Patent Yearbook 2001 (June 2001)

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The key to global patent searching

Data exclusivity protection in Latin America

China’s new licensing regulations

Recent developments in interpretation of “product by process” claims

Patent law tested in the courts

Confidentiality of data for pharmaceuticals

New Patent Law unveiled

Towards greater certainty: the Festo ruling and beyond

Changes in IP legislation in 2000

Patentable subject matter under the latest law

European patents in Latvia and Lithuania

Plant examination in Romania

Claiming chemical and medical compounds

Recent trends in patent legislation

Recent highlights of German case law

Landmark decision on Belgian torpedos

Protecting business methods in Norway

Transgenics in Spain

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