Patent Law

The above-titled book by Charles Macedo, frequent guest blogger at Philip Brooks' Patent Infringement Updates, is available at Oxford University Press:

Description

Given the growing importance of patents to businesses both in the United States and abroad, there is a growing demand for a succinct guidebook to serve as a reference for attorneys and "c-level" executives who have not (and most likely will not) be trained as specialists in the patent field. The Corporate Insider's Guide to U.S. Patent Practice meets this need by providing a basic understanding of patent practice in the United States as it relates to both obtaining and enforcing patents. It also provides an overview of patent licensing and related transactions.

Written by Charles R. Macedo, a practicing attorney at an elite intellectual property firm, The Corporate Insider's Guide to U.S. Patent Practice offers readers a high-level, practice-oriented approach to patents that never loses sight of the business implications at stake. In short, it teaches what every executive should know in terms of how best to spot patent-related issues effecting both short and long-term organizational goals.

Contents

1. What is a Patent?
2. Why Seek Patent Protection?
3. What is Patentable?
4. What to Patent
5. How to Protect an Invention
6. How to Get a Patent
7. How to Read a Patent
8. What is Prior Art?
9. What to Disclose to the Patent Practitioner
10. Type of Claim Coverage to Seek
11. How to Construe a Patent Claim
12. How to Determine Infringement of a Patent Claim
13. How to Enforce a Patent
14. Where to Resolve a Patent Dispute
15. What is a Patent Worth?
16. How to Avoid Willful Patent Infringement
17. When Can a Patent Stop a Competitor?
18. How Rights Are Transferred

Purchase the book here. [Disclaimer: I received two free copies of this book from the publisher.]