Chemical and pharmaceutical companies invest enormous amounts of money and inventor hours to discover and develop new materials such as drugs and processes for making them, as well as methods of using them to treat diseases. Such companies also attempt to protect their inventions by securing patents. The success of these inventions in the marketplace depends on a number of factors, the foremost of which being the strength of the patents obtained to protect them. Recently, many seemingly strong and valuable patents have been invalidated or narrowly viewed and found not infringed. Recent court decisions reinforce the axiom that every word that goes into describing the invention in a patent application must be chosen with extreme care. This talk will provide insights into how to reduce the chances of losing in a patent battle against an infringer, including practical pointers on how to write winning patent applications, particularly the claims of the patent applications, by analyzing recent Federal Circuit court opinions.

How to strengthen your future patent rights in light of recent federal circuit court decisions

ACS Spring Meeting 2021

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