Version 1.1 of the Guide includes around two dozen corrections to sections and rules of the acts and well over a hundred minor corrections, clarifications and additions to the sections and commentaries, as well as numerous changes to improve readability.
You can download version 1.1 by clicking here or clicking on the book cover to the right.
All the best,
Doug
Friday, 25 July 2008
Sunday, 1 June 2008
The Study Guide is now available
The Guide is free, and available for download by clicking on the cover image to the right or by visiting the 'Downloads' section, which also links to some sample pages.
The Guide sets out to achieve the opposite of such books as Visser and Hoekstra; rather than provide exhaustive commentary on all patent law for reference during the open-book EQEs, it instead simplifies the law and commentary (including the recent rule changes) as far as possible, to provide a single, bare-bones reference that can be readily learnt for the closed-book UK finals. The Guide may also be handy for anyone else wanting a consolidation of the sections and the new rules.
The book relies on word-of-mouth - so if you find it useful, please let others know about it!
The Guide was last updated on 27th August 2008. The link to the right is for the latest version.
Contents
Part 1: UK Law
• Simplified UK Patents Act with exam notes;
• Designs
• Competition Law
Part 2: Overseas Law
• Extracts from the Paris Convention
• Extracts from the Patent Co-Operation Treaty
• Extracts from the European Patent Convention
• Overview of US Patent Law
• Overview of Japanese Patent Law
Part 3: Tables
• Common Forms
• Amendment and Correction
• PCT Prosecution Timeline
• GB Prosecution Timelines
• EP Prosecution Timeline
The Guide sets out to achieve the opposite of such books as Visser and Hoekstra; rather than provide exhaustive commentary on all patent law for reference during the open-book EQEs, it instead simplifies the law and commentary (including the recent rule changes) as far as possible, to provide a single, bare-bones reference that can be readily learnt for the closed-book UK finals. The Guide may also be handy for anyone else wanting a consolidation of the sections and the new rules.
The book relies on word-of-mouth - so if you find it useful, please let others know about it!
The Guide was last updated on 27th August 2008. The link to the right is for the latest version.
Contents
Part 1: UK Law
• Simplified UK Patents Act with exam notes;
• Designs
• Competition Law
Part 2: Overseas Law
• Extracts from the Paris Convention
• Extracts from the Patent Co-Operation Treaty
• Extracts from the European Patent Convention
• Overview of US Patent Law
• Overview of Japanese Patent Law
Part 3: Tables
• Common Forms
• Amendment and Correction
• PCT Prosecution Timeline
• GB Prosecution Timelines
• EP Prosecution Timeline
Downloads
You can download the full book by clicking on the cover image to the right or on the link below.
• The Study Guide v1.1, 504 kB
(The original links to errata and samples for v1.0 of the book have been removed)
• The Study Guide v1.1, 504 kB
(The original links to errata and samples for v1.0 of the book have been removed)
Thursday, 22 May 2008
Errors, Questions, Suggestions...
In lieu of a forum facility on blogspot, please use this blog entry to post any...
i. errors you find in the book,
ii. requests for clarification on an entry in the book, or
iii. suggestions about what you would like to see added to the book (either in one of the monthly updates planned for the run-up to this year's P2, or for a future edition).
- Thank you!
All errata previously reported here for v1.0 have been corrected in v1.1.
Errata in v1.1 of the book:
The error(s) below have been fixed in the currently available download of 27th August 2008.
• R108(5) has been included, to read 'The discretionary extensions under (1) and (3) above are limited to 2 months from the deadline in the case of periods listed in part 3 of schedule 4.'.
• s25(3) - The parenthesis should read '...(being by default the anniversary of filing, or in the case of R37(3)or(4), the end of the 3rd month from grant)...'
• A54(3) - the accompanying notes have been updated to clarify that A54(3) EPC 2000 applies for filings after 12 Dec 2007.
i. errors you find in the book,
ii. requests for clarification on an entry in the book, or
iii. suggestions about what you would like to see added to the book (either in one of the monthly updates planned for the run-up to this year's P2, or for a future edition).
- Thank you!
All errata previously reported here for v1.0 have been corrected in v1.1.
The error(s) below have been fixed in the currently available download of 27th August 2008.
• R108(5) has been included, to read 'The discretionary extensions under (1) and (3) above are limited to 2 months from the deadline in the case of periods listed in part 3 of schedule 4.'.
• s25(3) - The parenthesis should read '...(being by default the anniversary of filing, or in the case of R37(3)or(4), the end of the 3rd month from grant)...'
• A54(3) - the accompanying notes have been updated to clarify that A54(3) EPC 2000 applies for filings after 12 Dec 2007.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Why is it free?
I started the book in earnest in March. It wasn't ready for anyone to review until mid-May. By the time I had got a conventional publisher to accept, review, edit, print, advertise and publish the book it would be November.
I toyed with self-publication, but decided that's a financial gamble for both author and reader.
So in the end I decided to release the book, for free, as early as possible in the run-up to P2 in the hope that it would get a good circulation and actually be of some use.
If you find the book helpful, then please
a. tell anyone else who might find it helpful, and
b. consider a donation to Cancer Research UK.
2. Why doesn't it include XYZ?
The book sticks to the P2 syllabus as available in May '08. If you think anything is missing or incorrect, please let me know on the feedback page and I'll try to include or correct it in one of the monthly updates I plan to release in the run up to this year's P2.
I started the book in earnest in March. It wasn't ready for anyone to review until mid-May. By the time I had got a conventional publisher to accept, review, edit, print, advertise and publish the book it would be November.
I toyed with self-publication, but decided that's a financial gamble for both author and reader.
So in the end I decided to release the book, for free, as early as possible in the run-up to P2 in the hope that it would get a good circulation and actually be of some use.
If you find the book helpful, then please
a. tell anyone else who might find it helpful, and
b. consider a donation to Cancer Research UK.
2. Why doesn't it include XYZ?
The book sticks to the P2 syllabus as available in May '08. If you think anything is missing or incorrect, please let me know on the feedback page and I'll try to include or correct it in one of the monthly updates I plan to release in the run up to this year's P2.
Study Guide to the Patents Acts coming soon
The Study Guide to the Patents Acts sets out to achieve the opposite of such books as Visser and Hoeksta. Rather than provide exhaustive commentary on patent law for reference during the open book EQEs, it instead simplifies the law and commentary as far as possible, to provide a bare-bones reference that can be readily learnt by students taking the closed-book UK finals.
The book will be free.
It is scheduled for release as a pdf on 1st June 2008.
If you find the book useful, please let other people know and tell them to visit.
The book will be free.
It is scheduled for release as a pdf on 1st June 2008.
If you find the book useful, please let other people know and tell them to visit.
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