Patents and the Federal Circuit
By: Robert L. Harmon (1938-2010), Cynthia A. Homan and Laura A. Lydigsen (Brinks Gilson & Lione, www.brinksgilson.com, Chicago, Illinois)
Edition: Thirteenth edition.
Publisher: Bloomberg BNA
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Arlington, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1990
ISBN-13: 9781682672730
Subjects: Patent laws and legislation; Patent practice; United States. Court of Appeals (Federal Circuit)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I. Patentability: Patents; title: Utility and eligibility; title: Novelty and loss of right; title: Non-obviousness; title: Specification and claims. II. Claim construction and infringement: Claim construction; title: Literal infringement; title: Infringement by equivalents. III. Ownership and enforcement: Ownership of patent rights; title: Infringement litigation: jurisdiction and pleading; title: Infringement litigation: pretrial procedure; title: Infringement litigation: defenses; title: Infringement litigation: trial and judgment; title: Other litigation. IV. Remedies: Damages, interest, and costs; title: Injunctive relief; title: Increased damages and attorney fees. V. The Patent Office: Patent prosecution. V. The Federal Circuit: Federal Circuit jurisdiction and appealability; title: Federal Circuit practice; title: General legal principles.