Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotechnology Fundamentals of Global Law, Practice, and Strategy

Publication year2011
Pages106
40 Colo.Law. 106
Colorado Bar Journal
2011.

2011, July, Pg. 106. Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotechnology Fundamentals of Global Law, Practice, and Strategy

The Colorado Lawyer
July 2011
Vol. 40, No. 7 [Page 106]

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Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotechnology Fundamentals of Global Law, Practice, and Strategy

by Scott A. Brairton, James (Jaime) A. Sheridan

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Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotechnology: Fundamentals of Global Law, Practice, and Strategy

by Peter W. Grubb and Peter R. Thomsen

503 pp.; $235

Oxford University Press, 2010

198 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016

(866) 445-8685; www.oup.com

Reviewedby Scott A. Brairton and James (Jamie) A. Sheridan

Scott A. Brairton is a registered patent attorney with Holland and Hart LLP. His practice focuses on chemical technologies. He formerly worked as a patent examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Jamie A. Sheridan is a registered patent attorney with Holland and Hart LLP. His practice focuses on bioscience technologies. He has a degree in bioengineering and many years of patent preparation and prosecution experience.

Patents for Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotechnology is a book that should not be judgedby its cover, or more accurately,by its title. The title suggests it is not suited for patent practitioners specializing in the electrical or mechanical arts; however, the book is filled with valuable information that any patent attorney, regardless of technical expertise, will find useful.by our estimate, approximately two-thirds of the book addresses various aspects of patent law with no specific emphasis on any one branch of science. The remaining third addresses the nuances of practicing patent law when dealing with...

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