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Patent Law for the Nonlawyer

A Guide for the Engineer, Technologist, and Manager

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  1. Burton A. Amernick
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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-4

  5. Patentability and Inventorship

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    Pages 22-48

  6. The Patent Application

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    Pages 49-70

  7. Prosecution of Patent Application

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    Pages 71-81

  8. Reexamination

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    Pages 82-90

  9. International Patent Treaties

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    Pages 91-98

  10. Trade Secrets and Commercial Considerations

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    Pages 99-108

  11. Searching

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    Pages 109-112

  12. Government Patent Policy

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    Pages 113-117

  13. Trademarks and Service Marks

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    Pages 118-124

  14. Copyrights and Semiconductor Chip Protection

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    Pages 125-132

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 133-240
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About this book

The primary purpose of the first edition of this book was to provide inventors and those who manage technology with sufficient understanding of the patent system to permit them to make use of it with the greatest possible degree of comfort. From the comments that I have received from readers of the first edition, it seems that this purpose was achieved to an appreciable extent. In fact, the audience for the book went beyond this and has been of use to those entering the patent profession and general attorneys who have technology-based clientele. This second edition discusses important changes in the law since the first, including the enactment of new laws as well as new insights into or inter­ pretations of already existing statutes. Along with updating material, I have expanded certain discussions including more examples to illustrate some of the more complex issues covered. In writing this book, I have tried not to lose sight of the underlying philosophy of the patent laws as expressed in ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8 of the United States Constitution: The Congress shall have the power to promote the sciences and useful arts, by securing for limited time to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries. Encouragement of communication between an inventor and the general public is, therefore, the primary purpose and objective of the patent laws.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Patent Law for the Nonlawyer

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide for the Engineer, Technologist, and Manager

  • Authors: Burton A. Amernick

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7829-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1991

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-7829-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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