How to Write a Patent Application (Third Edition) is teeming with drafting checklists, sample drafting language, documents, and drawings designed to walk the reader through each step of the process for preparing patent applications. This newly updated practice guide analyzes the latest USPTO initiatives and key decisions of the federal courts, while also providing practical suggestions and commentary from the author.
Highlights of this update include:
- A discussion about the implications of AI tool usage on client confidentiality, and when the use of AI tools must be disclosed to the PTO (Section 4:3)
- A new section covering the pros, cons, and best practices for AI tools in patent searches (Section 5:6)
- The addition of abstract and nonabstract ideas as examples to lists of patentable subject matter (Sections 7:4.1[B] and 7:4.1[C])
- Updates to drafting specifications to reflect expansion of the recommendations regarding machine-learning (Section 7:4.6)
- Inclusion of the Federal Circuit’s Entresto case, which found that a claim can cover after-developed-technology if the claimed subject matter is described (Section 8:5)
- A new section reviewing advantages and concerns of the use of AI in drafting patent applications (Section 9:5.11[W])
- Updated Table of Authorities and Index
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