A lean yet comprehensive casebook on the law of patents that features helpful introductory text, technologically-accessible cases, detailed comments, comparative and policy perspectives, and statutes
Incorporates the America Invents Act, the most sweeping changes to the patent statute since 1952
The move from a first-to-invent priority system to a first-inventor-to-file system
Significant changes to 35 U.S.C. section 102
Post-grant review of patent applications
Inter-partes review of patents.
Important new Supreme Court and Federal Circuit cases, including Myriad Genetics, Prometheus Labs, Global Tech, Akamai, Bowman, Actavis, and Therasense
Updated Comments and Comparative and Policy Perspectives