Patent Law Fundamentals, recently cited at the Supreme Court in the petition for certiorari in DataTreasury Corp. v. JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, and by the Federal Circuit in Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals, provides new attorneys and patent law specialists alike with in-depth information on current patent law and practice. This title offers guidance on how-to: Research any patent issue and formulate strategies Prepare a patent application, with an emphasis on claim drafting Prosecute an application before the Patent and Trademark Office Understand interference proceedings in the PTO Identify the differences in patent law between the U.S. and other countries Features of this publication include: Synopses of recent decisions by the PTO's Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Analysis of changes in the rules of practice before the PTO Coverage of U.S. government patents and government-contracted inventions In-depth discussion of international patent law Summary of other areas of intellectual property A table of cases and table of statutes