A Crash Course on U.S Patent Law

• Author: Arti Kane
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A Crash Course

on U.S. Patent Law

Are you an inventor, law student, patent engineer, patent agent, or pat-

ent attorney? Great, keep reading; this book was designed for you. This

book is simply written in layman’s terms so that not only the expert

patent attorney but also the novice inventor can understand. I know

that there are numerous books on patent law in the market; this book

is by no means a substitute for them and should be read in conjunction

with them. Why read this book? It is the only book on the market that

provides concrete examples, including boilerplate language generated

from my patent experience that is not found on the Internet. I wish

I’d had a book like this when I first started my patent career. We will

start with an introduction on patent law. Next, we will talk about the

requirements for patentability: novelty and non-obviousness. Next, it

will be useful to focus on 101 patentability. Then we will discuss claim

drafting and prior art and prosecution history search, followed by the

contents of a provisional application and patent application or speci-

fication. We will then talk about responses to office actions or amend-

ments. Finally, it might be useful to dive into opinions, followed by the

conclusion.

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