Aimed at legal practitioners in intellectual property law and scholars of comparative patent law, this volume aims to provide concise coverage of the fundamentals of theory and practice of patent law in Japan. The author discusses the place of patent law in intellectual property law and its relationship to the basic laws, objective and subjective requirements of patentability, effect of patent, infringement, patent exploitation, ceasing of the effect of a patent, general provisions of procedure, application and examination procedure, appellate reviews, and court appeals. The volume is fundamentally based on the Japanese language text, Outline of the Patent Law and Intellectual Property Related Treaty, but adds a provisional English translation of the major legal provisions under discussion. Distributed in North America by Aspen Publishers, Inc. Annotation 2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
