First to file : patents for today's scientist and engineer /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Heines, M. Henry, 1945- (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, New Jersey : AICHE, Wiley, [2015]
• Θέματα: Patent laws and legislation > United States.; Patent practice > United States.; LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.; Patent laws and legislation.; Patent practice.; United States.; Prior art; Electronic books.

 Bridges the gap between the realistic needs and questions ofscientists and engineers and the legal skills of professionals inthe patent field at a level accessible to those with no legaltraining- Written for inventors in lay terms that they canrelate to or easily follow - Lays out the new features of patent law introduced bythe America Invents Act of 2012- Explains the differences between the first-to-inventand first-to-file rules and why the two rules will coexist- Focuses on the growth of new technologies in industryversus the laws protecting them. 

 The first-to-file rule: evolution and application -- Prior art before and after the AIA : two standards compared -- Creating one's own prior art : self-imposed barriers to patentability -- Cancelling prior art and other benefits of record keeping -- Inventing in an employment environment : the aia's new recognition of employer interests and project management -- The novelty threshold : can you recognize it when you see it? -- Confronting the prior art : what makes an invention nonobvious? -- The view from the infringer's side : challenging a patent's validity -- Patent eligibility : pushing the envelope on subject matter appropriate for patenting -- Selected topics in patent strategy.