{"product_id":"9783662727348","title":"Justification of the Inventive Activity: The proceeding before the DPMA, the EPO, and the Federal Patent Court","description":"\u003ch1\u003eJustification of the Inventive Activity: The proceeding before the DPMA, the EPO, and the Federal Patent Court\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMeitinger, Thomas Heinz\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"85\" data-end=\"369\"\u003eA patent can be a very important asset for a company. However, the path to obtaining one is often challenging. Only inventions that are completely new and demonstrate an inventive step are granted a patent. Therefore, the key criteria for patent grant are novelty and inventive step.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"651\"\u003eThe justification of the inventive step regularly determines the outcome of the examination proceedings before the patent offices—the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) and the European Patent Office (EPO)—and in contentious cases before the Federal Patent Court (BPatG).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"653\" data-end=\"986\"\u003eConsequently, the criterion of inventive step deserves the utmost attention. This specialized book provides readers with the legal know-how necessary to successfully justify the inventive step of their invention in proceedings before the DPMA, the EPO, and the BPatG, or to effectively challenge a third party’s patent in litigation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-01-03\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783662727348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-662-72735-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 240cm x168cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 113\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44753593237644,"sku":"9783662727348","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783662727348_d5c64377-ec0c-4edc-b1f6-ec001218515c.jpg?v=1775068761","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783662727348","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}