What the General Lawyer Should Know about the Patent Lawyer’s Specialty

I. Introduction … A. What Is a Patent? … B. Territorial Scope … C. Constitutional and Legislative Foundation II. Application for a Patent … A. What Subject Matter Is Patentable? … B. Who May Apply for a Patent? … C. Patent Office Procedure … D. Priority … E. Patent Ownership … F. Patent Marking … G. What Rights May a Patent Owner Exercise? III. Infringement … A. Written Record and Physical Evidence as “Insurance” Policies … B. Outside Submissions … C. Patents and Applications as Defensive Material … D. Reissue of Patent IV. Other Protection for Industrial Property … A. Design Patents … B. Plant Patents … C. Trademarks … D. Copyright V. Conclusio