Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Patents

A Handbook
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-84946-490-1
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Buch, Englisch, 1200 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 490 g

This handbook focuses on German jurisprudence to identify key principles and trends, thereby providing

valuable assistance and arguments in other jurisdictions.

Germany is one of the world's leading jurisdictions for patent litigation. In Europe alone, approximately 60% of patent disputes are heard before courts in Germany. Answers to key questions in patent law and the possible interpretation thereof may be found in case law from German courts.

Pharmaceutical, biological and chemical patents are key matters in patent law. The fields present multiple challenges and legal disputes, especially in relation to matters of 'state of the art' and the different identifications of a substance and the resulting patents. German courts have given valuable insights to resolving globally significant issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Buhler, Dirk

Bühler, Dirk

Stief, Marco

Haedicke, Maximilian

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Europarecht Europäischer Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz, Medien-, IT- und Urheberrecht
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Pharmaindustrie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Chemische Industrie
• Rechtswissenschaften Wirtschaftsrecht Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz Patentrecht, Gebrauchs- und Geschmacksmusterrecht, Designrecht

Über Autor(innen)

Haedicke, Maximilian
Maximilian Haedicke holds a chair in IP law at the University of Freiburg and is a legally qualified judge at the Paris Central Division of the Unified Patent Court, France.

Bühler, Dirk
Dirk Bühler is patent attorney and partner in Maiwald Patentanwälte in Munich.

Stief, Marco
Marco Stief, attorney-at-law, is a partner at Maiwald Patentanwalts- und Rechtsanwalts-GmbH Munich, Germany.

Maximilian Haedicke is a judge at the Paris Central Division of the Unified Patent Court, France.
Marco Stief is a patent attorneys and partner at Maiwald Patentanwälte in Munich, Geramany.
Dirk Bühler is patent attorney and partner in Maiwald Patentanwälte in Munich, Germany.