Chemistry and Patent Law US Supreme Court Decisions 2000-2020

Twenty years of change regarding US patent law...

As intellectual property plays an increasingly vital role in the modern economy, cases are brought to the Supreme Court on a more regular basis. In this book, experienced practicing patent lawyers offer accessible but thorough analyses of the most significant Supreme Court decisions in many key areas of patent law since 2000. The volume begins with an overview of the Court's make-up, function, and role in the U.S. legal system. Each chapter covers another case, and the chapters describe the context of the decisions as well as outline or predict their implications for chemists. This will be of interest to researchers considering careers in patent law, inventors, in-house legal groups, bench scientists looking for a clear summary of a relevant issue, and expert witnesses in a patent litigation.

Richard G. A. Bone received his undergraduate degree in natural sciences and a PhD in theoretical chemistry from Cambridge University. He spent a number of years working as a computational chemist in South San Francisco and at Macclesfield in the UK, where he researched and developed methods of
computer-aided molecular design. Bone obtained his JD from Santa Clara University, and he is admitted to practice law in California and Washington, D.C., where he can practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office. He recently returned to his scientific roots in South San Francisco as a senior
patent counsel with the in-house legal group at Genentech, Inc.

Preface
Glossary and Citation Format

Chapter 1: The U.S. Supreme Court and the Patent System, Richard G. A. Bone
Chapter 2: Merck v. Integra and the Patent Infringement Safe Harbor, Karen I. Boyd
Chapter 3: The U.S. Supreme Court Teaches How to Decide When an Invention Is Obvious, Xavier Pillai
Chapter 4: Has the Sun Set for Life Science Patents?, Jeremy A. Cubert
Chapter 5: Into the Abstract, Richard G. A. Bone
Chapter 6: Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc.: Indefiniteness, Diana Mederos
Chapter 7: One Patent Claim vs. Multiple Actors, Rahul Pathak
Chapter 8: Helsinn Healthcare v. Teva Pharmaceuticals and the Evolving on Sale Bar to Patentability, Justin L. Krieger
Chapter 9: Supreme Court Decisions Involving Inter Partes Review, Katherine A. Rubino and R. Brice Turner

Epilogue
Editor's Biography
Author Index
Subject Index