A trusted working tool for more than two decades, Faber on Mechanics of Patent Claim Drafting spotlights proven claim drafting practices and techniques that have been firmly established by patent authorities and custom. The treatise provides full coverage of U.S. Supreme Court and other court decisions critical to claim drafting. This time-saving handbook offers start-to-finish directions for and real-world examples of each type of claim and numerous tips on how to avoid common claim drafting mistakes.

The many revisions throughout this release continue to assist practitioners in drafting the most effective types of claims for each type of invention. Highlights of the new release include:

• Updated Chapter 2 explains how a patent claim may be novel but still obvious thereby invalidating the claim (see section 2:7.1) and provides additional instruction on how to determine whether a claim is dependent or independent from a previous claim (see section 2:9).
• Expanded § 3:9 offers suggested language to include in the patent application or claim of a machine or apparatus if seeking both a U.S. patent and patent protection abroad.
• Revised § 5:5 provides additional details on how the effective filing date of a claim in a continuation-in-part application is determined.
• Updated §6:2 expounds on what constitutes Markush expressions.
• Expanded § 8:3 details how a terminal disclaimer prevents a second patent application by one patentee from being deemed an impermissible double patenting of a previous claim.

In addition, Appendices A, B, and C2 have been updated.

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