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Recent Legislative/Outreach Initiatives
- Copyright Reform Task Force: see ABA Media Release.
- H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007 (As passed by House of Representatives September 7-2007)
- House Report 110-314 (Report on H.R. 1908)
- S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007 (As ordered reported by Senate Judiciary Committee September 19-2007)
- April 2007: Amgen Inc. v. Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc.
- Section White Paper on "Agenda for 21st Century Patent Reform"
- IPL Section Letter to Senate Favoring (S. 522) July, 2008
Publications
Streaming Audio
Streaming Audio from Section Conference Session available for download
Books
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This is the first book to help patent practitioners draft the broadest possible patent that can sustain a validity challenge by synthesizing and applying lessons from the case law. Nearly every day, the courts provide patent practitioners with practical guidance on how to best comply with the requirements of the patent statute. Drafting Patents for Litigation and Licensing provides, an organized review of these lessons and guidance for applying them... |
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NEW! This book covers: basics of copyright law; international implications of copyright law; fair use guidelines; locating and negotiating with creators; distance learning and the internet; the TEACH Act; and technological protection systems. |
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Patent Adjudication Alternatives Survey
The APDRP is conducting an on-line survey of lawyers, judges, clerks and scholars to gauge the industry's perception of some fairly recent proposals to improve the current Federal patent adjudicative process in the United States and to encourage the use of alternatives thereto such as mediation and arbitration.
