Aspen Treatise for Patent Law - 7th Edition - Janice M. Mueller

Aspen Treatise for Patent Law 7th Edition Janice M. Mueller ISBN 9798892072823

Succinct, current, and accessible, the Seventh Edition of the best-selling Patent Law continues to clarify one of the most complex areas of intellectual property law. Through clear explanations of leading cases, statutes, and policy debates, this acclaimed text demystifies patent law for law students, practicing attorneys, inventors, and non-specialists alike. It functions effectively as a standalone resource or as a supplement to any patent or intellectual property casebook for more in-depth study.

New to the Seventh Edition:

• Supreme Court review of core patentability requirements, including Amgen, the Court’s first enablement decision in nearly a century

• Clarification of long-standing equitable doctrines in patent litigation, including Minerva, limiting the scope of assignor estoppel

• Continued Supreme Court scrutiny of the America Invents Act (AIA)—the most sweeping change to U.S. patent law in 70 years—featuring:

  • Thryv (limits on Federal Circuit review of PTAB time-bar decisions)

  • Arthrex (constitutional remedy through PTO Director review of PTAB decisions)

• Ongoing challenges in patent-eligibility jurisprudence under § 101, with key Federal Circuit decisions addressing:

  • Manufacturing methods (American Axle)

  • Diagnostic methods (CareDx)

  • Abstract ideas (Trinity Info Media, Adasa, Killian, Free Stream Media, Uniloc, Rudy)

• Nonobviousness in design patents, including the Federal Circuit’s first en banc patent decision in five years (LKQ)

• Novelty, priority, and prior art under the AIA, with guidance from Federal Circuit and PTAB decisions such as:

  • SNIPR Technologies (distinguishing pre-AIA, AIA, and mixed patents)

  • Penumbra (entitlement to earlier filing dates for § 102(a)(2) prior art)

• Refinement of AIA inter partes review estoppel, preventing relitigation of validity issues (California Institute, Ironburg)

• Limits on extrinsic evidence in claim construction, including Genuine Enabling

• Recognition of prosecution history laches as an equitable defense despite statutory compliance (Hyatt, Personalized Media)

• Developments in international patent law, including the European Union’s Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (2023)

Professors and students will benefit from:

• Clear, comprehensive coverage of patent doctrines, statutes, case law, and policy considerations

• In-depth comparison of pre- and post-AIA rules governing novelty and prior art, supported by numerous hypotheticals

• Up-to-date statistics on patenting trends

• Concise analysis of multinational patent protection systems

• Visual aids such as figures, tables, and timelines to reinforce learning

• A sample patent with a detailed prosecution history walkthrough

• Boldfaced key terms and a user-friendly glossary

Aspen Treatise for Patent Law 7th Edition Janice M. Mueller ISBN 9798892072823, 979-8892072823 & 9798892072830

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Janice M. Mueller