Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook, Third Ed, 2014 Cumulative Supplement

The 2014 Cumulative Supplementis current through May 2014 with significant additional developments through June 2014. New to the Supplement are a new chapter covering practice before the Patent Trials and Appeals Board, with a focus on the new post-grant review proceedings introduced by the America Invents Act, providing practical advice to practitioners before the Board and strategic considerations in using PTAB proceedings as an adjunct or alternative to patent litigation; discussions providing insight into recent Supreme Court decisions redefining and clarifying principles of patent law on topics including patentable subject matter, indirect infringement, definiteness, and exceptional fee awards; review of federal court decisions following the Supreme Court s 2013 decision in Actavis; and analysis of USPTO memorandum to the Patent Examining Corps on Guidance for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility of Claims Reciting or Involving Laws of Nature, Natural Phenomena, & Natural Products.