Review
Highly recommended --National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations Newsletter
Product Description
This benchmark resource takes the guesswork and risk out of preparing patent applications by taking you step by step through the entire process. Equally useful to both veteran and novice patent attorneys, How to Write a Patent Application explains, analyzes, and illustrates all the essential principles and techniques of drafting solid patent applications. Designed to give you complete guidance for every step in the process, How to Write a Patent Application shows you how to: - Obtain the information you need from inventors. - Prepare information disclosure statements. - Explain inventions so judges and juries will be impressed by their value. - Write patent applications that survive litigation and licensing negotiations. - Satisfy the best mode requirement. - Prepare U.S. applications for foreign filings. With How to Write a Patent Application, you'll save hours of time while you consistently produce perfect results, thanks to a bounty of invaluable aids: - How-to guidance cuts training time for new practitioners. - Sample forms provide helpful, time-saving models. - Checklists ensure you cover all the drafting elements. - Statutory and regulatory materials put key documents at your fingertips. - Numerous case citations give you ample support for your positions. Easy to follow and highly readable, How to Write a Patent Application offers all the assistance you need to handle a wide range of patents, including design patent applications -- plant patent applications -- electrical patent applications -- provisional patent applications -- software patent applications -- patent applications for chemical inventions -- biotechnology patent applications. How to Write a Patent Application includes a major new section on biotechnology claims that illuminates new strategies for dealing with such challenging issues as close prior art, naturally occurring compounds, homologous compounds, and degenerate variants.
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