Patent Application Draftingby Morgan D. Rosenberg: The proper drafting of a patent application takes into account technical breadth, legal strategy, conformance with a vast number of rules and regulations codified in U.S. statutory law, guidelines issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and over a hundred years of constantly evolving case law. Present texts on the drafting of U.S. patent applications generally fall into two categories: First are the weighty legal treatises that focus on theory and case law to the detriment of practical information; second are the "patent it yourself" books, which are very basic and limited in scope, and thus not of much use to a practicing patent attorney or patent agent.

Patent Application Drafting actually teaches the drafting of patent applications from a practical perspective. Intended as an introductory text, it covers the entire patent application and includes many helpful examples illustrating the process from start to finish. It is written for novice patent attorneys, agents, law students, and for those preparing for the patent bar exam.

This Edition has been revised to include changes to patent practice necessitated by the latest case and statutory law, including the 2011 America Invents Act (AIA). The author has added "real-world" instruction and guidance for the successful drafting of patent applications, using examples from a wide variety of types, styles, and technical arts.

Features

•   Teaches the drafting of patent applications from a practical perspective

•   Covers the entire patent application and includes many informative, wide-ranging, real-world examples illustrating the process from start to finish

•   Both a textbook and a reference book providing very general and very specific information respectively

•   Provides numerous appendices with additional examples, checklists, and further specific information

•   Contains a helpful and thorough glossary of patent-specific terms defined in language anyone can understand