Patent Prosecution: Practice and Procedures

Patent Prosecution: Law, Practice, and Procedure, Sixth Edition expertly addresses the most recent substantive changes in the law by the direct courts, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court by providing extensive and in-depth treatment of Federal Circuit decisions, making it a resource that is equally as strong in its analysis of patent law as it is for prosecution.Patent Prosecution: Law, Practice, and Procedure, Sixth Edition is the only source that gives you an element-by-element analysis of the substantive areas of patent law that form the basis of common rejections and objections by the U.S. Patent Office. Applying years of research and practical experience, the author classifies a wide variety of Patent Office rejections and delivers proven response strategies to you, based on U.S. patent law and essential aspects of the prima facie case of unpatentability: utility, anticipation, obviousness, mathematical algorithms, business methods, priority, double patenting, enablement, best mode, and written description. This comprehensive resource is also a useful tool for litigators, assisting them in understanding the latest Federal Circuit decisions and Patent Office developments that might affect validity and infringement claims in the district courts.This Sixth Edition covers cases interpreting the following claim terminology: Power Conversion Circuit, Smooth, Retention Member, Divider Member, Channel, Frame Member, Display Device, Display Module, Portable, Computer, and Computer System.