Product Benefits: - Comprehensive overview of patent law, arranged in an easy to comprehend building-block fashion
- Provides the basics of patent law and then progresses to the process of patent applications, patent infringement; concludes with new developments in patent law, international patent law, and patent audits and due diligence
- Each chapter includes charts, timelines, graphs, diagrams, and other useful features to illustrate the points made
- Tip box entitled Patent Practice, in each chapter provides useful and relevant information relating to research strategies, and practice points
- The inside cover provides an easy-to-understand chart showing the fundamentals of patent law including definition, duration of patents, types of patents, remedies for infringement, and more
- Helpful Appendices in the back of the book cover Selected Patent Statutes, Patent Internet Resources, and Table of Treaties
- Each chapter includes Ethics Edge, a short ethics tip or pointer relevant to one of the topics discussed in that chapter, serving as a reminder of the various ethical duties imposed on all legal professionals
- Patent Precedent section provides a short brief of a case that illustrates some of the principles discussed in that chapter
- Fun Invention Convention patent trivia section points out interesting patent facts and statistics
- PatentPro, The Paralegal's Role is a useful and practical section that identifies the tasks patent paralegals typically perform
- The Patent Project found at the end of each chapter is a factual scenario involving a fictional company, Spectrum that requires readers to identify the various patent problems Spectrum is encountering and suggest strategies to solve those problems
- Internet Resources provides a short section at the end of each chapter with Internet websites specific to the information discussed in that chapter
- Discussion questions at the end of each chapter are designed to test knowledge of the principles in that chapter and stimulate discussion
- Using Internet Resources section requires readers to access numerous websites and answer questions that are typical of those that occur in real-life patent practice
- Key terms used are defined in the margins throughout the chapter, and a list of the key terms is provided at the end of each chapter
Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction to Patents and Intellectual Property Law.
Chapter 2: The United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Laws Governing Patents.
Chapter 3: Patentable Subject Matter.
Chapter 4: Foundations of Patent Law.
Chapter 5: Patent Searches.
Chapter 6: Patent Applications.
Chapter 7: Postissuance Patent Actions.
Chapter 8: Patent Ownership and Transfer.
Chapter 9: Patent Infringement.
Chapter 10: New Developments in Patent Law.
Chapter 11: International Patent Protection.
Chapter 12: Patent Audits and Due Diligence Reviews. |
