Patents - A Canadian compendium of law and practice

Patents - A Canadian compendium of law and practice
Juriliber Limited

"The subject of Patents is rather incomprehensible to those not concerned in them, and often disappointing to those who are..." -- Charles Dickens, 1857

Fortunately, things have changed since Dickens' day. Find out how in a new, one-stop guide to an increasingly important subject. This novel, useful and inventive work combines comprehensiveness for lawyers and patent agents, and comprehensibility for inventors, patent departments, technology administrators and other faithful.

Patents - a Canadian Compendium of Law and Practice
by George Francis Takach, of the Alberta Bar

If you need only one book on Canadian patent law, this is the one. Here's why

What topics are covered? Contents

Who is G. F. Takach? About the Author

Table of Contents Click here

Introducing...

Patents is the only text combining all of the following into a single volume:

everything from the origin of the patent system to the latest law, with leading cases and pertinent practical points
the consolidated Patent Act (including Bills C-91, S-17 and C-115), Patent Rules and Regulations
a complete review of obtaining, maintaining and enforcing patents
a comparative study of patents and the other forms of Canadian intellectual property law
an analysis of the international patent system, focusing on the Paris Convention, the Patent Cooperation Treaty and the European Patent Convention
an overview of American patent law and practice
a bibliography of leading Canadian, American and international legal and popular works in the field

Extensively researched and footnoted, the text is presented in an elegant and accessible format designed by an award-winning graphic design firm. With superior content and form, you will find Patents both an invaluable reference and an attractive keepsake.

Contents

VALIDITY

origins of the patent system
administration of patents in Canada
patentable and non-patentable subject matter
novelty, utility and invention

OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING PATENTS

preliminary strategies
preparing patent applications
conducting applications before the Patent Office
post-grant procedures

OTHER INTERESTS

assignments and licences
patented medicines
infringement and other actions, remedies, offences and penalties
patents compared with the other forms of intellectual property protected in Canada

INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE

various types of patents, patent systems and filing and granting procedures
international treaties, including the Paris Convention, Patent Cooperation Treaty and European Patent Convention
U.S. patent law and practice

APPENDICES

Patent Act
Patent Rules
Regulations under the Patent Act
Bill C-115, the NAFTA Implementation Act (as it relates to patents)

About the Author (go to www.real-life.ca)

George Francis Takach of the Alberta Bar

The author is a lawyer, writer and speaker who has practiced and lectured extensively in intellectual property law, with a particular fondness for patents.

He has chaired an Intellectual Property Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, and is a member of the Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada.

His many published credits include books, magazines, newspapers, legal journals, literary journals and television. He has won national awards for his writing.

He delights in demystifying the inscrutable.

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