Patent prosecution
By: David E. Boundy, Philip Furgang.
Contributors: Furgang, Philip.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780195381160
Subjects: Patent laws and legislation -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The big picture : how a patent attorney creates value for a business; title: Representing the client; title: Know what the invention is about; title: Urgent; title: avoid malpractice by asking the right questions in the first phone call; title: Interviewing the inventor; title: Prior art searches; title: Starting to draft the application : strategic concerns and practical big picture issues; title: What every lawyer should know about Microsoft Word; title: Independent claims; title: Refine, refine, refine!; title: Dependent claims; title: Drawings; title: Description; title: Background; title: The title; title: Getting the inventor's review; title: After the inventor's substantive review, preparing the application for signature and filing; title: Inventorship, ownership, and assignments; title: Filing day; title: Provisional applications; title: Design patent applications; title: Prior art and information disclosure statements; title: International issues; title: The legal framework for the PTO : constitutional separation of powers, the Administrative Procedure Act, and statutory division of duties; title: Restriction requirements and election of species; title: Amendments and replies to office actions; title: Petition and appeal; title: Continuation practice under 35 U.S.C. 120; title: Issuance; title: Post-issuance : certificate of correction, reissue, and reexamination; title: Closing observation.