An ideal overview of the patent law
field, covering:
- BASIC PRINCIPLES OF INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY AND THEIR
RELATIONSHIP TO PATENT LAW:
- trade secrets
- trademarks
- copyrights
INVENTORSHIP AND OWNERSHIP OF PATENTS:
- parameters involved in priority of invention determinations
- what constitutes abandonment, suppression and concealment
- ownership considerations
THE PATENT APPLICATION PROCESS:
- role of the patent examiner, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, and the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
- requirements for a valid patent
- defining an invention
- drafting patent claims effectively
- overcoming rejection
- correcting a defective patent
EXPLOITATION AND PROTECTION OF PATENT RIGHTS:
- retaining, transferring, and sharing patent rights
- patent infringement
- patent litigation
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