Patent Law in Biotechnology, Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

Front Matter....Pages N1-xviii
Overview....Pages 1-6
Trade Secrets....Pages 7-27
Patent Overview....Pages 29-38
The Paris Convention....Pages 39-43
Other Treaties....Pages 44-45
Patent Procurement Strategies....Pages 46-52
Drafting the Patent Application....Pages 53-62
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter....Pages 64-69
Novelty (Anticipation)....Pages 70-87
First Inventor System....Pages 89-93
Priority Based upon an Earlier Patent Application....Pages 94-99
Priority upon Proof of Early Date of Invention....Pages 100-106
Interference Procedures....Pages 107-114
Interference Strategies....Pages 115-118
Obviousness....Pages 119-155
Homologs, Isomers and Analogs....Pages 156-161
Proving a Difference in Properties....Pages 162-176
Method of Use Claim Obviousness Issues....Pages 177-189
Method of Making Obviousness Issues....Pages 190-203
Product-By-Process Claims....Pages 204-207
Purity and Activity Level Limitations....Pages 208-209
Jepson and Other Prior Art “Admissions”....Pages 210-213
Claims and Their Interpretation....Pages 216-222
Claim Structure....Pages 223-232
“Means” Limitations....Pages 233-235
Determining the Literal Scope of the Claim....Pages 236-252
Infringing Acts Under Varying Statutory Categories....Pages 253-294
Infringement Determination....Pages 295-304
The Doctrine of Equivalents....Pages 305-315
File Wrapper (Prosecution History) Estoppel....Pages 316-324
The Reverse Doctrine of Equivalents....Pages 325-331
Disclosure Requirements....Pages 332-337
The Written Description Requirement....Pages 338-348
Enablement, “How to Make”....Pages 349-355
Enablement, “How to Use”....Pages 356-371
The “Best Mode Contemplated * * *”....Pages 372-391
Biotechnology Deposits....Pages 392-422
Duty of Disclosure....Pages 423-438
Double Patenting....Pages 439-444
Restriction Practice....Pages 445-447
Election of Species....Pages 448-449
Markush-Election Interface....Pages 450-470
International Unity Standards....Pages 471-474
International Practice Differences....Pages 475-481
Back Matter....Pages 483-514