Chris P Miller, Mark J Evans

The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law

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Produktbeschreibung

Everything a working chemist needs to know about patents-in easy-to-understand terms For people working in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries, understanding patents is vitally important when it comes to safeguarding their intellectual property. Unfortunately, most researchers involved in testing and evaluating novel chemicals have a limited knowledge of laws that pertain directly to their work. This thorough, accessible reference fills this critical educational gap by delivering relevant legal concepts in a clear, concise manner free of specialized jargon. The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law breaks down the most salient patent information by providing a combination of explanations germane to a given topic coupled with discussions centered on actual federal court opinions. This indispensible reference: * Provides straightforward explanations of patent law terminology, including "novelty" and "non-obviousness" * Uses examples from both case law and real-world situations to illustrate aspects of intellectual property law that concern chemists * Is appropriate for researchers across many disciplines who need a basic guide to patent law * Includes a table of cases that lists pertinent chemical court cases The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law imparts basic patent law knowledge in a breezy format that frees up time for working chemists and students by helping them stay out of the courtroom to focus their attention where it belongs-in the laboratory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 683g
• ISBN-13: 9780471782438
• ISBN-10: 0471782432
• Artikelnr.: 25250566

Autorenporträt

I love children of all ages, and love reading to children. It is such a joy watching them grow, not only physically, but socially and mentally as well. I have worked many years with children and have loved every minute. I am always amazed how fast they learn, and I love being a part of that learning process. I have worked in the classroom and in many summer camps for kids and teens, helping them build confidence and self-esteem to conquer their tasks. I have kids of my own that I have encouraged to succeed and be independent. I love seeing everyone succeed, especially in their courage, certainty, and self-esteem.I love sailing, photography, hiking, camping, scuba diving, motorcycle riding, and spending time with family. If it involves water, outdoors or family, then chances are I love it.

Inhaltsangabe

Disclaimer
Preface.
1 Patent Basics.
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 Patents as Property.
1.3 Patent Rights Are Rights to Exclude.
1.4 Patents Do Not Convey Freedom to Operate the Invention.
1.5 Contrasting Freedom to Operate with Patentability.
1.6 Assignment and Recording of Patents.
1.7 Why Have Patents?
2 The Patent Process.
2.1 An Overview of the Patent Process in the United States.
2.2 Post Grant Procedures at the USPTO.
2.2.a Patent Maintenance Fees.
2.2.b Reissue Applications and Patents.
2.2.c Ex Parte Procedures.
2.2.d Inter Partes Procedures.
2.3 Inequitable Conduct in Patent Prosecution.
3 Prior Art and the Chemical Invention.
3.1 What is Prior Art?
3.2 Prior Art That Can Be Antedated.
3.3 Prior Art That Is an Absolute Bar.
3.4 Section 102 References in Support of Obviousness Rejections.
3.5 Double Patenting.
3.6 Obviousness-Type Double Patenting.
3.7 Prior Art Hypothetical Example 1.
3.8 Hypothetical Example 2.
4 Inventorship.
4.1 Inventorship and Ownership of U.S Patents.
4.2 Patent Validity and Correct Listing of Inventorship.
4.3 Determining Inventorship.
5 Patent Claims.
5.1 Introduction to Claim Language and Structure.
5.2 Independent and Dependent Claim Types.
5.3 Claim Structure.
5.4 Transition Phrases.
5.5 Markush Claiming in Chemical Patents.
5.6 Claim Construction.
6 Basic Requirements of Patentability: Utility.
6.1 The Six Requirements of Patentability.
6.2 Statutory Subject Matter of the Utility Requirement.
6.3 What Makes a Chemical Invention Useful?
7 Basic Requirements of Patentability: Novelty.
7.1 Requirements of the Prior Art to Defeat Novelty.
7.2 Anticipation in Chemical Patents.
7.3 Anticipation of a Claimed Genus by a Species Falling Within that Genus.
7.4 Anticipation of a Species Claim by a Prior Art Genus.
7.5 Anticipation of a Range by a Prior Art Species Falling Within that
Range.
7.6 Inherent Anticipation.
8 Basic Requirements of Patentability: Nonobviousness.
8.1 The Basis for the Nonobviousness Requirement.
8.2 Understanding §103(a).
8.3 Graham Factors Analysis of Obviousness.
8.4 Focusing the Obviousness Inquiry: Prima Facie Obviousness and the
Chemical Invention.
8.5 Application of the TSM Test to the Chemical Arts.
8.6 Prior Art as a Whole Must Be Considered for TSM Tests.
8.7 Obviousness and Unpredictability in the Art.
8.8 Unexpected Results as Secondary Indices of Nonobviousness.
8.8.a Unexpected Results Must Be Taught by, or Flow from the Patent
Application.
8.8.b Unexpected or Superior Results Can Be Demonstrated Through a Single
Property.
8.8.c Unexpected Results: Different in Degree or Different in Kind?
8.8.d The Claimed Invention Must Be Tested Against the Closest Prior Art.
8.9 Prima Facie Obviousness Based Primarily on Similarity of Chemical
Structure.
8.9.a Isomers and Homologues.
8.9.b Enantiomers.
8.10 Obviousness of a Species or Genus in Light of a Prior Art Genus.
8.11 Obviousness of Ranges.
8.12 Changing the Sequence of Ingredient Addition.
8.13 Obviousness of Combining Equivalents Together for Same Known Purpose.
8.14 Substituting Equivalents Known for the Same Purpose.
8.15 Purified Forms of Compounds or Materials.
9 Basic Requirements of Patentability: Written Description, Enablement, and
Best Mode.
9.1 The Written Description Requirement.
9.2 Enablement.
9.3 Best Mode.
Afterword and Sources.
Acknowledgments.
Cases Cited.
Index.

Rezensionen

"This well-priced, up-to-date publication is attractively printed and produced by the publisher. . . .This book is especially recommended for chemists and other members of drug discovery teams, for graduate students, postdocs, for faculty members who have interests in drug discovery, for others who would like a one-volume review of U.S. patent law, and for the libraries that serve these groups." (J Med Chem, 2010)

"The title is accurate; it's a top-to-bottom look at the major features of patent law as it applies to the business of chemistry....... There's a lot of good stuff in this book. It's not always light reading, but it's the most readable treatment of some very complex patent issues that I've seen." (In the Pipeline, September 13, 2010)