Patent Law Essentials: A Concise Guide, 5th Edition
byAlan L. Durham is Vice Dean and Judge Robert S. Vance Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law, where he teaches patent law, copyright law, and trademark law.
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Durham, Alan. Patent Law Essentials: A Concise Guide, 5th Edition. 5, Praeger, 2018. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440859892.
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This essential desk reference for patent attorneys, engineers, entrepreneurs, innovators, development professionals, and students has been updated with the latest court cases and legislation.
• Makes patent law accessible to both novice and expert practitioners• Discusses a number of recent landmark Supreme Court decisions, including Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank (2014), discussing when software-implemented business methods are unpatentable as abstract ideas; Commil v. Cisco Systems (2015), on the intent required to induce infringement; and Samsung Electronics v. Apple (2016), addressing the award of the infringer's profits from infringement of a design patent
• Contains sample utility and design patents for reference
• Walks readers through the many parts of a patent
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Table of Contents
Patent Law Essentials: A Concise Guide, 5th Edition
Author(s): Durham, Alan;Contributors: Durham, Alan;Abstract:This essential desk reference for patent attorneys, engineers, entrepreneurs, innovators, development professionals, and students has been updated with the latest court cases and legislation.
• Makes patent law accessible to both novice and expert practitioners• Discusses a number of recent landmark Supreme Court decisions, including Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank (2014), discussing when software-implemented business methods are unpatentable as abstract ideas; Commil v. Cisco Systems (2015), on the intent required to induce infringement; and Samsung Electronics v. Apple (2016), addressing the award of the infringer's profits from infringement of a design patent
• Contains sample utility and design patents for reference
• Walks readers through the many parts of a patent
SortTitle: patent law essentials: a concise guide, 5th editionEdition: 5Author Info:Alan L. DurhamauthorAlan L. Durham is Vice Dean and Judge Robert S. Vance Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law, where he teaches patent law, copyright law, and trademark law.
eISBN-13: 9781440859892Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440859892.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440859885Imprint: PraegerPages: 320Publication Date: 20180118- Cover Cover11
- Half Title i2
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Dedication v6
- Contents vii8
- Introduction xi12
- 1: Overview 114
- 2: Patents Distinguished from Other Rights 922
- 3: Reading a Patent 1730
- 4: Patentable Subject Matter 2538
- 5: Patent Prosecution 4356
- 6: Ownership and Other Rights 5770
- 7: Interpreting Patent Claims 6982
- 8: Conditions of Patentability 97110
- 8.1: Examination and Litigation 97110
- 8.2: Presumption of Validity 98111
- 8.3: Assignor Estoppel 100113
- 8.4: Utility 101114
- 8.5: Definiteness 104117
- 8.6: Enablement 110123
- 8.7: Best Mode 116129
- 8.8: Written Description Requirement 119132
- 8.9: Novelty and Obviousness 124137
- 8.10: Double Patenting 176189
- 9: Enforceability Defenses 181194
- 10: Infringement 191204
- 10.1: Patent Term 192205
- 10.2: Geographic Limitations 194207
- 10.3: State of Mind 196209
- 10.4: Direct and Indirect Infringement 196209
- 10.5: Literal Infringement 201214
- 10.6: The Doctrine of Equivalents 204217
- 10.7: Equivalence in the Context of Means-Plus-Function Claims 227240
- 10.8: The Reverse Doctrine of Equivalents 230243
- 10.9: The Experimental Use Defense 231244
- 10.10: The Prior Commercial Use Defense 233246
- 11: Patent Litigation 235248
- 11.1: Jurisdiction and Venue 237250
- 11.2: Declaratory Judgment 239252
- 11.3: Burden of Proof 241254
- 11.4: The Role of Judge and Jury 242255
- 11.5: Bifurcation 244257
- 11.6: Preliminary Injunctions 244257
- 11.7: Summary Judgment 246259
- 11.8: Remedies 247260
- 11.9: The International Trade Commission 262275
- 11.10: Judgments of Invalidity 263276
- 12: Special Topics 265278
- Note on Sources 273286
- Appendix A: Sample Utility Patents 275288
- Appendix B: Sample Design Patents 293306
- Index 301314
- About the Author 307320