| Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2012 TOC |
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| Chapter 1: Taking Invention Disclosures: Practical and Ethical Considerations |
Jonathan Berschadsky ~ Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
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| Chapter 2: Introduction to Patent Drafting |
William S. Frommer ~ Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP
Thomas F. Presson ~ Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP
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| Chapter 3: Patent Specification Drafting |
Carl B. Wischhusen ~ Cozen O'Connor
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| Chapter 4: Part I: Overview of Claim Drafting and Patent Application Preparation |
Wendy A. Choi ~ Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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| Chapter 5: Patent Claim Writing |
Robert C. Faber ~ Ostrolenk Faber LLP
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| Chapter 6: Part II: Nuts and Bolts of Claim Drafting |
Wendy A. Choi ~ Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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| Chapter 7: Practical Advice Regarding U.S. Patent Prosecution |
Christopher P. Moreno ~ Vedder Price P.C.
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| Chapter 8: Post-Grant Challenges |
Peter C. Schechter ~ Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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| Chapter 9: America Invents Act |
Peter C. Schechter ~ Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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| Chapter 10: America Invents Act: The New "102" and What It Means to You |
Thomas J. Kowalski ~ Vedder Price P.C.
Deborah L. Lu, Ph.D. ~ Vedder Price P.C.
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| Chapter 11: Patent Prosecution Overview |
Karen Canaan ~ CanaanLaw, P.C.
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| Chapter 12: America Invents a New Definition of Prior Art |
George Wheeler ~ McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
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| Chapter 13: America Invents a New Definition of Prior Art: 35 USC Sections 102, 103 |
George Wheeler ~ McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
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| Chapter 14: Conducting the Examiner Interview |
William E. McCracken ~ McCracken & Frank LLC
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| Chapter 15: Advancing Prosecution Using Examiner Interviews |
Robin W. Reasoner ~ Fenwick & West LLP
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| Chapter 16: Examiner Interviews: Tools to Advance Prosecution |
Robin W. Reasoner ~ Fenwick & West LLP
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| Chapter 17: Patent Prosecution and Divided Infringement |
Marc A. Cavan ~ Ropes & Gray LLP
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| Chapter 18: The Court's Post-Bilski Search for Clarity and Its Impact on Claim Drafting |
Marc A. Cavan ~ Ropes & Gray LLP
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| Chapter 19: Litigation Issues Relevant to Patent Prosecution--The Defense of Inequitable Conduct |
Jeanne C. Curtis ~ Ropes & Gray LLP
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| Chapter 20: Patent Opinions |
Marta E. Delsignore, Ph.D. ~ Goodwin Procter LLP
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| Chapter 21: The Use of "Means Plus Function" Language in Patent Claims |
Robert D. Schaffer ~ Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer LLP
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| Chapter 22: Selected Aspects of the Impact of Patent Application Drafting and Prosecution on Claim Construction Issues During Patent Litigation |
Louis S. Sorell ~ Patent Counsel, Google Inc.
Leslie Morioka ~ White & Case LLP
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| Chapter 23: The Impact of Patent Prosecution Decisions on the Application of the Doctrine of Equivalents in Patent Litigation |
Louis S. Sorell ~ Patent Counsel, Google Inc.
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| Chapter 24: 10 Mistakes That Will Kill Your Patent in Litigation--And How to Avoid Them |
Brandon Baum ~ Baum Legal
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| Chapter 25: Traps for the Unwary: Issues Surrounding Means-Plus-Function Claims in the Software Context |
Michael A. Molano ~ Mayer Brown LLP
Graham (Gray) M. Buccigross ~ Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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| Chapter 26: Index to Fundamentals of Patent Prosecution 2012 |
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