Patent Law for Paralegals

Features:

• 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

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