Focus on Faculty: Professor Takenaka Authors The Law and Theory of Patents

Toshiko Takenaka's forthcoming book, The Law and Theory of Patents (Edward Elgar, 2026), provides a definitive comparative analysis of patent law across the United States and Europe. The book integrates doctrinal foundations, including patentability, claim scope, infringement and remedies, with broader theoretical insights while exploring how emerging technologies, such as AI and platform-based innovation, are reshaping patent systems. Praised by leading U.S. and European scholars, the work offers both practical guidance and forward-looking research questions for the next generation of patent law.