A practical guide to patent prosecution and strategy particularly in the USA, with important differences noted for the European or Japanese practitioner. Since the first edition of this book, there has been an upheaval in several key areas of patent law that impact upon the practice of biotechnology, and chemical and pharmaceutical practice. These changes are highlighted in the section - "Recent Trends and Imminent Law Changes". The book addresses the interface between the world of patent law and the business and scientific communities, having as a common focus patents in the fields of biotechnology, chemistry and pharmaceuticals as well as other regulated chemical entities such as agricultural chemicals.
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Höhe: 239 mm
Breite: 163 mm
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978-0-333-61557-7 (9780333615577)
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Preface to the Second Edition - Preface to the First Edition - Recent Trends and Imminent Changes - Detailed Table of Contents - OVERVIEW - Trade Secrets - PATENT OVERVIEW - Inventorship Requirements - The Paris Convention (and Other Treaties) - Patent Procurement Strategies - PATENT-ELIGIBLE SUBJECT MATTER - NOVELTY (ANTICIPATION) -OBVIOUSNESS - Homologs, Isomers and Analogs - Proving a Difference in Properties - Method of Making or Using Obviousness - Method of Making Obviousness Issues - Product-by-process Claims - Purity and Activity Level Limitations - Jepson and Other Prior Art 'Admissions' - CLAIMS AND THEIR INTERPRETATION - Claim Structure - 'Means' Limitations - Determining the Literal Scope of the Claim - INFRINGING ACTS - Infringement Determination - The Doctrine of Equivalents - File Wrapper (Prosecution History) - Reverse Doctrine of Equivalents - DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS - Written Description Requirement - Enablement, 'How to Make' - How to Use - The 'Best Mode Contemplated' - Biotechnology Deposits - DUTY OF DISCLOSURE - DOUBLE PATENTING - Restriction Practice - Election of Species - Markush-Election Interface - INTERNATIONAL UNITY STANDARDS - International Practice Differences - PLANT VARIETY PROTECT ACT ('PVPA') - TABLE OF CASES - INDEX
