Thomas Heinz Meitinger: Justification of the Inventive Activity, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Justification of the Inventive Activity
- The proceeding before the DPMA, the EPO, and the Federal Patent Court
- Publisher:
- Springer, 01/2026
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9783662727348
- Item number:
- 12606588
- Volume:
- 132 Pages
- Weight:
- 262 g
- Format:
- 240 x 168 mm
- Thickness:
- 8 mm
- Release date:
- 3.1.2026
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
A patent can be a very important asset for a company. However, the path to obtaining one is often challenging. Only inventions that are completely new and demonstrate an inventive step are granted a patent. Therefore, the key criteria for patent grant are novelty and inventive step.
The justification of the inventive step regularly determines the outcome of the examination proceedings before the patent offices---the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) and the European Patent Office (EPO)---and in contentious cases before the Federal Patent Court (BPatG).
Consequently, the criterion of inventive step deserves the utmost attention. This specialized book provides readers with the legal know-how necessary to successfully justify the inventive step of their invention in proceedings before the DPMA, the EPO, and the BPatG, or to effectively challenge a third party's patent in litigation.
