On June 1 the Unified Patent Court became operational and unitary patents are now available
for filing.This book provides an overview of the unitary patent system and offers additional
strategic considerations especially regarding the questions:Should an opt-out be filed for
existing European patents or not?Should the Unified Patent Court be invoked?How should
proceedings before the Unified Patent Court be approached?How do I defend myself if I am
attacked?It is a valuable aid for all those active in the field of patent protection in Europe
since unlike a commentary it provides comprehensive and concrete considerations from a
strategic point of view and derives concrete proposals for action from them.In addition
several chapters of the book are devoted to the enforcement of judgments of the Unified Patent
Court as well as to the comparison between the Unified Patent Court and the patent jurisdiction
of the member states. For this purpose well-known guest authors could be won.New:Consideration
of all relevant amendments to the lawOverview of national regulations in China Korea Japan
and the USAAppendix with relevant legal texts Author:Prof. Dr. Aloys Hüttermann is a patent
attorney in Düsseldorf co-editor of the planned commentary on the unitary patent system and
known as a specialist in this field through numerous lectures.
