Strategic Patent Claim Drafting: Practical and Business Perspectives

Howard Skaist is a founding partner of the Berkeley Law & Technology Group. Previously, he was Intel's Director of Patents, where he managed a staff of over 40, including patent attorneys, patent agents, paralegals, patent engineers, and administrative assistants. Skaist split his time between developing the substantive legal strategy for several of Intel's significant patent cases, leading several of Intel's major patent cross-licensi

Previously, he was Intel's Director of Patents, where he managed a staff of over 40, including patent attorneys, patent agents, paralegals, patent engineers, and administrative assistants. Skaist split his time between developing the substantive legal strategy for several of Intel's significant patent cases, leading several of Intel's major patent cross-licensing efforts, overseeing other patent analysis projects, and leading the strategic management of Intel's patent portfolio.. As Intel's Director of Patents, Mr. About the AuthorHoward Skaist is a founding partner of the Berkeley Law & Technology Group

Strategic Patent Claim Drafting is divided into four overall sections. These are issues that should be considered to provide the best legal protection; however, a relatively experienced patent practitioner would be best positioned to ably take advantage of all of the tips and techniques discussed in this section of the book. Strategic Patent Claim Drafting is the first to bridge the gap between a "how to" guide regarding the mechanics of patent claim drafting and a treatise detailing how the latest developments and trends in these three disciplines are likely to impact claim drafting, taking into account both legal costs and foreseeable risks to provide the best legal protection for inventions. Successful patent claim drafting is one of the most difficult tasks facing today's practitioner and requires a strong grasp of three separate disciplines that are frequently in a state of flux: patent law, technology, and the state of business and the economy. Finally, the last section of the book discusses a handful of claim types that involve special considerations because of unique legal principles that have developed over the years around these claim types.. The second section takes the reader through the basics of claim drafting, which, in general, involves a detailed discussion of the parts of a patent claim - the preamble, the transition word and the body. The first section is introductory and sets the tone by