In light of malpractice risk and increasing workload, it is vital for practitioners to work effectively and efficiently. This manual provides a tool for promoting the quality of application conduct by enhancing mindfulness of the practitioner to procedural options available at any given point during the application protocol. It will aid the practitioner in anticipating the Patent Office's actions, as well as elevate the practitioner's awareness of options available in prosecuting an application.
Table of Contents:
Part One: Domestic Filing Practice
Introduction - Patents: The Weak and the Strong
Sources of Domestic Patent Law
Pre-Filing Activities & Considerations
Filing
Post-Filing
Post-Grant
Part Two: Foreign Filing Practice
Introduction: Patent World
Sources of International Patent Law and Regulations
Principal International IP Accords
Pre-Application Activities and Considerations
Application/Prosecution
Foreign Filing Strategies
Part Three: International Biotechnology Patent Applications
Introduction: Patents for Life
Domestic Biotechnology Patent Applications
International Biotechnology Patent Application
Indexes
Appendix