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Informationen zum Autor FRANCIS J. WALLER, PhD, is a former senior research associate with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. with more than thirty-five years of experience in industry and teaching. Dr. Waller is the author or coauthor of forty-six U.S. patents and received the Paul Rylander Award from the Organic Reactions Catalysis Society in 2001. Klappentext Understanding intellectual property, safeguarding your ideas Intellectual property is constantly at risk, and the protection of chemical science and technology through the patenting process allows individuals and companies to protect their hard work. But in order to truly be able to protect your ideas, you need to understand the basics of patenting for yourself. A practical handbook designed to empower inventors like you to write your own patent application drafts in conjunction with an attorney, Writing Chemistry Patents and Intellectual Property: A Practical Guide presents a brand new methodology for success. Based on a short course author Francis J. Waller gives for the American Chemical Society, the book teaches you how to structure a literature search, to educate the patent examiner on your work, to prepare an application that can be easily duplicated, and to understand what goes on behind the scenes during the patent examiner's rejection process. Providing essential insights, invaluable strategies, and applicable, real-world examples designed to maximize the chances that a patent will be accepted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Writing Chemistry Patents and Intellectual Property is the book you need if you want to keep your work protected. Zusammenfassung Based on a short course the author gives for the American Chemical Society, the book provides the necessary insights, strategies, and examples on how to write a patent so it is not rejected by the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) or does not have invalid claims. Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACE xiv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii 1. BACKGROUND AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1 Chapter Objective 1 Introduction 1 Book Strategy for Patents 6 A Brief History of Patenting 7 Intellectual Property: Is It Important or Not? 8 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 9 Why Intellectual Property Protection Is Currently Important 13 Information Overload and Prior Art 15 China as an Emerging Intellectual Powerhouse 18 Patents as Sources of Technology 19 Patents in Force Worldwide 20 Chapter Summary 20 Additional Reading 20 Question 21 2. BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO VOCABULARY AND DEFINITIONS 22 Chapter Objective 22 Introduction 22 Short Story from Panama 23 Patent Terminology 24 Trade Secret Definition 30 Copyright 31 Trademark Definition 32 Chapter Summary 33 Additional Reading 33 Questions 34 3. YOUR FIRST DECISION: TRADE SECRET OR PATENT? 35 Chapter Objective 35 Introduction 35 Trade Secret 36 Patent 39 Comparison between a Trade Secret and a Patent 40 Chapter Summary 41 Additional Reading 41 Question 42 4. WHAT COMES FIRST: A PROVISIONAL OR NONPROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION? 43 Chapter Objective 43 Introduction 43 Provisional Patent Application 45 Nonprovisional Patent Application 48 Patent Application Comparison 49 Chapter Summary 50 Additional Reading 50 Question 50 5. REASONS FOR PATENT OFFICE REJECTIONS 51 Chapter Objective 51 Introduction 51 Patentable Invention and Its Usefulness 52 Novelty 53 Nonobviousness 54 Other Reasons for a Rejection 56 Chapter Summary 57 Additional Reading 57 Question 5...
