基本説明
Covers the entire patent application and includes many informative, wide-ranging, real-world examples illustrating the process from start to finish.
Full Description
The proper drafting of a patent application takes into account technical breadth, legal strategy, conformance with a vast number of rules and regulations codified in U.S. statutory law, guidelines issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and over a hundred years of constantly evolving case law. Present texts on the drafting of U.S. patent applications generally fall into two categories: First are the weighty legal treatises that focus on theory and case law to the detriment of practical information; second are the "patent it yourself" books, which are very basic and limited in scope, and thus not of much use to a practicing patent attorney or patent agent. Patent Application Drafting: A Practical Guide actually teaches the drafting of patent applications from a practical perspective. Intended as an introductory text, it covers the entire patent application and includes many helpful examples illustrating the process from start to finish. It is written for novice patent attorneys, agents, law students, and for those preparing for the patent bar exam.
Contents
FOREWORD BY RICHARD J. APLEY ; PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION ; CHAPTER 1: CLAIMS ; PART 1: BASIC ELEMENTS OF A PATENT CLAIM ; A. CLAIM STRUCTURE ; B. CLAIM FUNDAMENTALS ; C. DEPENDENT CLAIMS ; CHAPTER 2: CLAIMS ; PART 2: TYPES OF INVENTIONS AND TYPES OF CLAIMS ; A. APPARATUS (U.S. PATENT NO. US 7,951,055 B2) ; B. METHOD (U.S. PATENT NO. US 7,939,466 B2) ; C. PRODUCT-BY-PROCESS (U.S. PATENT NO. 6,047,711) ; D. MEANS-PLUS-FUNCTION CLAIMS (U.S. PATENT NO. US 7,958,663 B2) ; E. MARKUSH CLAIMS (U.S. PATENT NO. US 7,601,324 B1) ; F. JEPSON CLAIMS (U.S. PATENT NO. US 6,912,933 B2) ; G. SOFTWARE AND BEUREGARD CLAIMS ; (U.S. PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION NO. US 2010/0322422 A1) ; H. CHEMICAL ; (U.S. PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION NO. US 2010/0029467 A1) ; I. PHARMACEUTICAL ; (U.S. PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION NO. US 2010/0216881 A1) ; J. BUSINESS METHODS ; (U.S. PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION NO. US 2010/0312654 A1) ; CHAPTER 3: CLAIMS PART 3: CLAIM CONSTRUCTION ; A. CHOOSING ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS ; B. CHOICE OF LANGUAGE ; C. PUNCTUATION ; D. PLURAL ELEMENTS ; E. RANGES AND MEASUREMENTS ; F. BREVITY ; CHAPTER 4: THE SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION AND THE ABSTRACT ; A. THE SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION ; B. THE ABSTRACT ; CHAPTER 5: THE SPECIFICATION ; A. TITLE ; B. PRIORITY CLAIMS ; C. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ; D. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS ; E. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS ; CHAPTER 6: THE DRAWINGS ; CHAPTER 7: 35 U.S.C. 101: UTILITY AND PATENTABLE SUBJECT MATTER PG. 305 ; A. PATENTABLE INVENTIONS ; B. GENERAL UTILITY REQUIREMENT ; C. MENTAL STEPS ; D. PRINTED MATTER ; E. PRODUCTS OF NATURE ; CHAPTER 8: 35 U.S.C. 112: ENABLEMENT, FORM, AND LANGUAGE ; A. FIRST PARAGRAPH ; B. SECOND PARAGRAPH ; C. SIXTH PARAGRAPH: MEANS-FOR LANGUAGE ; CHAPTER 9: 35 U.S.C. 102 AND 103: CONSIDERING PRIOR ART ; CHAPTER 10: A MORE COMPLEX EXAMPLE WITH PRIOR ART CONSIDERATIONS ; A. CLIENT'S ORIGINAL DISCLOSURE ; B. PRIOR ART SEARCH AND ANALYSIS ; C. SKETCHES ; D. CLAIMS ; E. SUMMARY ; F. ABSTRACT ; G. SPECIFICATION ; H. FINALIZED DRAWINGS ; I. ISSUED PATENT ; CHAPTER 11: PROSECUTION USING THE COMPLEX EXAMPLE ; A. OFFICE ACTION ; B. EXAMINER'S CITED PRIOR ART ; C. INTERVIEW ; D. AMENDMENT ; E. NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE ; CHAPTER 12: ALGORITHMS, BUSINESS METHODS, COMPUTERS, AND SOFTWARE ; A. INTRODUCTION ; B. OVERVIEW ; C. PATENT OFFICE GUIDELINES AND THE POST-BILSKI AFTERMATH ; D. CLAIMING ; E. THE SPECIFICATION ; CHAPTER 13: FURTHER EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENT CLASSES AND TYPES OF APPLICATIONS ; A. APPARATUS ; B. METHOD/PROCESS ; C. PRODUCT-BY-PROCESS ; D. IMPROVEMENT WITH JEPSON CLAIMS ; E. COMPUTERS, ALGORITHMS, SOFTWARE AND BUSINESS METHODS ; F. CHEMICAL ; G. PHARMACEUTICAL AND TREATMENT METHODS ; CHAPTER 14: STRATEGY AND ENFORCEMENT ; A. THE DOCTRINE OF CLAIM DIFFERENTIATION ; B. THE USAGE OF DEPENDENT CLAIMS ; C. TARGET CLAIMING ; D. REALISTIC ENFORCEMENT ; CHAPTER 15: DESIGN PATENT APPLICATIONS ; APPENDIX A: EXAMPLE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION AND FORMS FOR FILING ; APPENDIX B: CLAIM DRAFTING CHECKLIST ; APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY ; APPENDIX D: USPTO INTERIM EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS (AUGUST 24, 2009) ; APPENDIX E: USPTO INTERIM BUSINESS METHOD TRAINING MATERIAL ; (AUGUST, 2009) ; APPENDIX F: USPTO GUIDELINES FOR BUSINESS METHODS (JULY 27, 2010) ; A. 35 USC 101 - PRACTICAL TIPS ; B. UPDATE ON BUSINESS METHOD PATENTS AND BEST PRACTICES TO STREAMLINE EXAMINATION ; APPENDIX G: MORE ON BUSINESS METHODS ; APPENDIX H: BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX
