Never before has one resource broken down the process for drafting software patent specifications and claims into manageable segments. Software Patents will show you how to draft accurate, complete patent applications -- applications that will be approved and that will stand in court if challenged. It discusses what a software patent is and the legal protection it offers; who holds software patents and for what inventions; and the steps you can take to protect software inventions in the worldwide marketplace.
- History of Software Patents
- Software Technology Primer for the Attorney
- A Review of Legal Concepts for the Software Professional
- What is Patentable Subject Matter
- Searching for Prior Art
- Software Patent Specification
- Software Patent Drawings
- Drafting Claims of Proper Scope
- Examination of the Application by the Patent Office
- International Patent Protection for Software
- What Software is Patented?
- Strategic Software Patent Protection
- Beta Testing Software Inventions
- Internet and E-Commerce Patents
Appendix A. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Public Hearing on Use of the Patent System to Protect Software-Related Inventions
Appendix B. Software Classification System of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Appendix C. Letter of Thomas Jefferson to Isaac McPherson Dated August 13, 1813
Table of Cases
Index
| Business Method Patents
Gregory A. Stobbs
In a landmark decision, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Signature Financial v. State Street Bank held that business methods may be patented. This holding together with the explosive growth of the Internet has turned the business method patent into the "hot" new growth area of intellectual pr more... |
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| Patent Claim Construction
Robert C. Kahrl
Patent Claim Construction is the first comprehensive treatise on claim construction in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. This practical resource helps lawyers of all experience levels gain a firm footing in the rapidly evolving rules of claim construction. This knowledge thereby more... |
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| Patent Interference Practice Handbook
Jerome Rosenstock
One procedural misstep in patent interference practice can put an invention at risk. Patent Interference Practice Handbook is the only book that leads you step by step through proper procedure at every stage of the interference process, before and after declaration. Covering practice before the U. more... |
| | | | Price: $290.00 | | | ISBN: 9780735501140 | | | Format: Looseleaf | | Imprint: Aspen Publishers |
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| Patent Practice Forms
Peter S. Canelias
Patent professionals know it all too well: hunting for precedent before drafting a document is a lengthy, time-consuming process. At least it used to be... Now you can find the most commonly-used forms in patent work quickly and easily in Patent Practice Forms , the single-volume guide that gives y more... |
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