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Howard B. Rockman
Intellectual Property Law for Engineers, Scientists, and Entrepreneurs
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Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Guide
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1 Overview of Intellectual Property Law 1.1 DEFINING “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY”
1.2 SPECIFIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY VEHICLES 1.2.1 Patents
1.2.2 Trademarks and Service Marks
1.2.3 Copyrights
1.2.4 Trade Secrets
1.2.5 Mask Works for Semiconductors
1.3 WHICH FORM OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION TO USE?
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INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
Frank J. Sprague
THE ELECTRIC STREETCAR
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2 Brief Overview of the Law 2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAW AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES
2.3 DIVINE LAWS
2.4 THE FOUR TYPES OF LAW 2.4.1 Constitutional Law
2.4.2 Statutory Law
2.4.3 Common Law
2.4.4 Business Custom
2.5 CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS
2.6 ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS
2.7 CHANGES IN THE LAW
2.8 EQUITY
2.9 U.S. COURTS, STATE AND FEDERAL
2.10 THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM 2.10.1 The Supreme Court
2.10.2 Courts of Appeals
2.10.3 District Courts
2.11 STATE COURTS
2.12 JURISDICTION
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Introduction to Patents 3.1 BRIEF HISTORY OF PATENT PROTECTION 3.1.1 Early European Patent Custom
3.1.2 The British Patent System
3.1.3 The U.S. Constitution and the Development of the Present U.S. Patent Examination System
3.1.3.1 Origin and Early Development of Patent Law in the United States
3.1.3.2 Initial U.S. Patent Laws
3.1.3.3 Inventions, Not Discoveries
3.1.3.4 Importance of Disclosure of the Invention
3.1.3.5 Present Patent Law, Rules, and Guides
3.2 TYPES OF PATENT COVERAGE 3.2.1 What Is a Patent?
3.2.2 Article or Apparatus Patents
3.2.3 Method or Process Patents
3.2.4 Design Patents
3.2.5 Plant Patents
3.2.6 New Technologies
3.3 HOW TO DETERMINE WHAT TO PATENT AND WHAT NOT TO PATENT 3.3.1 Broadly, What Can and Cannot Be Patented Under the Law
3.3.2 From a Business Standpoint, What Should Be Patented
3.4 BROADLY, WHAT DATA GOES INTO A PATENT 3.4.1 Describing the Background and Essential Elements of the Invention
3.4.2 Claiming the Invention
3.5 WHAT A PATENT IS NOT
3.6 INVENTIONS RELATING TO ATOMIC WEAPONS
3.7 THE U.S. GOVERNMENT’S RIGHT TO PRACTICE YOUR PATENTED INVENTION
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4 Introductory Comments on Patentable Subject Matter and Utility 4.1 WHAT CONSTITUTES PATENTABLE SUBJECT MATTER? 4.1.1 Categories of Patentable Subject Matter
4.1.2 The Invention Must Be Useful and Work for Its Intended Purpose
4.1.3 The Invention Must Be Novel Compared to the Prior Art
4.1.4 The Invention Must Be Non‐Obvious as Compared to the Prior Art
4.1.5 The True Inventors Must Be Named
4.1.6 Brief Commentary on Notable Recent Developments Attempting to Determine Patentable Subject Matter
4.2 UTILITY — THE INVENTION MUST BE USEFUL
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5 Novelty—The Invention Must Be New 5.1 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
5.1.1 Time Limits for Filing a Patent Application
5.1.2 Prior Art Activities of the Inventor and Others That Can Defeat Patent Rights
5.1.3 Prior Publications, U.S. and Foreign, as Prior Art
5.2 PRELIMINARY COMMENTS ON PROTECTING FOREIGN PATENT RIGHTS
5.3 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON EXPERIMENTAL USE VERSUS ACTUAL USE OF THE INVENTION
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6 Requirement of Non‐Obviousness for Patentability 6.1 DEVELOPMENT OF THE STANDARD OF NON‐OBVIOUSNESS
6.2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
6.3 SUPREME COURT CASES PREDATING THE 1952 PATENT LAW SECTION 103 NON‐OBVIOUSNESS TEST
6.3.1
Hotchkiss v. Greenwood,
Supreme Court, 1850
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Atlantic Works v. Brady,
Supreme Court, 1882
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Goodyear Rubber and Tire Company v. Ray‐O‐Vac Company,
Supreme Court, 1944
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Cuno Engineering Corporation v. Automatic Devices Corporation,
Supreme Court, 1941
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The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company v. Supermarket Equipment Corporation,
Supreme Court, 1950
6.4 THE 1952 PATENT STATUTE AND THE CASE OF
GRAHAM V. JOHN DEERE COMPANY
(1966)
6.5 THE 2007 U.S. SUPREME COURT CASE OF
KSR V. TELEFLEX
6.6 ILLUSTRATIVE NON‐OBVIOUSNESS ANALYSIS
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7 The Patenting Process 7.1 WHO MAY OBTAIN A PATENT: INVENTORSHIP AND OWNERSHIP OF PATENT RIGHTS
7.2 PROPER DOCUMENTATION OF THE INVENTION
7.2.1 Conception
7.2.2 Reduction to Practice
7.2.3 Witnesses
7.3 THE INVENTION DISCLOSURE, AND THE INVENTION DISCLOSURE MEETING 7.3.1 Preparation of a Complete Description of the Structure and Function of the Invention, How the Invention Operates, and What Advantageous Results Are Obtained by the Invention
7.3.2 Disclosing the Best Mode of the Invention
7.3.3 Dates of First Public Disclosure, If Any, and What Was Disclosed
7.3.4 Advantages of the Invention Over Known Devices/Processes
7.3.5 What Prior Art the Inventor is Aware of for Disclosure to the Patent Examiner
7.4 ADDITIONAL MATTERS DISCUSSED DURING THE INVENTION DISCLOSURE MEETING BETWEEN THE INVENTOR AND THE PATENT PROFESSIONAL 7.4.1 Confidentiality of the Meeting
7.4.2 Does the Invention Qualify for Patent Protection
7.4.3 Preliminary Novelty Inquiry
7.4.4 Determining the Date of Invention
7.4.5 Will the Invention Work as Claimed by the Inventor?
7.4.6 A Brief Comment Regarding Foreign Patent Rights
7.4.7 What the Prior Art Lacks
7.4.8 Inventor’s Initial Concept of Novel Features
7.4.9 Non‐Obviousness
7.4.10 Enablement
7.4.11 The Best Mode Requirement
7.5 INVENTION DISCLOSURE FORM
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INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
Alexander Graham Bell
TELEPHONE
8 The Patentability Search, Freedom‐To‐Use Search, and Other Searches
8.1 SEARCHING THE CONTENT OF THE PRIOR ART TO DETERMINE PATENTABILITY OF THE INVENTION
8.2 PATENTABILTY SEARCH PARAMETERS
8.3 ADDITIONAL TYPES OF SEARCHES
8.3.1 The Freedom‐to‐Use Search
8.3.2 State‐of‐the‐Art Search
8.3.3 Right‐to‐Use Search
8.4 DATABASE SEARCHES
8.5 U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE PATENT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
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INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
Thomas Alva Edison
THE LIGHT BULB
9 The Patent Application 9.1 INTRODUCTION
9.2 REGISTRATION SYSTEM EVOLVING INTO AN EXAMINATION SYSTEM
9.3 GOAL OF A PROPERLY PREPARED PATENT APPLICATION
9.4 PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS
9.5 REGULAR, NON‐PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION; NO NEW MATTER
9.6 CONTENT OF A REGULAR NON‐PROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION
9.6.1 Title of the Invention
9.6.2 Cross‐Reference to Other Applications
9.6.3 Background of the Invention
9.6.3.1 Definition of the Field of the Invention
9.6.3.2 Brief Description of the Problems That Exist in the Prior Art That the Invention is Directed Toward Solving
9.6.3.3 The Results, Objectives‚ and Advantages of the Invention Not Achieved by the Prior Art
9.6.4 Brief Summary of the Important Elements of the Invention
9.6.5 Brief Description of the Drawings That Illustrate the Invention
9.6.6 Detailed Description of the Illustrated Embodiment of the Invention
9.6.7 Claims Distinctly and Precisely Pointing Out the Definition of the Invention
9.6.8 The Abstract
9.7 YOUR REVIEW OF THE PATENT APPLICATION
9.8 EXECUTION OF THE DECLARATION, POWER OF ATTORNEY, AND ASSIGNMENT UPON COMPLETION OF THE PATENT APPLICATION
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INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS
Emile Berliner
DISC SOUND RECORDING
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