Principles of Patent Law: Cases and Materials

by F. Scott Kieff, Herbert F. Schwartz, Pauline Newman

The Fourth Edition, with its new author team, is recommitted to the book's original purpose and design by focusing on the following core Up to date, presenting major contrasting views on key issuesAmple explanatory text and notes to best serve the book's dual role as a casebook for students and a treatise for practitionersSIDE BARS written especially for the book by prominent practitioners, government officials, and academics, an innovation now in wide use that began with this bookEmphasis on concrete applications at the practical level and economic analysis at the theoretical level. Using case studies, case notes, examples, and problems to illustrate points under consideration, this casebook presents the patent law process sequentially, highlighting the legal history and discussing the intricacies of law and technology. Covering such topics as obtaining a patent, utility, infringement, and remedies, recognized authorities provide expert commentary and advice from the viewpoint of both attorney and judge. The updated edition covers important legislative, administrative, and judicial developments, including comparative analysis with patent systems outside of the US.

1423 pages, Hardcover

First published July 11, 2008

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[KitKat821 · Rating 1 out of 5]

Awful text. SImply awful.