Coalition formation and battles to effect intellectual property policy change in the age of ACTA, AIA and the SHIELD Act / Robert E. Thomas and Cassandra Aceves -- Administrative patent levers in the software, biotechnology and clean technology industries / David Orozco -- The America Invents Act, patent priority, and supplemental examination / Robert C. Bird -- Inequitable conduct after Therasense and the America Invents Act / T. Leigh Anenson and Gideon Mark -- The patenting of a profession: accounting in the crosshairs / Wade M. Chumney, David L. Baumer and Roby B. Sawyers -- Unexpected hazards of a specialized patent court: lessons from joint infringement doctrine / Lynda J. Oswald -- The transformation of patents into information containment tools / Daniel R. Cahoy, Joel Gehman and Zhen Lei -- Will the America Invents Act post-grant review improve the quality of patents? A comparison with the European Patent Office opposition / Susan J. Marsnik -- Biopharmaceuticals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: determining the appropriate market and data exclusivity periods / Donna M. Gitter