Patent Law: A Practitioner’s Guide provides a comprehensive approach to navigating the framework of patent law. This guide covers a wide array of essential topics, such as new developments under the America Invents Act, relevant federal regulations and court decisions, and document drafting techniques. It also includes various forms and diagrams to provide practitioners with a wealth of resources to enhance their knowledge of patent law. 

Highlights of this most recent release include: 

• Chapter 1, General Information, discusses Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence (Jan. 23, 2025), and its applicability to previous policies and practices (Section 1:6.1 and 1:7.1) 

• Chapter 17, Preparation of an Amendment, includes a new section covering the PTO’s recent ruling on amendment practice rules in AIA trials (Section 17:7) 

• Chapter 19, Appeal and Preparation of an Appeal Brief, includes new decisions made by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Section 19:9) 

• Chapter 24, Post-Grant Procedures, is updated to reflect the Patent and Trademark Office’s latest ruling on inter partes review (Section 24:6.1) 

• Chapter 26, Patent Licensing, provides a new section which explores the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in C.R. Bard, Inc. v. Atrium Medical Corp. (Section 26:7.6) 

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