Writing Chemistry Patents and Intellectual Property: A Practical GuideISBN: 978-0-470-49740-1
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September 2011
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
1. BACKGROUND AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1
Chapter Objective / 1
Introduction / 1
Book Strategy for Patents / 6
A Brief History of Patenting / 7
Intellectual Property: Is It Important or Not? / 8
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Offi ce / 9
Why Intellectual Property Protection Is Currently Important / 13
Information Overload and Prior Art / 15
China as an Emerging Intellectual Powerhouse / 18
Patents as Sources of Technology / 19
Patents in Force Worldwide / 20
Chapter Summary / 20
Additional Reading / 20
Question / 21
2. BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO VOCABULARY AND DEFINITIONS 22
Chapter Objective / 22
Introduction / 22
Short Story from Panama / 23
Patent Terminology / 24
Trade Secret Definition / 30
Copyright / 31
Trademark Definition / 32
Chapter Summary / 33
Additional Reading / 33
Questions / 34
3. YOUR FIRST DECISION: TRADE SECRET OR PATENT? 35
Chapter Objective / 35
Introduction / 35
Trade Secret / 36
Patent / 39
Comparison between a Trade Secret and a Patent / 40
Chapter Summary / 41
Additional Reading / 41
Question / 42
4. WHAT COMES FIRST: A PROVISIONAL OR NONPROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION? 43
Chapter Objective / 43
Introduction / 43
Provisional Patent Application / 45
Nonprovisional Patent Application / 48
Patent Application Comparison / 49
Chapter Summary / 50
Additional Reading / 50
Question / 50
5. REASONS FOR PATENT OFFICE REJECTIONS 51
Chapter Objective / 51
Introduction / 51
Patentable Invention and Its Usefulness / 52
Novelty / 53
Nonobviousness / 54
Other Reasons for a Rejection / 56
Chapter Summary / 57
Additional Reading / 57
Question / 58
6. REASONS FOR INVALID PATENTS 59
Chapter Objective / 59
Introduction / 59
Experiments: Actual or by Insight / 60
Prior Art Disclosure / 60
Issued Patent Is Invalid / 61
Inequitable Conduct / 62
Other Considerations When Writing Your First Patent Application / 62
Another Point of View / 63
Chapter Summary / 63
Additional Reading / 64
Question / 64
7. EXAMPLES OF PATENT SPECIFICATIONS 65
Chapter Objective / 65
Introduction / 65
Key to Patenting Success / 66
Why Understanding Patents Is Important / 66
Typical Pathway for Patent Application within a Company / 67
Claim 1 and 2 of U.S. Patent 5,247,190 / 68
Examination of U.S. Patent 5,872,289 / 71
Format for Patent with Federal Support / 76
Examination of U.S. Patent 6,369,239 / 77
Examination of U.S. 2004/0010115A1 / 79
Examination of U.S. Patent 7,071,289 / 81
Examination of U.S. Patent 5,273,995 / 82
Examination of U.S. Patent 7,253,209 / 83
Comparing Claim Language with Written Description of Invention / 85
Chapter Summary / 87
Additional Reading / 88
Questions / 88
8. WRITING THE PATENT APPLICATION 89
Chapter Objective / 89
Introduction / 89
The Inventive Process / 90
Summary of Our Understanding for Patents and Trade Secrets / 92
Identifying a Problem to Be Solved / 93
Methodology to Solve a Complex Problem / 97
Possible Inventions from Our Everyday Reading / 101
Patentability Requirements / 102
Circumventing the Rules of Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution / 103
Water Splitting via Ruthenium Complex / 105
Detecting Mechanical Stress within a Polymer / 108
Places to Find Future Problems / 110
Controlling Molecular Size of Semiconductor Quantum Dots / 111
Chapter Summary / 113
Additional Reading / 113
Question / 114
9. AN EXAMINATION OF CLAIM FORMAT 115
Chapter Objective / 115
Introduction / 115
Interpretation of Claims / 116
General Background about Claim Language / 118
More Definition about Claims / 119
Specific Claim Language / 120
Chapter Summary / 123
10. WHY YOU NEED CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS 124
Chapter Objective / 124
Introduction / 124
Confidentiality Agreements in General / 125
Important Elements within a Confidentiality Agreement / 125
Chapter Summary / 127
Question / 127
11. PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS 128
Chapter Objective / 128
Introduction / 128
Copyright / 129
Copyright Interpretation / 131
Adjunct Professor Appointments and the Copyright / 133
Filing for a Copyright / 136
Trademarks / 137
Chapter Summary / 139
Question / 140
12. GLOBAL PATENT FILING AND PATENTING STRATEGY 141
Chapter Objective / 141
Introduction / 141
Developing a Patent Strategy / 142
International Patent Filing / 143
Filing Options / 145
Chapter Summary / 146
Questions / 147
13. WHAT ACADEMIC SCIENCE FACULTY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS 148
Chapter Objective / 148
Introduction / 148
Recent Background / 149
What Should You Do after Having a Novel Concept? / 150
Notebooks / 151
Invention Disclosure / 152
Confi dentiality Agreements / 153
Copyrights / 153
Chapter Summary / 154
Additional Reading / 154
Questions / 154
14. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RESOURCES 155
Chapter Objective / 155
Introduction / 155
Brief Summary of Selected Intellectual Property Books / 156
Intellectual Property Courses / 162
Worldwide Patent Offices / 163
Emerging Technology Fields / 163
Useful Organization / 164
Chapter Summary / 165
Additional Reading / 165
15. BOOK SUMMARY AND ON YOUR OWN 166
Chapter Objective / 166
Introduction / 166
Pending Intellectual Property Developments / 167
Summary of Previous Chapters / 167
Responsibilities of the Inventor / 168
Conclusions / 169
Chapter Summary / 170
Additional Reading / 170
16. RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS AT END OF CHAPTERS 171
Chapter Objective / 171
Chapter 1 / 171
Chapter 2 / 172
Chapter 3 / 173
Chapter 4 / 173
Chapter 5 / 174
Chapter 6 / 176
Chapter 7 / 177
Chapter 8 / 178
Chapter 10 / 178
Chapter 11 / 179
Chapter 12 / 179
Chapter 13 / 180
17. PATENT APPENDIX 181
Chapter Objective / 181
Useful Information Besides the Invention / 181
Chapter Summary / 184
U.S. Patent 5,872,289 / 185
U.S. Patent 6,369,239 / 194
U.S. Published Patent Application 2004/0010115A1 / 198
U.S. Patent 7,071,289 with Certificate of Correction / 207
U.S. Patent 5,273,995 / 219
U.S. Patent 7,253,209 / 229
INDEX 236
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