Patent Law: An Open-Access Casebook

Abstract

Patent Law: An Open-Access Casebook is a comprehensive casebook covering all the fundamentals of the United States patent system. It is designed to be used as the primary text in a 3-credit or 4-credit patent law course. Any portion of the casebook may also, of course, be used separately. The work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. If you are interested in preparing a derivative work, please contact the authors.The Table of Contents for the book is as follows:

1. Introduction 2. The Invention, the Patent, and the Claim 3. Patentable Subject Matter 4. Utility 5. Disclosure 6. Novelty 7. Nonobviousness 8. Claim Construction 9. Infringement 10. Defenses 11. Plants 12. Designs 13. Post-Grant Proceedings 14. Remedies