Patent Law

I recently received a flyer from PLI announcing the release of the above-titled book.  After reviewing the PLI website and a link to an August 29, 2009 New York Law Journal book review by F. Scott Kieff, it appears the book has been out for six months.  Nonetheless, here are some excerpts from Mr. Kieff's review:

The Practising Law Institute has recently published another strong addition to its great collection of books in intellectual property. This new offering represents a team effort by members of one of the leading patent litigation practice groups in the field of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical devices?as found at the Kaye Scholer firm.

With over 25 years? experience, it?s no surprise they hit such a home run. The book is clear, easy to read, thorough, thoughtful, and practical.

See Mr. Kieff's (professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis) full review here.  The following are details provided by PLI about the book:

• The all-important utility requirement as it pertains to pharmaceutical patents, clarifying the types of inventions that do (and do not) pass the test for ?specific and substantial utility.?
• The pivotal issue of inventorship, with coverage of the tests used to identify the inventor and the types of priority disputes and originality contests that can arise.
• Several commercially significant categories of patentable subject matter and the recurring legal issues associated with these categories, to help practitioners consider the problems and opportunities presented by different types of patents.
• Claims construction as it applies to pharmaceutical and biotech inventions, with in-depth insight into how the courts determine the validity of claims and how to ensure their validity through sound drafting.
• Patent infringement as it relates to pharmaceutical and biotech inventions, including the tests used to prove infringement and several available defenses, with extensive coverage of the experimental use defense and related decisional law.

More details and purchase information are available here.