Patent prosecution
Subtitle: law, practice and procedure
By: Irah H. Donner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York, NY
Edition: Eighth edition.
Publisher: Bloomberg BNA
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Arlington, VA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781617464157; 9781617464164; 9781617464171; 9781617463167; 9781617464188; 9781617464195
Subjects: Patent laws and legislation; Rules and practice; United States. Patent and Trademark Office; United States
Description: Irah Donner's eighth edition of his Patent Prosecution : law, practice and procedure . . . a continuously updated source of guidance for patent prosecutors, as well as the substantial amount of change the America Invents Act has brought to the patent system . . . This Eighth Edition continues to stay abreast of the many case law developments at the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit levels, with appropriate ITC and district court law woven in--Foreword, p. ix.
Notes: Accompanied by cumulative case digest on CD-ROM.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Patent protection; title: Prosecution and appeals; title: Prosecution history estoppel considerations and disclaimer 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.