Patent Litigation

Published: 18 December 2012

  • PEOPLE

    Thierry Calame
    Managing Partner, Co-Head of Intellectual Property
    M. Sterpi

  • Expertise

    Intellectual Property

  • Details

    Number of pages
    540 pages
    Publisher
    The European Lawyer Ltd.
    ISBN number
    978-1-908239-12-9

Following the success of the first edition of Patent Litigation, published in 2006 and widely well received by both practitioners and clients, this second edition aims to cover even more topics of importance to those involved in patent disputes.

To keep up with this continuously evolving area of law, more questions have been included addressing strategies for patent enforcement and defence, the role of expert evidence and the timescale for proceedings. A number of influential jurisdictions have also been added to this edition, making the coverage even more comprehensive and providing an indispensible guide to those involved in managing all aspects of patent litigation.

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