LEADER 04194nam 22006851 450 001 9910458191203321 005 20080702144036.0 010 $a1-4725-6406-5 010 $a1-281-25870-9 010 $a9786611258702 010 $a1-84731-381-7 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472564061 035 $a(CKB)1000000000400757 035 $a(EBL)335271 035 $a(OCoLC)476147097 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000159952 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12010969 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000159952 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10159644 035 $a(PQKB)10368954 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1772416 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5328158 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC335271 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5328158 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11555659 035 $a(OCoLC)1036782587 035 $a(OCoLC)646796697 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09257046 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL335271 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000400757 100 $a20140929d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFundamentals of patent law $einterpretation and scope of protection /$fMatthew Fisher 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aOxford ;$aPortland, Oregon :$cHart Publishing,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (449 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84113-692-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [393]-415) and index. 327 $apt. 1. Historical & economic factors: 1. The British Tradition -- 2. History of the Patent System - The Canvas Prepared -- 3. Patents within the Market Economy (Part I) - Classical Economics and Philosophy -- 4. Patents within the Market Economy (Part II) - Does the Philosophy fit the Facts? -- 5. Patents within the Market Economy (Part III) - Post-Classical Economic Thought & Theories of Protection. 327 $apt. 2. Comparative factors. 6. America - Promoting the Useful Arts -- 7. Germany - A Tradition of Expansive Interpretation -- 8. Japan - 'And we shall have Patents' -- 9. From Pith to Purpose - British Claim Interpretation under the Pro -- 10. Kirin-Amgen and Beyond - Cast Adrift on a Sea of Uncertainty? -- 11. A Summary. 330 $a"This new book provides a comprehensive overview of the topic of patent claim interpretation in the UK and in three other select jurisdictions. It explores territory that has great commercial significance and yet is severely under-explored in existing works. The twin issues of the function of patent law and interpretational analysis of the scope of protection have been recently reconsidered by the House of Lords, and this work not only reviews their recent cases but also looks at how the US, German and Japanese patent systems deal with the complex problems presented in this area. The book provides a balanced approach between practical, academic and theoretical approaches to claim interpretation. In doing so it provides more than a simple case analysis, as it enables the reader to consider the shape that the law should take rather than simply recounting the current position. Its novelty therefore lies in bringing the theoretical elements of the discussion together with the view of the profession charged with creating the patent documentation in the first place and then viewing this in the light of the detailed comparative studies. It is only by considering all of these elements that we begin to see a pathway for the development of the law in this area. This is a work that will be an important source of reference for academics and practitioners working in the field of patent law."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 606 $aPatent laws and legislation$zGreat Britain 606 $aPatent laws and legislation 606 $2Intellectual property law 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPatent laws and legislation 615 0$aPatent laws and legislation. 676 $a346.410486 700 $aFisher$b Matthew$f1976-$01036113 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458191203321 996 $aFundamentals of patent law$92456256 997 $aUNINA