6.1 Chapter 6 Patents © 2003 by West Legal Studies in Business/A Division of Thomson Learning

6.2 Overview of Patent Law  Invention  Patent  Embodiment  Qualification procedure  Patent prosecution  Examiner and examination process  Contract theory of intellectual property

6.3 International Patent Law Discuss the impact of each of the following international laws: 1.Paris Convention 2.Patent Cooperation Treaty 3.European Patent Convention 4.Patent Law Treaty 5.Trade Related Intellectual Property Let’s Discuss Let’s Discuss Let’s Discuss Let’s Discuss

6.4 Patentability: Areas of Patentable Subject Matter  Machine  Manufacture  Process  Composition of matter

6.5 Patentability: Areas of Non- Patentable Subject Matter  Naturally occurring things  Abstract ideas  Laws of nature  Mathematical formulae

6.6 Other Areas of Patentability Methods of doing business Computer software Biotechnology

6.7 Patentability: Novelty  Publicly-available knowledge  One-year grace period  First-to-invent  Searching the prior art

6.8 Patentability: Non-obviousness The patent should not be granted on a novel invention if the advancement is small and represents merely minor improvements over the prior art.

6.9 The Patenting Process  The Patent and Trademark Office  The patent application  Ethical consideration  Inventorship  Provisional patent applications  The PTO’s electronic filing system  Disclosure  Secrecy

6.10 Patent Infringement 1.Literal infringement 2.Doctrine of equivalents 3.Defenses to infringement Patent Office

6.11 Remedies  Equitable remedies  Legal remedies  International remedies

6.12 Sui Generis Protections  Design patents  Semiconductor chip protections  Plant patents Protected Not Protected