Patent Applications Handbook by Stephen A. BeckerThis work discusses the proper procedures for filing and prosecuting applications. It describes exactly what must be included in an application and explains the fundamentals of preparing a disclosure, drafting claims, and submitting prior art under the new rules. It also provides content on disclosure, claims, patentability and infringement, statutory subject matter, filing and prosecution, the America Invents Act, post-issuance, design patents, filing through the Patent Cooperation Treaty and record keeping.
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