Textbooks and Manuals

The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys contributes to, or publish themselves, several textbooks and manuals.

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Practitioners Works

The Foreign Law Trade Marks Training Manual
This manual has been designed to give you a basic introduction to the law and practice relating to trade marks in commercially significant countries, and in particular, those areas where the law or practice of the law differ significantly from the UK.  Please click here for an ordering form.

A Guide to the EPC 2000
This convenient guide, written by Nicholas Fox and published by the  Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, aims to  help practitioners find their way around the new law. It contains an extensively annotated and cross-referenced copy of the revised Convention and Implementing Regulations, as well as the Rules Relating to Fees, the Protocol on Jurisdiction and the London Agreement. Articles and their most relevant rules are printed together to enable them to be read in context. Practical commentaries highlight the major changes, illustrating how the articles and rules interact in practice.  Please click here for an ordering form.  For extracts from the book and further details, please click here.

What Makes a Successful Innovation?

Fundamentals of Patent Drafting
Drafting patents is the fundamental skill of the patent attorney, which affects every aspect of the life of the granted patent throughout the world. This book will assist those studying for both the UK and the European examinations and will also be of use to all practitioners in reminding them of drafting for successful prosecution and enforcement. UK patent attorneys have long held a reputation for their skill in drafting patent specifications and this book is intended ensure that these skills continue to enthral our clients and employers. To order your copy please e-mail the Institute for further details, or print the order form available here. 

C.I.P.A. Guide Online
Delivered through Westlaw UK Intellectual Property. For more details call 0800 028 2200 or visit http://www.westlaw.co.uk/.

CIPA Guide to the Patents Acts [The 'Black Book']
The standard text on UK patent law and practice for practising attorney. Published by Sweet & Maxwell. To see further details on their website click here.

Click on the attached list to see information on cases noted in the Notes on Patent Decisions published in the CIPA Journal from 2004 onwards listed according to the paragraphs of the 5th edition of the C.I.P.A. Guide to the Patents Acts wherein that decision might have been noted if a further Supplement to the Guide could have been prepared.

European Patents Handbook [The 'EPH']
A standard text for attorneys practising under the European Patent Convention (EPC), with an extensive compilation of cases decided before the European Patent Office. Published by Sweet & Maxwell. To see further details on their website click here.

European Patents Sourcefinder
A guide to decided cases and other publications on the EPC. Published by Sweet and Maxwell. To see further details on their website click here.

The Trade Marks Handbook
The standard practitioner's text on UK trade mark law and practice, also covering practice in the European Community Office at Alicante. Published in conjunction with the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, through Sweet & Maxwell. To see further details on the Sweet & Maxwell website click here.

The Patent Co-operation Treaty Handbook
The standard practitioners' text for those practising under the Patent Co-operation Treaty. Published by Sweet & Maxwell. To see further details on their website click here.

The Design Directive
The Design Directive will keep the profession gainfully employed for several decades. David Musker's book is for practitioners and students, and assists in identifying interesting, difficult, contentious or arguable points, and summarises the views of legislators and commentators. To order a copy please print off the attached form.

The Community Trade Mark Handbook
An authoritative guide to the Community Trade Mark - a comprehensive analysis in looseleaf format. Published in conjunction with the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, through Sweet & Maxwell. To see further details on the Sweet & Maxwell website click here.

Students Works (available from CIPA)

Patents

Patents Training Manual (2000) - £50.00
A useful training aid on UK patent law and practice for all trainee patent agents. This manual is designed to work hand-in-hand with trainees' practical experience and to assist trainers to concentrate their efforts in the areas where book work alone is not enough.

Fundamentals of Patent Drafting – £25.00
Drafting patents is the fundamental skill of the patent attorney which affects every aspect of the life of the granted patent throughout the world. This book will assist both those studying for Examination (both the UK Exams and the European Examinations) and will be of use to all practitioners in reminding them of drafting for successful prosecution and enforcement. UK patent attorneys have long held a reputation for their skill in drafting patent specifications and this book is intended ensure that these skills continue to enthral our clients and employers.

Trade Marks

Trade Marks Training Manual (2006) - £75.00
This manual is a distance-learning work on UK trade mark law and practice for students of CIPA and ITMA. Designed primarily for trainees and students new to the trade mark profession including those who have not previously studied law. This manual is designed to work hand-in-hand with trainees' practical experience and is accompanied by a guide to assist trainers to concentrate their efforts in the areas where book work alone is not enough. Click here for a ordering form.

Foundation Level Foreign Law: The Community Trade Marks Training Manual (2003) - £75.00
This manual is directed to the level of knowledge required by students studying for the 'Foundation-Level Foreign Law' examination. It is written to the level required by someone coming completely new to the profession. The content of the manual is defined by the syllabus of the 'T5' examination – that is, the foundation level paper in foreign law. Produced in conjunction with ITMA.

Foundation Level Foreign Law: The Madrid Protocol Training Manual (2004) - £75.00
The manual includes modules on preparing international applications, formalities examination and publication, the handling of designations by the UK Patent Office and OHIM and other trade mark offices, central attack and conversion, and a comparison of the systems. Produced in conjunction with ITMA.

Designs

Designs Training Manual (2003) - £75.00
A distance-learning manual designed to give trainees a basic introduction to the law and practice relating to the protection in the UK for registered designs and unregistered design rights. It also provides an introduction to the relevant legal concepts that they will be dealing with and is intended primarily for those who have not already studied law.

Foundation Level Registered Design Law and Practice Notes - £25.00
Updated by Edward Lyndon-Stanford and David Musker, revised and edited by David Musker. Since the first edition of this book was published, the law has changed significantly. Still based on Edward Lyndon-Stanford's lecture notes for CIPA students, this edition updates the book in line with the 2001 changes to the Act and Rules, and includes a new section on Community Designs as well more recent case law. A valuable supplement for practitioners as well as students.

To order

All of the above training manuals are available from the Institute. Please e-mail the Institute for further details, or print the order form available here.