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Practice-oriented presentation of the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court with strategic considerations

The handbook provides an overview of the entire unitary patent system and is therefore a valuable resource for anyone working in the field of patent protection in Europe. Unlike a commentary, each chapter is accompanied by an additional chapter containing comprehensive and concrete strategic considerations and offering specific recommendations for action.

In addition, several chapters of the book are devoted to the enforcement of judgments of the Unified Patent Court in the individual member states and to a comparison between the Unified Patent Court and patent jurisdiction under national law. Renowned guest authors were recruited for this purpose.

• Comments on the enforcement of judgments in: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, and Sweden
• Comparison of UPC / national patent jurisdiction for: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden, the USA, China, Japan, and Korea

New in the 2nd edition:

• Consideration of current case law from the Local Divisions and the Court of Appeal
• Expansion of strategic considerations

Author:

Prof. Dr. Aloys Hüttermann is a patent attorney in Düsseldorf, co-editor of the commentary Luginbühl/Hüttermann, Einheitspatentsystem (Unitary Patent System) and well known as a specialist in this field through numerous lectures.

Guest Authors:

Thomas Adocker, lawyer, Vienna, Austria; legally qualified judge at the UPC, Local Division Munich
Michaël Beck, patent attorney, European patent attorney, Leuven, Belgium
Henrik Bendiksen, European patent attorney, Kvistgård, Denmark
Cesare Corradini, patent attorney, European patent attorney, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Frank Eijsvogels, lawyer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Kim Finnilä, patent attorney, European patent attorney, Helsinki, Finland
Young-Ki Ha, Korean patent attorney, Yongin, South Korea
Anders Hansson, patent attorney, European patent attorney; technical judge at the Unified Patent Court; Stockholm, Sweden
Junwei Li, legal assistant, Guangzhou, China
Peipei Liu, lawyer and patent attorney, Guangzhou, China
Suvi Julin, patent attorney, Helsinki, Finland
Shimako Kato, patent attorney, Tokyo, Japan
Judith Krens, lawyer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
John Richards, British, European and U.S. patent attorney (New York Bar), New York, USA
Pierre Véron, Honorary President EPLAW, Bormes-les-Mimosas, France
Qinghua Zhou, attorney-at-law and patent attorney, Guangzhou, China