Law of Patents - by Craig Allen Nard
 
  
 
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table of contents
  1. Origins and Architecture of the Patent System
  2. Disclosing and Claiming the Invention
  3. Eligible Subject Matter and Utility
  4. Novelty and Priority
  5. Statutory Bars
  6. Non-Obviousness
  7. Enforcing Patent Rights
  8. Defenses to Patent Infringement
  9. Remedies
Laws, Regulations, and Treaties
Courts, Institutions, and Organizations
Documents and Literature
 
 
Chapter 2 - Disclosing and Claiming the Invention
Introduction
  1. Enablement
    1. Enablement and Claim Scope
      O’Reilly v. Morse
      view pdfMorse patent No. 1647; Reissue No. 117
      Consolidated Electric Light Co. v. McKeesport Light Co.
      view pdfEdison’s Electric Lamp Patent No. 223,898
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      2. Policy Perspective: Optimal Claim Scope and Patent Law’s Delicate Balance
      Comparative Perspective: Enablement and Claim Scope in Europe
    2. Enablement and “Undue Experimentation”
      National Recovery Technologies, Inc. v. Magnetic Separation Sys., Inc.
      view pdfNational Recovery Patent No. 5,260,576
      Liebel-Flarsheim Company v. Medrad, Inc.
      view pdfLiebel-Flarsheim Patent No. 5,658,261
      view pdfLiebel-Flarsheim Patent No. 5,456,669
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      3. Comparative Perspective: Complying with Enablement Requirement in Europe
  2. Written Description
    Gentry Gallery v. Berkline
    view pdfGentry Gallery Patent No. 5,064,244
    University of Rochester v. G.D. Searle & Co., Inc.
    view pdfRochester Patent No. 6.048,850
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  3. Best Mode
    Young Dental Mfg. Co. v. Q3 Special Products, Inc.
    view pdfYoung Patent No. 5,156,547
    view pdfYoung Patent No. 5,423,679
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  4. Definiteness
    Datamize LLC. v. Plumtree Software, Inc.
    view pdfDatamize Patent No. 6,014,137
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