Informationen zum Autor CHRIS P. MILLER obtained his PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh and is a magna cum laude graduate of the Temple University Beasley School of Law. Dr. Miller has over a decade of research experience as a medicinal chemist in the pharmaceutical industry and has worked as an associate at a law firm as well as served as in-house patent counsel in big pharma and the biotech industry. Dr. Miller is licensed to practice law before the state bar of Pennsylvania and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He currently is practicing both medicinal chemistry and patent law in the Boston area.MARK J. EVANS obtained his PhD from Northwestern University and his MBA from Penn State University; has fifteen years of pharmaceutical industry experience in the development of both small molecule and protein therapeutics at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Alexion Pharmaceuticals; and currently works in regulatory affairs in the Philadelphia area. Klappentext Everything a working chemist needs to know about patents-in easy-to-understand terms For people working in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries, understanding patents is vitally important when it comes to safeguarding their intellectual property. Unfortunately, most researchers involved in testing and evaluating novel chemicals have a limited knowledge of laws that pertain directly to their work. This thorough, accessible reference fills this critical educational gap by delivering relevant legal concepts in a clear, concise manner free of specialized jargon. The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law breaks down the most salient patent information by providing a combination of explanations germane to a given topic coupled with discussions centered on actual federal court opinions. This indispensible reference: Provides straightforward explanations of patent law terminology, including "novelty" and "non-obviousness" Uses examples from both case law and real-world situations to illustrate aspects of intellectual property law that concern chemists Is appropriate for researchers across many disciplines who need a basic guide to patent law Includes a table of cases that lists pertinent chemical court cases The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law imparts basic patent law knowledge in a breezy format that frees up time for working chemists and students by helping them stay out of the courtroom to focus their attention where it belongs-in the laboratory. Zusammenfassung Written by an individual with experience as both a chemist and a patent attorney, The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law covers everything the student or working chemist needs to know about patentability, explaining important concepts of patent law (such as novelty, non-obviousness, and freedom-to-operate) in easy-to-understand terms. Inhaltsverzeichnis Disclaimer Preface. 1 Patent Basics. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Patents as Property. 1.3 Patent Rights Are Rights to Exclude. 1.4 Patents Do Not Convey Freedom to Operate the Invention. 1.5 Contrasting Freedom to Operate with Patentability. 1.6 Assignment and Recording of Patents. 1.7 Why Have Patents? 2 The Patent Process. 2.1 An Overview of the Patent Process in the United States. 2.2 Post Grant Procedures at the USPTO. 2.2.a Patent Maintenance Fees. 2.2.b Reissue Applications and Patents. 2.2.c Ex Parte Procedures. 2.2.d Inter Partes Procedures. 2.3 Inequitable Conduct in Patent Prosecution. 3 Prior Art and the Chemical Invention. 3.1 What is Prior Art? 3.2 Prior Art That Can Be Antedated. 3.3 Prior Art That Is an Absolute Bar. 3.4 Section 102 References in Support of Obviousness Rejections. 3.5 Double Patenting. 3.6 Obviousne...

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CHRIS P. MILLER obtained his PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh and is a magna cum laude graduate of the Temple University Beasley School of Law. Dr. Miller has over a decade of research experience as a medicinal chemist in the pharmaceutical industry and has worked as an associate at a law firm as well as served as in-house patent counsel in big pharma and the biotech industry. Dr. Miller is licensed to practice law before the state bar of Pennsylvania and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He currently is practicing both medicinal chemistry and patent law in the Boston area. MARK J. EVANS obtained his PhD from Northwestern University and his MBA from Penn State University; has fifteen years of pharmaceutical industry experience in the development of both small molecule and protein therapeutics at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Alexion Pharmaceuticals; and currently works in regulatory affairs in the Philadelphia area.

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Everything a working chemist needs to know about patents-in easy-to-understand terms For people working in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries, understanding patents is vitally important when it comes to safeguarding their intellectual property. Unfortunately, most researchers involved in testing and evaluating novel chemicals have a limited knowledge of laws that pertain directly to their work.

This thorough, accessible reference fills this critical educational gap by delivering relevant legal concepts in a clear, concise manner free of specialized jargon. The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law breaks down the most salient patent information by providing a combination of explanations germane to a given topic coupled with discussions centered on actual federal court opinions. This indispensible reference:

• Provides straightforward explanations of patent law terminology, including "novelty" and "non-obviousness"
• Uses examples from both case law and real-world situations to illustrate aspects of intellectual property law that concern chemists
• Is appropriate for researchers across many disciplines who need a basic guide to patent law
• Includes a table of cases that lists pertinent chemical court cases
  The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law imparts basic patent law knowledge in a breezy format that frees up time for working chemists and students by helping them stay out of the courtroom to focus their attention where it belongs-in the laboratory.

Zusammenfassung
Written by an individual with experience as both a chemist and a patent attorney, The Chemist's Companion Guide to Patent Law covers everything the student or working chemist needs to know about patentability, explaining important concepts of patent law (such as novelty, non-obviousness, and freedom-to-operate) in easy-to-understand terms.

Inhalt

Disclaimer Preface.

1 Patent Basics.

1.1 Introduction.

1.2 Patents as Property.

1.3 Patent Rights Are Rights to Exclude.

1.4 Patents Do Not Convey Freedom to Operate the Invention.

1.5 Contrasting Freedom to Operate with Patentability.

1.6 Assignment and Recording of Patents.

1.7 Why Have Patents?

2 The Patent Process.

2.1 An Overview of the Patent Process in the United States.

2.2 Post Grant Procedures at the USPTO.

2.2.a Patent Maintenance Fees.

2.2.b Reissue Applications and Patents.

2.2.c Ex Parte Procedures.

2.2.d Inter Partes Procedures.

2.3 Inequitable Conduct in Patent Prosecution.

3 Prior Art and the Chemical Invention.

3.1 What is Prior Art?

3.2 Prior Art That Can Be Antedated.

3.3 Prior Art That Is an Absolute Bar.

3.4 Section 102 References in Support of Obviousness Rejections.

3.5 Double Patenting.

3.6 Obviousness-Type Double Patenting.

3.7 Prior Art Hypothetical Example 1.

3.8 Hypothetical Example 2.

4 Inventorship.

4.1 Inventorship and Ownership of U.S Patents.

4.2 Patent Validity and Correct Listing of Inventorship.

4.3 Determining Inventorship.

5 Patent Claims.

5.1 Introduction to Claim Language and Structure.

5.2 Independent and Dependent Claim Types.

5.3 Claim Structure.

5.4 Transition Phrases.

5.5 Markush Claiming in…