Roughton, Johnson and Cook on Patents, Sixth Edition

Why should you buy Roughton, Johnson & Cook on Patents 6th Ed

Roughton, Johnson & Cook on Patents (formerly known as the Modern Law of Patents) is an essential resource for patent lawyers and patent attorneys. The title offers a fresh and comprehensive exposition of the law and procedure relating to patents in the UK and Europe, and includes key court forms, useful historical information and materials, and also explores recent and future developments in patent law, all in one volume.

Now in its sixth edition, the title has been fully revised and updated to take into account all the latest developments since the last edition, including coverage of:

• A new chapter dealing with Standard Essential Patents and FRAND proceedings.
• A new section dedicated to all forms of plausibility.
• An examination of the new block exemptions and how they apply to patent law.
• Detailed consideration of the decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal in G 1/22 Entitlement to Priority [2024] OJ EPO A50; G 1/23 Solar cell [2025] OJ EPO A68; G 1/24 Heated aerosol [2025] OJ EPO A60; and G 2/24 Skin cleanser [2026] OJ EPO A24.
• Examination of the Supreme Court's decisions in Wolverhampton CC v London Gypsies and Travellers [2023] UKSC 15 (injunctions); Lifestyle Equities v Amazon [2024] UKSC 8 (account of profits); Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed [2024] UKSC 17 (joint tortfeasor); and Thaler v Comptroller General [2023] UKSC 49 (AI inventors).
• As well as taking account of all the significant decisions domestically and at the EPO.