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This consise, up-to-date survey of U.S. patent law uses examples, many from actual cases, to explain the various aspects of the patent system, including issues of patent validity, infringement, the application process, and litigation. Although many large multi-volume patent treatises are already available, this book will serve as a useful overview or starting point for further research. Patent claim interpretation, equivalence, prior art, and the extension of patent protection to non-traditional subject matter such as computer software are covered in detail. Appendixes contain sample U.S. patents.

This consise, up-to-date survey of U.S. patent law uses examples, many from actual cases, to explain the various aspects of the patent system, including issues of patent validity, infringement, the application process, and litigation. Although many large multi-volume patent treatises are already available, this book will serve as a useful overview or starting point for further research. Patent claim interpretation, equivalence, prior art, and the extension of patent protection to non-traditional subject matter such as computer software are covered in detail. Appendixes contain sample U.S. patents.

This guide is suitable as an introduction to the field for non-attorneys, including engineers or business persons with patent-related concerns. Attorneys can also use it as an introduction, a quick reference, or a case-finder. All discussions of the law are supported by citations to authority, including recent decisions by the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. While this study provides a serious and comprehensive analysis of the law, it is presented in the simplest and clearest terms possible.

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• Introduction(p. ix)
• 1 Overview(p. 1)
• 1.1 Origins(p. 1)
• 1.2 Summary and Roadmap(p. 3)
• 1.3 Sources of Law(p. 7)
• 2 Patents Distinguished From Other Rights(p. 9)
• 2.1 Copyrights(p. 9)
• 2.2 Trademarks(p. 11)
• 2.3 Trade Secrets(p. 11)
• 2.4 Patents(p. 14)
• 3 Reading A Patent(p. 15)
• 3.1 General Information(p. 15)
• 3.2 Drawings(p. 17)
• 3.3 Specification(p. 18)
• 3.4 Claims(p. 19)
• 4 Patentable Subject Matter(p. 23)
• 4.1 Abstract Ideas(p. 24)
• 4.2 Principles of Nature(p. 24)
• 4.3 Living Organisms(p. 25)
• 4.4 Artistic and Literary Creations(p. 27)
• 4.5 Printed Matter(p. 27)
• 4.6 Methods of Doing Business(p. 28)
• 5 Patent Prosecution(p. 31)
• 5.1 Examination(p. 31)
• 5.2 Continuations and Continuations-in-Part(p. 33)
• 5.3 Divisional Applications(p. 35)
• 5.4 Interferences(p. 35)
• 5.5 Reissue(p. 36)
• 5.6 Reexamination(p. 38)
• 6 Ownership and Other Rights(p. 41)
• 6.1 Inventorship(p. 41)
• 6.2 Assignments(p. 43)
• 6.3 Licenses(p. 44)
• 7 Interpreting Patent Claims(p. 49)
• 7.1 "Plain Meaning"(p. 50)
• 7.2 Specification(p. 51)
• 7.3 Prosecution History(p. 53)
• 7.4 Other Claims(p. 53)
• 7.5 Validity(p. 54)
• 7.6 Preambles(p. 54)
• 7.7 Special Claim Formats(p. 56)
• 8 Conditions of Patentability(p. 61)
• 8.1 Examination versus Litigation(p. 61)
• 8.2 Presumption of Validity(p. 62)
• 8.3 Assignor Estoppel(p. 63)
• 8.4 Utility(p. 63)
• 8.5 Definiteness(p. 66)
• 8.6 Enablement(p. 69)
• 8.7 "Best Mode"(p. 72)
• 8.8 Written Description Requirement(p. 76)
• 8.9 Novelty(p. 80)
• 8.10 Section 102(b) Statutory Bars(p. 105)
• 8.11 Other Statutory Bars ([sections] 102(c), (d))(p. 111)
• 8.12 Double Patenting(p. 112)
• 9 Enforceability Defenses(p. 115)
• 9.1 Inequitable Conduct(p. 115)
• 9.2 Misuse(p. 119)
• 10 Infringement(p. 123)
• 10.1 Patent Term(p. 123)
• 10.2 Geographic Limitations(p. 124)
• 10.3 State of Mind(p. 125)
• 10.4 Direct and Indirect Infringement(p. 125)
• 10.5 Literal Infringement(p. 129)
• 10.6 The Doctrine of Equivalents(p. 131)
• 10.7 Equivalence in the Context of Means-Plus-Function Claims(p. 146)
• 10.8 The Reverse Doctrine of Equivalents(p. 148)
• 10.9 Experimental Use Exception to Infringement(p. 149)
• 11 Patent Litigation(p. 151)
• 11.1 Jurisdiction and Venue(p. 152)
• 11.2 Declaratory Judgment(p. 154)
• 11.3 Burden of Proof(p. 155)
• 11.4 The Role of Judge and Jury(p. 155)
• 11.5 Bifurcation(p. 157)
• 11.6 Preliminary Injunctions(p. 158)
• 11.7 Summary Judgment(p. 159)
• 11.8 Remedies(p. 160)
• 11.9 The International Trade Commission(p. 171)
• 11.10 Judgments of Invalidity(p. 172)
• 12 Special Topics(p. 173)
• 12.1 Design Patents(p. 173)
• 12.2 Plant Patents(p. 176)
• 12.3 Foreign Patents(p. 178)
• 12.4 Patenting Computer Programs(p. 179)
• Note on Sources(p. 189)
• Appendix A Sample Utility Patents(p. 191)
• Appendix B Sample Design Patents(p. 209)
• Index(p. 225)

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