Patent Law Fundamentals - Suppt (2nd ed.)

This is a definitive problem-solver for attorneys new to the field, while also serving as a quick-answer desktop reference for patent law specialists.

This work provides a convenient and comprehensive source of information covering the entire area of patent law.

It helps research patent issues and formulate strategies, shows how to prepare an application, shows how to prosecute an application before the patent and Trademark Office (PTO), gives an overview of the differences between U.

S. and foreign law, and, provides synopses of recent decisions by the PTO's Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

The features and benefits include: three volumes that provide a convenient and comprehensive source of information covering the entire area of patent law; in-depth and practice-oriented approach; research of patent issues and formulation of strategies for new patents or litigation; provision of analysis of changes in the rules of practice before the PTO; three loose-leaf volumes; and, revised at least annually, it includes appendices, table of cases, table of statutes, and Index.