Mueller on Patent Law Volume II: Patent Enforcement

CHAPTER 13 Jurisdiction and Procedure

• Chapter 13 Outline
• Chapter §13.01 U.S. District Courts
• Chapter §13.02 U.S. International Trade Commission
• Chapter §13.03 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Chapter §13.04 U.S. Supreme Court
• Chapter §13.05 Standing to Sue for Patent Infringement
• Chapter §13.06 Patent Declaratory Judgment Actions

CHAPTER 14 Analytical Framework for Patent Infringement

• Chapter 14 Outline
• Chapter §14.01 Statutory Basis: 35 U.S.C. §271
• Chapter §14.02 Direct Versus Indirect Infringement
• Chapter §14.03 Territoriality Aspects of §271(a)
• Chapter §14.04 Temporal Aspects of §271
• Chapter §14.05 Divided Direct Infringement by Multiple Entities
• Chapter §14.06 Indirect Infringement Under §271(b) - (c): Overview
• Chapter §14.07 Two-Step Analysis for Patent Infringement

CHAPTER 15 Patent Claim Interpretation

• Chapter 15 Outline
• Chapter §15.01 The Central Role of Patent Claims
• Chapter §15.02 Judge Versus Jury as Interpreter
• Chapter §15.03 Evidentiary Hierarchy for Claim Interpretation
• Chapter §15.04 Canons of Patent Claim Interpretation
• Chapter §15.05 Disclaimer or Disavowal
• Chapter §15.06 Interpreting Preamble Language
• Chapter §15.07 Federal Circuit Review of Claim Interpretation Decisions
• Chapter §15.08 Collateral Estoppel Effect of Prior Claim Interpretation Decisions

CHAPTER 16 Comparing the Properly Interpreted Claims to the Accused Device

• Chapter 16 Outline
• Chapter §16.01 Introduction
• Chapter §16.02 Literal Infringement
• Chapter §16.03 Infringement Under the Doctrine of Equivalents
• Chapter §16.04 Reverse Doctrine of Equivalents
• Chapter §16.05 Legal Limitations on the Doctrine of Equivalents
• Chapter §16.06 Infringement of Means-Plus-Function Claim Elements

CHAPTER 17 Indirect Infringement

• Chapter 17 Outline
• Chapter §17.01 Introduction
• Chapter §17.02 Inducing Infringement Under §271(b)
• Chapter §17.03 Contributory Infringement Under §271(c)

CHAPTER 18 Specialized Categories of Infringement

• Chapter 18 Outline
• Chapter §18.01 Drug Marketing Application Filings Under 35 U.S.C. §271(e)
• Chapter §18.02 Component Exports Under 35 U.S.C. §271(f)
• Chapter §18.03 Importation Under 35 U.S.C. §271(g)

CHAPTER 19 Defenses to Patent Infringement

• Chapter 19 Outline
• Chapter §19.01 Introduction
• Chapter §19.02 Noninfringement
• Chapter §19.03 Absence of Liability for Infringement
• Chapter §19.04 Unenforceability
• Chapter §19.05 Invalidity
• Chapter §19.06 Antitrust Counterclaims in Patent Cases

CHAPTER 20 Remedies for Patent Infringement

• Chapter 20 Outline
• Chapter §20.01 Introduction
• Chapter §20.02 Injunctions
• Chapter §20.03 Ongoing Royalties for Future Infringements
• Chapter §20.04 Damages for Past Infringements
• Chapter §20.05 Enhanced Damages and Willful Infringement
• Chapter §20.06 Attorney Fees in Exceptional Cases
• Chapter §20.07 Rule 11 Sanctions
• Chapter §20.08 Prejudgment Interest
• Chapter §20.09 Costs
• Chapter §20.10 Patent Marking
• Chapter §20.11 Provisional Compensation Remedy
• Chapter §20.12 Time Limitation on Damages Recovery

CHAPTER 21 Correcting Patents in the USPTO (Reissue and Reexamination)

• Chapter 21 Outline
• Chapter §21.01 Introduction
• Chapter §21.02 Certificates of Correction
• Chapter §21.03 Reissue
• Chapter §21.04 Disclaimer Under 35 U.S.C. §253
• Chapter §21.05 Reexamination
• Chapter §21.06 Reexamination Compared to Reissue

CHAPTER 22 Challenging Patents in the USPTO (AIA-Implemented Procedures)

• Chapter 22 Outline
• Chapter §22.01 Introduction
• Chapter §22.02 Inter Partes Review
• Chapter §22.03 Post-Grant Review
• Chapter §22.04 Transitional Program for Covered Business Method Patents

CHAPTER 23 Design Patents

• Chapter 23 Outline
• Chapter §23.01 Introduction
• Chapter §23.02 Requirements for Design Patentability
• Chapter §23.03 Enforcement of Design Patents
• Chapter §23.04 Remedies for Infringement of Design Patents

CHAPTER 24 Plant Patents

• Chapter 24 Outline
• Chapter §24.01 Introduction
• Chapter §24.02 Historical Development
• Chapter §24.03 Requirements for Plant Patent Protection
• Chapter §24.04 Enforcement of Plant Patents
• Chapter §24.05 Utility Patent Protection for Plants

CHAPTER 25 International Patenting Issues

• Chapter 25 Outline
• Chapter §25.01 Introduction
• Chapter §25.02 The Paris Convention
• Chapter §25.03 The Patent Cooperation Treaty
• Chapter §25.04 The World Trade Organization's Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
• Chapter §25.05 Patent Harmonization Issues
• Chapter §25.06 Industrial Applicability Requirement of Foreign Patent Systems
• Chapter §25.07 Gray Market Patented Goods
• Chapter §25.08 Enforcement of Foreign Patents in U.S. Courts
• Chapter §25.09 Patent Protection in Europe

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