Patent Law and Innovation : The Creation, Operation, and a Twenty-Year Assessment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Explains patent acquisition and litigation; and discusses creation, history, and operation of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which possesses exclusive appellate jurisdiction over patent appeals. Reviews recent developments that have shaped the Federal Circuit, and assesses influe...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Explains patent acquisition and litigation; and discusses creation, history, and operation of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which possesses exclusive appellate jurisdiction over patent appeals. Reviews recent developments that have shaped the Federal Circuit, and assesses influence of Federal circuit courts on patent law and innovation policy.
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