Editors-in-Chief Steven W. Lundberg (Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., Minneapolis, Minnesota), Stephen C. Durant (Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A., San Jose, California), Ann M. McCrackin (Black Hills IP Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. Minneapolis, Minnesota)
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBNs
9781682670163, 1682670163
OCLC
ocn962409906
Includes index.
I. Deciding whether or not to seek patent protection. Trends in software and business method patents / Ann M. McCrackin -- Relationship to other intellectual property areas / Patrick G. Billig, Rudy Hofmann -- Searching software inventions / Randy Lacasse, Valentin Tudor -- II. Drafting and prosecuting an application in the United States. Guidelines to software-related inventions / R. Lewis Gable, Anastasia Zhadina, Catriona M. Collins, John C. Laurence -- Drafting the specification / Kenneth Nigon -- Crafting the claim / Steven W. Lundberg, Gregory M. Stark, Ann M. McCrackin -- Functional claim drafting in the electronics, computer, and software arts / Rick D. Nydegger, David R. Todd -- Claim interpretation for patent drafters / Michael J. Mauriel, Stephen C. Durant, Andrew A. Noble -- Maximizing your success in patent prosecution / Stuart S. Levy, Esq. -- III. Drafting and prosecuting international patent applications. Drafting and filing international patent applications / Dr. John D. Collins -- IV. Business method patents and design patents. Practical considerations for working with business method patents / Erika H. Arner, Rachel L. Emsley -- Design patents for the information age / Bradley A. Forrest, Joseph J. Wang -- V. Managing patents in business and litigation. Patent portfolio development: an in-house counsel perspective / Liza K. Tóth, Marc Sandy Block, Esq. -- Noninfringement and invalidity opinions / Stephen J. Weed, Andrew J. Koopman -- Design-around techniques / Rick D. Nyedegger, Jonathan W. Richards, David R. Todd -- Litigation of patents involving software technology / Linda J. Thayer -- Appendices