anguilla
9. Antigua and Barbuda
10. Argentina
11. Armenia
12. Aruba
13. Australia
14. Austria
15. Azerbaijan
16. The Bahamas
17. Bahrain
18. Bangladesh
19. Barbados
20. Belarus
21. Belgium
22. Belize
23. Bermuda
24. Bolivia
25. Bophuthatswana
26. Bosnia and Herzegovina
27. Botswana
28. Brazil
29. Brunei Darussalam
30. Bulgaria
31. Burundi
32. Cambodia
33. Canada
34. Cayman Islands
35. Chile
36. People’s Republic of China
37. Colombia
38. Commonwealth of Independent States
39. Congo—Democratic Republic (former Zaire)
40. Costa Rica
41. Croatia
42. Cuba
43. Cyprus
44. Czech Republic
45. Denmark
46. Djibouti
47. Dominica
48. Dominican Republic
49. Ecuador
50. Egypt
51. El Salvador
52. Equatorial Guinea
53. Estonia
54. Ethiopia
55. European Community Patent Convention
56. European Patent Convention
57. Falkland Islands
58. Fiji
59. Finland
60. France
61. Gambia
62. Gaza Strip
63. Georgia
64. Germany
65. Ghana
66. Gibraltar
67. Greece
68. Grenada
69. Guatemala
70. Guernsey
71. Guinea
72. Guyana
73. Haiti
74. Honduras
75. Hong Kong
76. Hungary
77. Iceland
78. India
79. Indonesia
80. Iran
81. Iraq
82. Ireland
83. Israel
84. Italy
85. Jamaica
86. Japan
87. Jersey
88. Jordan
89. Kazakhstan
90. Kenya
91. Kiribati
92. Korea (North)
93. Korea (South)
94. Kuwait
95. Kyrgyz Republic
96. Laos
97. Latvia
98. Lebanon
99. Lesotho
100. Liberia
101. Libya
102. Liechtenstein
103. Lithuania
104. Luxembourg
105. Macao
106. Macedonia
107. Madagascar
108. Malawi
109. Malaysia
110. Malta
111. Mauritius
112. Mexico
113. Moldova
114. Monaco
115. Mongolia
116. Morocco
117. Myanmar
118. Namibia
119. Nauru
120. Nepal
121. The Netherlands
122. Netherlands Antilles
123. New Zealand
124. Nicaragua
125. Nigeria
126. Norway
127. Oman
128. Pakistan
129. Panama
130. Papua New Guinea
131. Paraguay
132. Peru
133. The Philippines
134. Poland
135. Portugal
136. Qatar
137. Romania
138. Russian Federation
139. Rwanda
140. Saint Helena
141. Saint Kitts and Nevis
142. Saint Lucia
143. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
144. San Marino
145. Saudi Arabia
146. Seychelles
147. Sierra Leone
148. Singapore
149. Slovak Republic
150. Slovenia
151. Solomon Islands
152. Somalia
153. South Africa
154. Spain
155. Sri Lanka
156. Sudan
157. Suriname
158. Swaziland
159. Sweden
160. Switzerland
161. Syria
162. Taiwan
163. Tajikistan
164. Tanzania
165. Thailand
166. Transkei
167. Trinidad and Tobago
168. Tunisia
169. Turkey
170. Turkmenistan
171. Turks and Caicos Islands
172. Tuvalu
173. Uganda
174. Ukraine
175. United Arab Emirates
176. United Kingdom
177. United States
178. Uruguay
179. Uzbekistan
180. Vanuatu
181. Venda
182. Venezuela
183. Vietnam
184. Virgin Islands of the United States
185. West Bank
186. Western Samoa
187. Yemen, Republic of
188. Yugoslavia
189. Zambia
190. Zimbabwe
Information Tabulated by Country
- Appendix 1(a) Who May Apply for a Patent
- Appendix 1(b) When Application May Be Made
- Appendix 1(c) Examination, Printed Copies, Opposition
- Appendix 1(d) Annuities
- Appendix 1(e) Working
- Appendix 1(f) Compulsory License
- Appendix 1(g) Documents for Filing with Application
- Appendix 1(h) Certified Copy of Foreign Patent Must Be Filed
- Appendix 1(i) International Convention Application Requirements
General Conventions
- Appendix 2(a) International Convention (Paris Convention of March 20, 1883) (Hague Text)
- Appendix 2(b) International Convention (London Text)
- Appendix 2(c) International Convention (Lisbon Text)
- Appendix 2(d) International Convention (Stockholm Text)
- Appendix 2(e) International Convention (Members)
- Appendix 3(a) Patent Cooperation Treaty (Text)
- Appendix 3(b) Patent Cooperation Treaty (Rules)
- Appendix 3(c) Patent Cooperation Treaty (Fees)
- Appendix 3(d) Patent Cooperation Treaty (Members)
- Appendix 4(a) European Patent Convention (Text)
- Appendix 4(b) European Patent Convention (Rules)
- Appendix 4(c) European Patent Convention (Members)
- Appendix 5 European Convention (Formalities)
- Appendix 6 European Community Patent Convention
- Appendix 7 Pan-American Conventions
- Appendix 8 African Regional Industrial Property Organization
- Appendix 9(a) Eurasian Patent Convention
- Appendix 9(b) Eurasian Patent Convention (Text)
- Appendix 9(c) Eurasian Patent Convention (Rules)
- Appendix 9(d) Eurasian Patent Convention (Members)
- Appendix 10 TRIPs (Text)
- Appendix 11(a) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (Text)
- Appendix 11(b) Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (Members)
- Appendix 12(a) Patent Law Treaty (Text)
- Appendix 12(b) Patent Law Treaty (Rules)
- Appendix 12(c) Patent Law Treaty (Agreed Statements by the Diplomatic Conference Regarding the PLT and Its Regulations)
Conventions on Aspects of Patent Law
- Appendix 13(a) Classification: Strasbourg Agreement (Text)
- Appendix 13(b) Classification: Strasbourg Agreement (Classes and Subclasses)
- Appendix 13(c) Classification: Strasbourg Agreement (Members)
- Appendix 14 Legalization: Hague Convention
- Appendix 15 Licensing/Antitrust: ECC Regulation No. 2349/84
- Appendix 16(a) Microorganisms: Budapest Treaty (Text)
- Appendix 16(b) Microorganisms: Budapest Treaty (Rules)
- Appendix 16(c) Microorganisms: Budapest Treaty (Members)
- Appendix 16(d) Microorganisms: Budapest Treaty (International Depositary Authorities)
- Appendix 17 Unification: Strasbourg
- Convention
Detailed Volume
- Chapter 1 Explanatory Notes
  § 1:1 Generally
  § 1:2 Law
  § 1:3 Conventions
  § 1:4 Types of patent
  § 1:5 Rights of patentee
  § 1:6 Who may apply
  § 1:7 What is patentable
  § 1:8 What is not patentable
  § 1:9 Novelty
  § 1:10 Documents required
  § 1:11 Convention requirements
  § 1:12 Examination
  § 1:13 Publication
  § 1:14 Provisional protection
  § 1:15 Time limits for responding to official actions
  § 1:16 Opposition
  § 1:17 Appeal
  § 1:18 Annuities
  § 1:19 Working
  § 1:20 Compulsory license; License of right
  § 1:21 Marking
  § 1:22 Assignment
  § 1:23 License
  § 1:24 Duration
  § 1:25 Amendment; Reissue
  § 1:26 Extension and restoration
  § 1:27 Termination of patent
  § 1:28 Infringement

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