M. Mueller</b> illuminates key doctrines, judicial authorities, statutes, and policy considerations at an appropriate level for students, attorneys, or laypersons with no technical background. <b>Suitable for use with any patent casebook, this focused, lucid, and comprehensive text features</b>: <ul> <li> <b>clarifies the principal legal doctrines, key judicial authority, governing statutes</b>, and <b>policy considerations</b> for obtaining and enforcing a U.S. patent </li> <li> a dedicated chapter that addresses <b>central aspects of international patent law</b> as they affect U.S. practice </li> <li> <b>boldfaced key terms</b> in context and a convenient Glossary </li> <li> <b>helpful visual aids</b>, a sample patent, and excerpts from a sample prosecution history </li> </ul> <b>Updated throughout, the Third Edition of Patent Law presents</b>: <ul> <li> <b>Recent U.S. Supreme Court patent decisions</b> that are fundamentally rewriting Patent Law, including: <ul> <li> <i>eBay v. MercExchange</i>, regarding standards for injunctive relief </li> <li> <i>KSR Int’l v. Teleflex</i>, regarding the nonobviousness requirement of patentability </li> <li> <i>Microsoft v. AT&T</i>, regarding territorial scope of U.S. patents </li> <li> <i>MedImmune v. Genentech</i>, regarding subject matter jurisdiction for declaratory judgment actions </li> <li> <i>Quanta v. LG Elecs</i>, regarding patent exhaustion doctrine </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <b>Leading new decisions</b> from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, including the court’s en banc decisions in <ul> <li> <i>In re Seagate Tech</i>, regarding willful infringement </li> <li> <i>Egyptian Goddess v. Swisa</i>, regarding design patent infringement </li> <li> <i>In re Bilski</i>, regarding business method patentability </li> </ul> </li> </ul> When students need extra help with patent law, you can recommend this succinct, single-volume text with confidence. <p> </p>

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