Patent Law and Policy: Cases and Materials

Synopsis

This Updated Seventh Edition Provides Numerous Diagrams And Figures, Concise Explanations Of Relevant Legal Principles, And, To The Extent Possible, Cases Involving Relatively Simple Technologies. In Addition To Providing The Most Recent Developments, The Authors Have Also Tried To Put The Current Evolution Of The Law In Historical Context, Thus Expanding Coverage Of Historically Important Cases In Areas Where The Law Is Changing Dramatically. This Casebook's Authors Host A Webpage That Features Supplemental Teaching Tools.-- Patentable Subject Matter -- Utility -- Disclosure And Enablement -- Novelty Under The Aia -- Novelty Under Pre Aia Law -- Nonobviousness -- Infringement -- Remedies -- The Legal Process Of The Patent System -- Inventors And Owners -- Licensing, Misuse And Antitrust Issues. Robert Patrick Merges (wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Professor Of Law And Technology, Director, Berkeley Center For Law & Technology, Uc Berkeley School Of Law), John Fitzgerald Duffy (samuel H. Mccoy Ii Professor Of Law, University Of Virginia School Of Law). Includes Bibliographical References And Index.