An International Guide to Patent Case Management for Judges

Overview of the patent system

Evolution of the patent system

Patent application trends

Patent institutions and administrative review proceedings

Patent institutions

Administrative review proceedings

Judicial institutions

Judicial administration structure

Specialized intellectual property judiciary

Relationship between invalidity and infringement proceedings

Judicial education on intellectual property

Patent invalidity

Patent infringement

Claim construction

Infringement analysis

Defenses

Judicial patent proceedings and case management

Key features in patent proceedings

Pre-action/pre-trial

Venue, jurisdiction and case assignment rules

Statements of case

Early case management

Provisional measures

Amendment of the patent

Discovery and gathering of information

Summary proceedings

Evidence

Technology tutorials/technical briefing session

Confidentiality

Trial/hearing

Judgment

Alternative dispute resolution

Civil remedies

Injunction

Damages

Other remedies

Costs

Other patent-related actions

Actions for declarations of non-infringement

Actions for threats of infringement proceedings

Other actions

Enforcement of judgments

Appellate review

Criminal proceedings

Border measures

Selected topics

SEPs and FRAND determination

Pharmaceutical patents

Design patents

Licenses

Key challenges and efforts to improve patent case management