The Law of Patents, Seventh Edition

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Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on Casebook Connect, including academic lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes an outline tool and other helpful resources . Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. This comprehensive and up-to-date casebook on the law of patents features helpful introductory text, technologically-accessible cases, and detailed comments. The new Seventh Edition offers up-to-date Federal Circuit and Supreme Court case law, including Helsinn, Impression Products, Halo, and Promega, as well as detailed comments following the principal cases. This edition also features enhanced policy and comparative perspectives, as well as additional materials on patent reform perspectives (e.g., America Invents Act). New to the 7th Edition: Doctrinal developments on the America Invents Act New Principal cases Updated Comments Professors and students will benefit from: Richness in doctrine, policy, and theory. Concise, but thorough coverage. Logical and accessible sequencing of chapters. Helpful introductions to each chapter, transitional text within sections, and introductions and background information for most cases. Detailed comments sections follow the cases, delving into the doctrine and policy, and comparative perspectives. Perspectives throughout that provide stimulating points for discussion.