Lecture 6 - Patents

Question 1

What was the significance of the paris convention 1883

Answer 1

-first attempt at harmonisation of the patent law
-crux of the agreement was that each signatory state had to offer the same treatment to all within their jurisdiction irrespective of nationality

Question 2

what was the significance of the patent co-operation treaty

Answer 2

• the washington patent co-operation treaty attempted to ease the burden on a patentee by having to claim patent protection separately in different jurisdictions

Question 3

what was the significance of the european patent convention

Answer 3

• ## represents the most successful attempt at harmonising patent law and established the european patent office

Question 4

what does the unified patent court do

Answer 4

• its a single patent court covering 24 different countries
  -COA located in louxembourg

Question 5

how do we obtain a patent

Answer 5

• establish a priority date ahead of anyone else in the field
  -defined under s15 of the uk patents act 1977
  -to have an effective priority date there has to be an enabling disclosure of the invention