Faber on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting (Intellectual Property Law Library)

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Remain ever current and ensure that you have the most updated version of this publication by visiting PLI.edu. ”Bob Faber is the guru in the claim drafting area.” —Jack A. O’Brien, Law Offices of Jack A. O’Brien, P.C.”This work must be included in the library of anyone who considers himself or herself an attorney [in the field].” —The Licensing Journal”Truly useful to practitioners at all levels of experience … a must-have.”—IP Law WeeklyMore patent applications are rejected because of claim drafting flaws than because of problems with inventions. A trusted working tool for more than two decades, Faber on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting spotlights proven claim drafting practices and techniques that have been firmly established by patent authorities and custom. This lucid, time-saving handbook offers you: Start-to-finish directions for each type of claim—apparatus or machine, method or process, composition of matter, article of manufacture, and biotechnology. Extensive discussion of nonart rejections, classic and more recent constructions of means clauses, inherent function of the apparatus doctrine, mental steps and computer programs, product-by-process claims, and claims referring to drawings. Quotations from litigated claims to help you see which types of limitations and phrases have (and have not) been “judicially approved.” Real-world examples of dependent claims, Jepson claims, generic and species claims, subcombination claims, and biotechnology. Numerous tips on how to avoid common claim drafting mistakes. Definitions and preferred usage of stylized words and phrases in patent law, such as “comprising,” “consisting,” “means for,” “step for,” and “whereby.” Guidance on how to revie