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This focused, practical reference will help you draft, prosecute, and manage a strong portfolio of patents in the fast-changing specialty of electronic and software patent law. It is a strategy guide designed by practitioners for practitioners to help you deal with today’s lightning-paced technological developments, changes in PTO policy, and pivotal court rulings. In this step-by-step guide, more than 30 practitioners—handpicked for their experience with this challenging specialty—give you perspective and tactics, including: guidance on tough decisions such as whether to seek patent protection at all . . . how to search for and evaluate prior art . . . how to use trade secret and copyright law in conjunction with your patent strategy . . . and how to draft your claims for broad yet distinct interpretation succinct, useful lessons on preparing computer-related patent applications under Alappat, its progeny, and the PTO’s examination guidelines compelling insights on drafting with the appropriate scope—and the unique, software-related aspects of the best-mode, enablement, and written-description requirements of Section 112 candid practice “tips and traps” for each step of the patent prosecution process international survey of the statutes, regulations, and case law of more than 40 nations—plus basic global principles of patentabilityplus eight representative sample patents, a timesaving practice checklist, a case table, and an exhaustive topic index |
