Patent Law

The above-titled book edited by Toshiko Takenaka, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property, University of Washington School of Law, US and Visiting Professor of Law, Waseda Law School, Japan was published by Edward Elgar Publishing this month, May 2009.

This major new Handbook provides a comprehensive research source for patent protection in three major jurisdictions: the United States, Europe and Japan. Leading patent scholars and practitioners join together to give an innovative comparative analysis both of fundamental issues such as patentability, examination procedure and the scope of patent protection, and current issues such as patent protection for industry standards, computer software and business methods. Keeping in mind the important goal of world harmonization, the contributing authors challenge current systems and propose necessary changes for promoting innovation.

More information on this book is available here.

Some upcoming Intellectual Property publications from Elgar include:

• Intellectual Property Enforcement (August 2009)

• Imitation to Innovation in China (November 2009)
• The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Biotechnology Innovation (December 2009)
• Intellectual Property and the Limits of Antitrust (February 2010)