ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA, announced today the publication of the 2009 Supplement to International Patent Litigation: A Country-by-Country Analysis.

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Patents, like other types of intellectual property, have owner rights that are specific to the country that grants them. The 2009 Supplement to International Patent Litigation: A Country-by-Country Analysis helps practitioners learn how to protect their clients' assets in these established foreign markets.

Written by local experts in patent litigation, each country tab examines key topics such as the rights of the patentee, what constitutes infringement, how claims are interpreted, which courts have jurisdiction, notices that must be served to the infringer, pretrial procedures, types of remedies, types of defenses, and appeals. Practitioners can depend on International Patent Litigation: A Country-by-Country Analysis to provide the information they need to accurately anticipate the problems and properly evaluate the issues they will confront while conducting or directing patent litigation abroad.

Sections include: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China (People's Republic), Denmark, Finland, European Union, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland Taiwan (Republic of China), United Kingdom, and United States.

Each section addresses: Infringement, Parties, Pleadings, Proceedings, Pretrial/Trial Procedure, Doctrines, Interpretations, Enforcement, Proof, Defenses, Remedies, Appeals, Settlements, and Conflicts.

Published in loose-leaf format, the 2009 Supplement to this comprehensive treatise provides updated analysis of patent law and practice in China, Italy, Japan and Malaysia. In addition, the "Patent Litigation at a Glance" chart has been updated to reflect legal changes in various countries. Working with experienced patent litigators in each country, the editors have applied their extensive research and more than 45 years of patent litigation experience to give practitioners timesaving guidance for every jurisdiction.

Michael M. Meller is the founder and former Managing Editor of the AIPLA Quarterly Journal and served as the Chairman of the Advisory Board of BNA's World Intellectual Property Report, and has specialized in intellectual property law for more than 45 years. William O. Hennessey is a professor of law with the Franklin Pierce Law Center, Concord, NH. Mr. Meller and Mr. Hennessey are co-editors of the 2009 Supplement.

BNA is a leading private publisher of news and information products for professionals in law and business. In addition to International Patent Litigation: A Country-by-Country Analysis, BNA's Book Division publishes Computer and Intellectual Property Crime: Federal and State Law; Drafting Patent License Agreements; Drafting Patents for Litigation & Licensing; Electronic and Software Patents; Harmon on Patents: Black-Letter Law and Commentary; Intellectual Property Law in Cyberspace; Intellectual Property Taxation: Transaction and Litigation Issues; Patent Law and Practice; Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook; Patent Prosecution: Law, Practice, and Procedure; Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws; Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Regulations; Patents and the Federal Circuit; Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law; and other titles in legal specialties. For a free BNA Books catalog, call 1-800-960-1220 or send an e-mail request to books@bna.com. The BNA Books website, including an online catalog, can be found at bnabooks.com.

The 2009 Supplement to International Patent Litigation: A Country-by-Country Analysis (140 pp. Looseleaf/Order #1811-PRY9/$265.00 plus tax, shipping, and handling) may be purchased alone, or with the main volume (1983-02/1 Volume Looseleaf/Order #1812-PRY9/$375.00 plus tax, shipping, and handling) from BNA Books, PO Box 7814, Edison, NJ 08818-7814. Telephone orders: 1-800-960-1220. Fax orders: 1-732-346-1624. A 10% discount is available on print copies of books when ordering from the website at bnabooks.com. Please note that discounts cannot be combined.

Editors: Review copy available upon request. Please e-mail Matt Greene at mgreene1@bna.com, or call 703-341-5767.

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