Patent Application Drafting by Rosenberg, Morgan D. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Prefatory Material

Title Page Copyright DISCLAIMER DEDICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD PREFACE ABOUT THE AUTHOR INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1 — Claims Part 1: Basic Elements of a Claim

§ 1.01. CLAIM STRUCTURE

[1] Introduction [2] Example [3] The Class and Preamble [4] Transitional Phrases [5] The Claim Body [6] The Purpose Clause [7] Essential Form

§ 1.02. CLAIM FUNDAMENTALS

[1] Single Statutory Classification [2] Completeness [3] Definiteness

§ 1.03. DEPENDENT CLAIMS

CHAPTER 2 — Claims Part 2: Types of Inventions and Types of Claims

§ 2.01. INTRODUCTION § 2.02. APPARATUS CLAIMS § 2.03. METHOD CLAIMS § 2.04. PRODUCT-BY-PROCESS CLAIMS § 2.05. MEANS-PLUS-FUNCTION CLAIMS § 2.06. MARKUSH CLAIMS § 2.07. JEPSON CLAIMS § 2.08. SOFTWARE AND BEAUREGARD CLAIMS § 2.09. CHEMICAL CLAIMS § 2.10. PHARMACEUTICAL CLAIMS § 2.11. BUSINESS METHODS CLAIMS § 2.12. KIT CLAIMS

CHAPTER 3 — Claims Part 3: Claim Construction

§ 3.01. CHOOSING ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

[1] Broad vs. Narrow Claiming [2] Apparatus Claims [3] Excerpt from the Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiments [4] Method Claims

§ 3.02. CHOICE OF LANGUAGE § 3.03. PUNCTUATION § 3.04. PLURAL ELEMENTS § 3.05. RANGES AND MEASUREMENTS § 3.06. BREVITY § 3.07. NON-STANDARD CLAIM FEATURES

[1] Chemical Structures [2] Equations

CHAPTER 4 — The Summary of the Invention and the Abstract

§ 4.01. THE SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION § 4.02. THE ABSTRACT

CHAPTER 5 — The Specification

§ 5.01. TITLE § 5.02. PRIORITY CLAIMS, FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND SEQUENCE LISTINGS § 5.03. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[1] Field of the Invention [2] Description of the Related Art

§ 5.04. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS § 5.05. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[1] Longest But Simplest [2] Language [3] Incorporation by Reference [4] Sequence Listings [5] Deposit of Biological Material [6] Best Mode Requirement [7] Enablement [8] Miscellaneous Considerations [9] Information Disclosure Statement

§ 5.06. NON-STANDARD FEATURES

[1] Chemical Structures [2] Tables [3] Equations [4] Trademarks

CHAPTER 6 — The Drawings

§ 6.01. HIRE A DRAFTSMAN § 6.02. IF YOU CLAIM IT SHOW IT

CHAPTER 7 — Claims Part 35 U.S.C. §101: Utility and Patentable Subject Matter

§ 7.01. PATENTABLE INVENTIONS § 7.02. GENERAL UTILITY REQUIREMENT § 7.03. MENTAL STEPS § 7.04. PRINTED MATTER § 7.05. PRODUCTS OF NATURE § 7.06. BROADLY DETERMINING PATENT SUBJECT MATTER ELIGIBILITY

[1] The Four Categories of Statutory Subject Matter [2] Judicial Exceptions to the Four Categories

CHAPTER 8 — Claims Part 35 U.S.C. §112: Enablement, Form, and Language

§ 8.01. TERMINOLOGY § 8.02. 35 U.S.C. § 112(a)

[1] Overview [2] Written Description [3] Enablement, Inoperability, and Best Mode

§ 8.03. 35 U.S.C. § 112(b)

[1] Overview [2] Articles of Speech [3] Alternative Language [4] Negative Limitations [5] Relative Language

§ 8.04. 35 U.S.C. § 112(f): MEANS-FOR LANGUAGE § 8.05. 35 U.S.C. § 112(d): MULTIPLICITY

CHAPTER 9 — 35 U.S.C. §102 and §103: Considering Prior Art

§ 9.01. INTRODUCTION § 9.02. CONSIDERING PRIOR ART

CHAPTER 10 — A More Complex Example with Prior Art Considerations

§ 10.01. SCOPE § 10.02. CLIENT’S ORIGINAL DISCLOSURE § 10.03. PRIOR ART SEARCH AND ANALYSIS

[1] Three References [2] The Essential Elements and the Point of Novelty

§ 10.04. SKETCHES § 10.05. CLAIMS § 10.06. SUMMARY § 10.07. ABSTRACT § 10.08. SPECIFICATION § 10.09. FINALIZED DRAWINGS § 10.10. ISSUED PATENT

CHAPTER 11 — Prosecution Using the Complex Example

§ 11.01. OFFICE ACTION § 11.02. EXAMINER’S CITED PRIOR ART § 11.03. INTERVIEW § 11.04. AMENDMENT § 11.05. NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE

CHAPTER 12 — Algorithms, Business Methods, Computers, and Software

§ 12.01. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES § 12.02. OVERVIEW § 12.03. THE SUPREME COURT TRILOGY § 12.04. MAYO V. PROMETHEUS

[1] Introduction [2] Patents at Issue [3] District Court Ruling [4] First Federal Circuit Decision [5] Remand and second Federal Circuit Decision [6] Supreme Court Decision [7] USPTO Examination Guidelines

§ 12.05. BILSKI V. KAPPOS

[1] Introduction [2] Majority Opinion [3] The Machine-or-Transformation Test

§ 12.06. ALICE CORP. V. CLS BANK INTERNATIONAL

[1] Introduction [2] Background [3] Appeals [4] The Supreme Court [5] USPTO Preliminary Examination Instructions [6] Aftermath of Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International

§ 12.07. SUMMARY OF PATENTABILITY UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 101 § 12.08. EXAMPLES

[1] Hypothetical Example: Transmission of Stock Quote Data [2] Graphical User Interface For Meal Planning [3] Hypothetical Example: Graphical User Interface For Relocating Obscured Textual Information [4] Rubber Manufacturing [5] Examples of Abstract Ideas: Fundamental Economic Practices [6] Examples of Abstract Ideas: An Idea “Of Itself” [7] Examples of Abstract Ideas: Certain Methods of Organizing Human Activity [8] Examples of Abstract Ideas: Mathematical Relationships/Formulas

CHAPTER 13 — Examples of Different Classes and Types of Applications

§ 13.01. APPARATUS § 13.02. METHOD/PROCESS § 13.03. PRODUCT-BY-PROCESS § 13.04. IMPROVEMENT WITH JEPSON CLAIMS § 13.05. COMPUTERS, ALGORITHMS, SOFTWARE, AND BUSINESS METHODS § 13.06. CHEMICAL § 13.07. PHARMACEUTICAL AND TREATMENT METHODS

CHAPTER 14 — Strategy and Enforcement

§ 14.01. THE DOCTRINE OF CLAIM DIFFERENTIATION § 14.02. THE USAGE OF DEPENDENT CLAIMS § 14.03. TARGET CLAIMING § 14.04. REALISTIC ENFORCEMENT

CHAPTER 15 — Design Patent Applications

§ 15.01. SCOPE

Appendices

Appendix A. Example of Complete Application and Forms for Filing Appendix B. Claim Drafting Checklist Appendix C. Glossary Appendix D. Bibliography

INDEX

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