The Unitary EU Patent System

The Purpose Of This Book Is To Explore The Key Substantive, Methodological, And Institutional Issues Raised By The Proposed Eu Unitary Patent System Contained In Eu Regulations 1257/2012 And 1260/2012, And The Unified Patent Court Agreement 2013. The Originality Of This Work Lies In Its Uniquely Broad Approach, Taking Seven Different (historical, Constitutional, International, Competition, Economic, Institutional, And Forward-looking) Perspectives On The Proposed Eu Patent System. This Means That The Book Offers A Multi-authored And All Round Appraisal Of The Proposed Unitary System From Experts In Patent Law, Eu Constitutional Law, Private International Law, Competition Law, And Economics, As Well As Leading Figures From The Worlds Of Legal Practice, The Bench, And The European Patent Office. The Unitary Patent System Raises Issues Of Foundational Importance In The Fields Of Patent And Intellectual Property Law, Eu Law And Legal Harmonization, Which It Is The Purpose Of The Book To Engage With. This Is A Work Which Will Enjoy Wide And Enduring Interest Among Academics, Policy Makers And Decision Makers/practitioners Working In Patent Law, Intellectual Property Law, Legal Harmonization, And Eu Law.--bloomsbury Publishing. 1. Introductory Remarks: A Judicial Perspective -- Sir David Kitchin -- 2. An Historical Perspective I: The Unitary Patent Package -- Justine Pila -- 3. An Historical Perspective Ii: The Unified Patent Court -- Christopher Wadlow -- 4. An Institutional Perspective I: The Role Of The Epo In The Unitary (eu) Patent System -- Stefan Luginbuehl -- 5. An Institutional Perspective Ii: The Role Of The Cjeu In The Unitary (eu) Patent System -- Angelos Dimopoulos -- 6. A Constitutional Perspective -- Tuomas Mylly -- 7. A Competition Law Perspective I: Competition Law Aspects Of European Patents With Unitary Effect -- Stefan Enchelmaier -- 8. A Competition Law Perspective Ii: The Relationship Between Patents And Competition Rules -- Steven Anderman -- 9. An International Perspective I: A View From The United States -- Rochelle C Dreyfuss -- 10. An International Perspective Ii: A View From Private International Law -- Paul Lc Torremans -- 11. Looking Forward: A User Perspective -- Alan Johnson -- 12. Concluding Remarks -- Alison Brimelow Cbe Edited By Justine Pila And Christopher Wadlow. Includes Index. Also Issued In Print. English