CHAPTER 12 Double Patenting

Index

• CHAPTER Outline
• Chapter §12.01 Introduction
• Chapter §12.02 Two Types of Double Patenting
• Chapter §12.03 Policy Bases
• Chapter §12.04 Foundational Case Study
• Chapter §12.05 Twenty-Year Patent Term Did Not Eliminate Double Patenting Concerns
• Chapter §12.06 How Double Patenting Differs from Anticipation and Obviousness
• Chapter §12.07 Proper Use of the Disclosure to Interpret the Claims
• Chapter §12.08 Improper Use of the Disclosure as Prior Art
• Chapter §12.09 Use of Terminal Disclaimer to Overcome Obviousness-Type Double Patenting
• Chapter §12.10 One-Way Versus Two-Way Test for Obviousness-Type Double Patenting