Cases and Materials on Patent Law Including Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Trademarks (American Casebook Series)

Written with the conviction that fragile sparks of creativity need significant encouragement and protection to risk labor and capital. Applicable cases decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and other courts since the publication of the third edition in 1987. Nearly one-third of the cases in the text are new. Covers conditions for a valid patent, subject matter patentable under the statute, procedures, corrections, infringement, design and plant patents, property and contracts interests, and litigation.