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Suitable for use with any patent casebook, this paperback text: - clarifies the principal legal doctrines, key judicial authority, governing statutes, and guiding policy considerations in obtaining and enforcing a U.S. patent - addresses central aspects of international patent law as they affect U.S. practice in the final chapter - is written at an appropriate level for students with or without technical backgrounds - highlights patent law terms of art in boldface type and defines them in a glossary for quick reference - includes helpful visual aids, as well as a sample patent The Second Edition features enhanced coverage of: - patent prosecution procedures - patent claim interpretation approaches - double patenting - anticipation - the patent/antitrust interface - the pending Patent Reform Act of 2005 The updated text reflects recent significant case law developments, such as: - Symbol Technologies on prosecution history laches - Phillips on patent claim interpretation - Festo III on prosecution history estoppel criteria - Knorr-Bremse on willful infringement - Merck KgaA on experimental use - Eolas on component exports - Honeywell on prosecution history estoppel - Novo Industries on correction of claim errors - National Steel Car on temporary presence defense - NTP on "beneficial use" in the U.S. - Chiron on enablement of "nascent" technology - University of Rochester on the written description requirement - Klopfenstein on "printed publication" prior art - Schering on anticipation by inherency - Independent Ink on patent tying and market power - Unitherm on Walker Process antitrust claimsMueller, Janice M. is the author of 'Introduction to Patent Law ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780735556720 and ISBN 0735556725.
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