BNA Books' New Constructing and Deconstructing Patents Expertly Guides Practitioners Through Complexities of the Patent Process

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA, announced today the publication of Constructing and Deconstructing Patents, a treatise that provides a step-by-step methodology for expertly drafting successful patent applications and assessing a patent's strengths and deficiencies by drawing on author Irah H. Donner's years of research and practical experience.

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Intellectual property remains the life's blood of many businesses, and its proper cultivation and protection are crucial to strengthening a company's competitive advantage, especially during this long recession. Fundamental to preserving the value of IP assets is ensuring that patents are constructed properly from the beginning. Driven by the difficulties he faced in mentoring attorneys and agents on the mechanics of patent application drafting, Mr. Donner — author of the classic BNA Books' treatise Patent Prosecution: Law, Practice, and Procedure — has now written the  seminal guide on the subject: Constructing and Deconstructing Patents.

Walking the reader step-by-step through the complexities of drafting a patent application, Constructing and Deconstructing Patents provides a standard methodology patent attorneys and agents can rely on to simplify the process. Regardless of the particular type of patent, or the level of difficulty of its technical subject matter, this treatise will help ensure that each section of the patent application is carefully considered and fully developed for submission of the final application to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). Original, continuation, continuation-in-part, divisional, and provisional patent applications are covered in the text, and examples are taken from the invention types or technologies most regularly filed with the PTO, including mechanical, electrical, and chemical patents.

This book offers expert guidance on the fundamental concepts in patent application drafting, and also discusses the major areas of patent law that can affect the strength and vitality of a patent years later. This equips litigators and patent attorneys and agents to deconstruct the major elements of a patent, assessing its strengths and weaknesses. This is especially important in the context of litigation, with respect to the completeness and satisfaction of the application's requirements and in spotting weaker elements that could be successfully challenged.

Patent attorneys and agents engaged in patent application drafting practice before the PTO will find this book to be extremely valuable, as will litigators seeking both to understand the construction of patent applications, and to deconstruct them during litigation. The book's detailed organization makes it accessible as a guide for the new attorney or agent, while its time-tested methodology provides valuable insights for the experienced practitioner and can serve as a checklist review for each phase of constructing and deconstructing patents.

BNA is a leading private publisher of news and information products for professionals in law and business. In addition to Constructing and Deconstructing Patents, BNA's Book Division publishes Anatomy of a Patent Case; Biotechnology and the Federal Circuit; Copyright Law Deskbook; Drafting Patent License Agreements; Electronic and Software Patents; Harmon on Patents: Black-Letter Law and Commentary; Intellectual Property Taxation: Transaction and Litigation Issues; International Patent Litigation: A Country-by-Country Analysis; Patent Law and Practice; Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws; Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Regulations; Patents and the Federal Circuit; Pharmaceutical Patent Law; Trademark Dilution: Federal, State, and International Law; Trademark Infringement Remedies; Trademark Litigation Practice; and other titles in legal specialties. For a free BNA Books catalog, call 1-800-960-1220 or send an e-mail request to [email protected]. The BNA Books website, including an online catalog, can be found at bnabooks.com.

Constructing and Deconstructing Patents may be purchased (656 pp. Hardcover/ISBN #  978-1-57018-934-0/Order #1934-PREL10/$255.00 plus tax, shipping, and handling) from BNA Books, PO Box 7814, Edison, NJ 08818-7814. Telephone orders: 1-800-960-1220. Fax orders: 1-732-346-1624. A 10% discount is available on print copies of books when ordering from the website at bnabooks.com. Please note that discounts cannot be combined.

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