H1 (89) Patents and Trade Secrets Notes (Sem 1, 2025)

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Detailed notes on each reading and video lecture from each topic. Topics covered: 1. The Patent System; 2. The Patent Specification; 3. Patentable Subject Matter; 4. Novelty; 5. Prohibition on Secret Use; 6. Inventive Step; 7. Utility; 8. Acts Constituting Patent Infringement; 9. Defences to Patent Infringement; 10. Interpreting the Scope of the Claims; 11. Remedies for Patent Infringement; 12. Ownership and Duration of Patent Rights; 13. Assignment and Licence of Patent Rights; 14. Action in Equity to Protect Trade Secrets; 15. Action in Law to Protect Trade Secrets; and 16. Remedies for Breach of Secrecy.