Patent prosecution
Subtitle: law, practice and procedure
By: Irah H. Donner
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: BNA Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 4898
ISBN-13: 9781570189746; 9781617460111; 9781570188220; 9781617460289
Subjects: United States; Patent laws and legislation; United States. Patent Office; Rules and practice
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Patent protection; title: Prosecution and appeals; title: Prosecution history estoppel considerations; title: Inventorship; title: Antedating prior art references under Rule 131; title: Exceptions to patentable subject matter; title: Anticipation standard under 35 U.S.C. Section 102; title: Combating obviousness rejections under 35 U.S.C. Section 103; title: Disclosure under 35 U.S.C. Section 112, first paragraph; title: Definite claims under 35 U.S.C. Section 112, second paragraph; title: Means-plus-function or step-plus-function claims under 35 U.S.C. section 112, sixth paragraph; title: Related application and priority issues; title: Design patent requirements; title: Post-issuance actions : reissue, reexamination, certificates of correction, and maintenance fees; title: Practical guidelines for drafting patent opinions.