Understanding Patent Reform Implications: Leading Lawyers on Defining Key Issues, Interpreting Current Proposed Legislation, and Projecting Future Developments (Inside the Minds)

Understanding Patent Reform Implications contains the thoughts of leading lawyers on defining key issues, interpreting legislation, and projecting future developments. It provides an authoritative insider's perspective on the benefits and drawbacks of U.S. patent reforms. The text covers:

• Descriptions of reform legislation

• The controversies related to those reforms

• The first-to-file system

• Inequitable conduct reform

• Reforms related to litigation venue and damages

• The economic impact of reforms

• The response from various industry sectors

• The effect of U.S. legislation on the international community and vice versa