Biotechnology and the Federal Circuit, Second Edition

Biotechnology and the Federal Circuit, Second Edition is the only reference work that provides an in-depth consideration of the entire body of Federal Circuit precedent in the rapidly developing area of biotechnology. This new edition integrates the court s decisions in chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical cases with an analysis of the current law. Unique in its detailed discussion of precedent and critical analysis of jurisprudence, patent prosecutors, litigators, and in-house counsel alike can count on this treatise for the guidance to navigate through the labyrinth of Federal Circuit biotechnology patent law. The new Second Edition offers full analysis and incisive, expert commentary on recent en banc Federal Circuit and Supreme Court decisions which have rewritten the law applied to biotechnology inventions and altered the basic legal principles governing patentability and infringement. This edition includes extensive revisions and updates to the original volume and supplements, and encompasses the most recent Federal Circuit precedent.