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Patent Law in a Nutshell 2nd Revised edition [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 540 pages, aukštis x plotis: 187x124 mm
  • Serija: Nutshell Series
  • Išleidimo metai: 31-Dec-2012
  • Leidėjas: West Academic Press
  • ISBN-10: 0314279997
  • ISBN-13: 9780314279996
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 540 pages, aukštis x plotis: 187x124 mm
  • Serija: Nutshell Series
  • Išleidimo metai: 31-Dec-2012
  • Leidėjas: West Academic Press
  • ISBN-10: 0314279997
  • ISBN-13: 9780314279996
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
This Nutshell provides a succinct description of the fundamentals of U.S. patent law. Ranging from the acquisition of patent rights to their enforcement, it contains an overview of relevant statutes, rules, and cases that collectively define this area of intellectual property law. Topics include claim construction, obviousness, anticipation, written description and enablement, infringement, remedies, and other notable doctrines. Patent law has evolved quickly in the past few years.

This Nutshell captures those changes and relates them well to the overall fabric of intellectual property law. This reference is suitable for use by those with a beginners knowledge of patent law, but it has sufficient depth to be instructive for every practitioner in this exciting and dynamic field.
Dedication III
Table Of Cases XVII
Chapter 1 Foundations of Patent Law 1(13)
I Foundations of Patent Law
1(1)
II Economics (Incentive to Invent)
2(3)
III History: Antidote to Trade Secrets (Incentive to Disclose)
5(3)
IV History: Technology Transfer
8(2)
V Natural Rights (Entitlement Theory)
10(2)
VI Patents and Public Utility Theory
12(1)
VII Conclusion
13(1)
Chapter 2 Patent Acquisition 14(39)
I The United States Patent and Trademark Office
14(12)
A Examination
14(4)
B Historical Development
18(7)
C Organization
25(1)
II Prosecution Procedures
26(12)
A Application Types
27(6)
1 Provisional Applications
27(1)
2 Nonprovisional Applications
28(1)
3 Continuing Applications
29(11)
a Restriction Requirements and Divisionals
31(2)
b Requests for Continued Examination
33(1)
B Publication Rule
33(1)
C Interferences & Derivation Proceedings
34(2)
D Petition and Appeal Rights
36(2)
III Post-Grant Procedures
38(13)
A Certificates of Correction
38(2)
B Reissue
40(6)
1 Error Correction
40(4)
2 Intervening Rights
44(1)
3 Recapture
45(1)
C Reexamination, Supplemental Examination & Inter Partes Review
46(5)
1 Ex Parte Reexamination
47(2)
2 Supplemental Examination
49(1)
3 Inter Partes Reexamination & Inter Partes Review
49(2)
D Post-Grant Review
51(1)
IV Conclusion: The World's Most Liberal System
51(2)
Chapter 3 Patent Eligibility 53(21)
I Introduction
53(4)
A The Constitution & Laws of Nature
54(1)
B § 101
55(2)
II Processes
57(14)
A Process Versus Product Claims
57(1)
B Computer-Related Methods
58(6)
C Business Method Patents
64(1)
D Tax Strategies
65(1)
E Methods of Medical Treatment
66(3)
F Compositions of Matter Biotechnology
69(2)
III TRIPS
71(3)
Chapter 4 Utility 74(12)
I Introduction
74(3)
A § 101
74(1)
B Historical Development of the Doctrine
75(2)
II Three Types of Utility
77(8)
A Chemistry and Biotechnology
80(3)
B Biotech Guidelines
83(2)
III Industrial Application
85(1)
Chapter 5 Anticipation 86(26)
I Introduction
86(2)
II Identification of Prior Art Under the U.S. First-to- Invent Regime
88(12)
A Novelty Under the First-to-Invent Regime
94(3)
B Secret Prior Art Under the First-to Invent Regime
97(3)
III Identification of Prior Art Under the U.S. First-Inventor-to-File Regime
100(4)
A Novelty Under the First-Inventor-to File Regime
101(1)
B Secret Prior Art Under the First Inventor-to-File Regime
102(2)
IV Anticipation
104(8)
A Each and Every Element
104(3)
B Enablement Requirement
107(1)
C Inherency
108(2)
D Anticipation vs. Obviousness
110(2)
Chapter 6 Statutory Bars 112(28)
I Introduction
112(5)
II Public Use Under the First-to-Invent Regime
117(10)
A Definitions
117(1)
B Activities of the Applicant
118(5)
1 Informing
119(2)
2 Noninforming
121(1)
3 Secret
122(1)
C Activities of Third Parties
123(4)
1 Informing
124(1)
2 Noninforming
125(1)
3 Secret
126(1)
III On Sale Bar Under the First-to-Invent Regime
127(4)
A Definitions
127(2)
B Two-Part Test
129(2)
1 Commercial Offer for Sale
129(1)
2 Ready for Patenting
130(1)
IV Experimental Use Negation Under the First-to-Invent Regime
131(4)
A Exception Versus Negation
131(2)
B Sales of the Invention
133(2)
V Patents and Printed Publications
135(1)
VI Other Statutory Bars Under the First-to Invent Regime
136(4)
A Abandonment
136(2)
B Delay
138(2)
Chapter 7 Novelty: Prior Invention 140(32)
I Introduction
140(3)
II Prior Invention Under First-to-Invent's § 102(a)
143(5)
A "Known or Used"
143(2)
B First-to-Invent's § 102(a) Before the Patent and Trademark Office
145(3)
III Priority Under First-to-Invent's § 102(g)
148(17)
A § 102(g)
148(2)
B Statutory Framework
150(33)
1 Interferences
151(2)
2 Conception
153(2)
3 Reduction to Practice
155(4)
4 Diligence
159(1)
5 Abandoned, Suppressed, or Concealed
160(2)
6 The Second Paragraph of First-to-Invent's § 102(g)
162(2)
7 Examples
164(1)
IV Prior Invention Under First-to-Invent's § 102(e) & First-Inventor-to-File's § 102(a)(2)
165(2)
V Derivation Under First-to-Invent's § 102(f)
167(2)
VI Derivation Proceedings Under First-Inventor-to-File's § 135
169(1)
VII Exceptions to First-Inventor-to-File's Novelty Requirement
170(2)
Chapter 8 Nonobviousness 172(47)
I Introduction
172(7)
II History of Patent Law's "Crown Jewel"
179(4)
III Prior Art
183(6)
A § 102
183(5)
1 Analogous Art
185(2)
2 Joint Research Exception
187(1)
B Prior Art by Admission
188(1)
IV The Supreme Court Trilogy
189(4)
V The Federal Circuit
193(24)
A Motivation or Suggestion to Combine
194(2)
B KSR
196(4)
C Scrutiny of Hindsight
200(2)
D Objective Criteria (Secondary Considerations)
202(6)
E Obviousness "Traps"
208(7)
1 Standard of Proof
208(2)
2 Manner of Invention Irrelevant
210(1)
3 Obvious to Try
211(3)
4 Patentability vs. Validity
214(1)
F Chemistry and Biotechnology
215(7)
1 Chemistry
215(1)
2 Biotechnology
216(1)
VI Obviousness (Inventive Step) in Foreign Patent Systems
217(2)
Chapter 9 Adequate Disclosure 219(31)
I Introduction
219(3)
II Enablement
222(12)
A Purpose
222(2)
B Test
224(9)
1 At the Time of Filing
224(3)
2 Scope of Disclosure
227(3)
3 Without Undue Experimentation
230(3)
C Relationship to Utility
233(1)
III Written Description
234(7)
A Purpose
234(3)
B "Possession" of the Claimed Subject Matter
237(2)
C Written Description Unchained
239(2)
IV Best Mode
241(9)
A Purpose
241(1)
B Two-Part Test
242(5)
1 Inventor's Subjective Belief
242(2)
2 Concealment
244(3)
C Unnecessary Vestige?
247(3)
Chapter 10 Claims 250(45)
I Introduction
250(6)
A Central Legal Element of a Patent
250(1)
B Historical Development
251(2)
C § 112
253(3)
II Parts of a Claim
256(11)
A One-Sentence Rule
257(1)
B Preamble
258(1)
C Transitional Phrase
259(4)
D Body
263(2)
E Independent and Dependent Claims
265(2)
III Special Claim Formats
267(23)
A Means-Plus-Function
268(15)
1 §112, 6/§112(f)
268(3)
2 Practical Significance
271(7)
3 Equivalents Under § 112 and the Doctrine of Equivalents
278(4)
4 International Treatment
282(1)
B Product-by-Process
283(5)
1 Purpose
283(4)
2 International Treatment
287(1)
C Jepson
288(1)
D Markush
288(2)
IV Definiteness
290(5)
A Test
290(3)
B Relative Terminology & Words of Approximation
293(2)
Chapter 11 Issues in Patent Acquisition 295(25)
I Introduction
295(1)
II Inventorship
296(5)
A Test for Inventorship
296(3)
B Consequences of Incorrect Inventorship
299(2)
III Inequitable Conduct
301(11)
A Purpose
301(4)
B Test for Inequitable Conduct
305(7)
1 Materiality
307(2)
2 Intent
309(3)
C International Treatment
312(1)
IV Double Patenting
312(7)
A Purpose
312(1)
B Two Types
313(5)
1 Same Invention or Statutory
313(2)
2 "Obviousness-Type" or Nonstatutory
315(3)
C Terminal Disclaimer
318(1)
V International Prosecution
319(1)
Chapter 12 Claim Construction 320(49)
I Introduction
320(3)
II Claim Construction
323(46)
A Challenges of Claim Construction
324(3)
B Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit Era: Markman
327(9)
C Sources of Claim Meaning
336(22)
1 The Claim Language
338(4)
2 The Specification
342(6)
3 The Prosecution History
348(3)
4 Extrinsic Evidence
351(8)
a Dictionaries, Treatises, and Encyclopedias
353(2)
b Expert Testimony
355(2)
c Prior Art References and Scientific Articles
357(1)
D Guidelines for Claim Construction
358(1)
E Practical Problems
359(8)
1 Preamble
359(3)
2 Construing Claims in Light of the Specification Versus Impermissibly Importing a Limitation from the Specification
362(2)
3 Construing Claims to the Extent Necessary Versus Construing Claims in Light of the Accused Device
364(1)
4 Evolving Claim Construction
365(2)
F Claim Construction at the Patent Office
367(2)
Chapter 13 Infringement 369(47)
I Introduction
369(1)
II Literal Infringement
370(2)
III The Doctrine of Equivalents-Non-textual Infringement
372(17)
A Purpose
372(3)
B Test(s)
375(2)
C Limitations
377(10)
1 Prosecution History Estoppel
378(3)
2 All-Elements Rule
381(3)
3 Prior Art
384(2)
4 Public Dedication
386(1)
D Means-Plus-Function Claims
387(1)
E Reverse Doctrine of Equivalents
388(1)
IV Indirect Infringement
389(5)
A Inducement of Infringement
390(3)
B Contributory Infringement
393(1)
V Territorial Scope
394(5)
A Exporting Components of a Patented Combination
395(3)
B Importation of Goods Manufactured by a Patented Process
398(1)
VI International Trade Commission
399(4)
VII Exceptions to Infringement
403(7)
A Implied Licenses, First Sale & Exhaustion, and Repair & Reconstruction
404(3)
B Experimental Use
407(3)
VIII "Artificial" Infringement Under § 271(e)(2)
410(3)
IX Infringement Abroad
413(3)
Chapter 14 Additional Defenses 416(23)
I Introduction
416(2)
II Laches and Estoppel
418(11)
A Laches
419(2)
B Equitable Estoppel
421(2)
C Prosecution Laches
423(2)
D Licensee Estoppel
425(3)
E Assignor Estoppel
428(1)
III Shop Rights
429(3)
IV Temporary Presence in the United States
432(1)
V First Inventor Defense
433(1)
VI Patent Misuse
434(5)
Chapter 15 Remedies 439(33)
II Injunctions
440(5)
III Damages
445(20)
A Lost Profits
446(7)
B Price Erosion
453(2)
C Reasonable Royalty
455(4)
D The Entire Market Value Rule
459(2)
E Marking
461(4)
IV Willful Infringement: Enhanced Damages and Attorney Fees
465(5)
V International Remedies
470(2)
Chapter 16 International Patent Law 472(17)
I Major International Agreements
472(14)
A Paris Convention
473(6)
B Patent Cooperation Treaty
479(3)
C Regional Agreements
482(4)
1 European Patent Convention and the European Union
482(1)
2 TRIPS and Bilateral Free Trade Agreements
483(3)
II International Enforcement
486(3)
Index 489