Crash Course on U.S. Patent Law

Are you an inventor, law student, engineer, patent agent, or patent attorney? If so, then this book is for you Crash Course on U.S. Patent Law is written in simple, accessible language - a useful resource for the novice inventor and entrepreneur as for the expert patent attorney and law firm clients. While there are numerous books on patent law in the market, Crash Course on U.S. Patent Law provides concrete examples, including invaluable boilerplate language not found on the Internet that is grounded in extensive patent experience. Written by an experienced patent attorney with a background in electrical engineering, this book includes the essential information you need to know about this dynamic and exciting field. -An overview of patent law -Requirements for patentability: novelty and non-obviousness -35 U.S.C. 101--Inventions: patentability -Claim drafting, prior art, and prosecution history search -Analysis of provisional applications and patent applications -Responses to Office Action or amendment -Patentability opinions -And more