Terrell on the Law of Patents is the undisputed authority on the law of patents in the United Kingdom. Providing guidance from application to infringement since 1884 and regularly cited in court, Terrell is the essential reference for anyone seeking practical and clear guidance on patent law, practice and procedure.

• Includes the most significant case law from all levels of the UK Courts, the European Patent Office and the UK Intellectual Property Office
  
  Clarifies the principles of patent infringement as well as outlining statutory exceptions and other defences
  
  Covers supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), the conditions for granting SPCs and their effects
  
  Outlines the grounds for revocation as defined by the Patents Act 1977
  
  Goes through the different types of invalidity including lack of novelty, obviousness, and insufficiency
  
  
  
   

• A new chapter on FRAND licensing
  
  Details the procedural requirements of the Unified Patent Court
  
  A chapter covering the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court and case management procedure
  
  Commentary on standard-essential patents
  
  Looks at the proposed reforms by the Law Commission concerning threats to bringing proceedings for patent infringement
  
  New commentary on plausibility with respect to inventive step, sufficiency and industrial applicability
  
  New content on infringement of second medical use patents
  
  
  
   

• Second medical use claims and plausibility
  
  Disclosure in patent actions
  
  Partial and poisonous priority
  
  The new Shorter Trial Scheme in the Patents Court

• Warner Lambert v Actavis [2016] EWCA Civ 1006
  
  Positec Power Tools (Europe) Ltd v Husqvarna AB [2016] EWHC 1061
  
  G1/15 (Enlarged Board of Appeal, EPO)
  
  Illumina Inc v Premaitha Health Plc [2016] EWHC 1516