Cross-Border Enforcement of Patent Rights

Part I: Introduction
The Internationalisation of Patent Law
The Supranationalisation of Patent Law
Purpose and Structure of the Work
Part II: Extraterritorial jurisdiction
Introduction
Foundations of Jurisdiction Rules Applicable to Patent Disputes
The Current Vehicles Towards Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
Part III: Cross-border Patent Enforcement Strategies
Introduction
Cross-border Litigation at the Defendant's Domicile
Cross-border Litigation at the Place of the Infringement
Preliminary and Interlocutory Cross-border Litigation
Part IV: Opposition to Cross-border Patent Infringement Actions
Introduction
Challenging the Validity of a Patent
Declaration of Non-infringement
Challenging the Enforcement of Foreign Cross-border Decisions
Part V: Selecting the Governing Law
Introduction
The Construction of Conflict of Law Rules Applicable to Patent Infringement Cases
Sources of Conflict of Law Rules
Comparative Overview of Choice of Law Rules Applicable to Patent Infringement Disputes
Case Study: Which Law Applies to Patent Disputes Brought Before the Belgian Courts ?
Concluding Remarks
Part VI: General Conclusions
The Necessity of Cross-border Patent Enforcement
The Availability of Cross-border Patent Enforcement
The Unpredictability of Cross-border Patent Enforcement
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