I. Deciding whether or not to seek patent protection. Trends in software and business method patents / Ann M. McCrackin
Relationship to other intellectual property areas / Patrick G. Billig, Rudy Hofmann
Searching software inventions / Randy Lacasse, Valentin Tudor
II. Drafting and prosecuting an application in the United States. Guidelines to software-related inventions / R. Lewis Gable, Anastasia Zhadina, Catriona M. Collins, John C. Laurence
Drafting the specification / Kenneth Nigon
Crafting the claims / Steven W. Lundberg, Gregory M. Stark, Ann M. McCrackin
Functional claim drafting in the electronics, computer, and software arts / Rick D. Nydegger, David R. Todd
Claim interpretation for patent drafters / Michael J. Mauriel, Stephen C. Durant, Andrew A. Noble
Maximizing your success in patent prosecution / Stuart S. Levy, Esq.
III. Drafting and prosecuting international applications. Drafting and filing international patent applications / Dr. John D. Collins
IV. Business method patents and design patents. Practical considerations for working with business method patents / Erika H. Arner, Rachel L. Emsley
Design patents for the information age / Bradley A. Forrest, Joseph J. Wang
V. Managing patents in business and litigation. Patent portfolio development: an in-house counsel perspective / Liza K. Tóth, Marc Sandy Block, Esq.
Noninfringement and invalidity opinions / Stephen J. Weed, Andrew J. Koopman
Design-around techniques / Rick D. Nyedegger, Jonathan W. Richards, David R. Todd
Litigation of patents involving software technology / Linda J. Thayer
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