Rules of Patent Drafting: Guidelines from Federal Circuit Case Law

Rules of Patent Drafting: Guidelines from Federal Circuit Case Law (2014 Edition) by Joseph Root: Patents are invalidated every day for reasons often stemming from avoidable error. Rules of Patent Drafting helps patent drafters avoid such errors with a set of patent drafting rules derived from Federal Circuit decisions. By focusing on drafting principles, instead of abstract legal concepts, the reader gains a coherent, integrated understanding of what the Federal Circuit requires. The rules point the way to confident drafting. The 2014 Edition has been completely updated to reflect important changes to patent drafting and prosecution resulting from the America Invents Act (AIA), arranged by drafting topic. It also includes analysis of the recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank Int'l.

Features

•   Written by a very experienced practitioner and patent drafter, who has a wealth of experience with Patent Law. Root's career spans the entire life of the Federal Circuit, and it includes patent preparation, prosecution, and litigation, from both hands-on and management perspectives.
•   Provides important information that even the most expert patent drafters will find invaluable to help avoid patent invalidation
•   Gives patent drafters a wealth of strategic, organized information on the relevant case law issued by the Federal Circuit
•   A new approach to learning patent drafting, presenting an integrated set of rules. Each rule is internally coherent and complete, so that full understanding of the rule produces a complete grasp of all important facets of a topic.
•   Text combines thoroughness and accessibility. Federal Circuit cases are fully presented, with sufficient factual treatment to assist understanding. Clear organization and writing promote understanding by IP specialists and non-lawyers alike.