Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE xiii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. SECTION I: PATENT LAW
6. 1. THE PATENT AS A NEGATIVE RIGHT AND THE CLAIM AS ITS BUSINESS END 13
7. 2. CONSTRUING THE PATENT CLAIM 24
8. 3. THE PATENTABLE INVENTION 29
9. 4. THE PATENT DOCUMENT’S ROLE IN SUPPORTING A CLAIMED INVENTION 49
10. 5. THE LONG ROAD TO GETTING A PATENT 57
11. 6. LENGTHENING AND SHORTENING A PATENT’S TERM 70
12. 7. CONTINUING-APPLICATION PRACTICE AND THE MAKING OF A PATENT FAMILY 78
13. 8. THE MURKY WORLD OF INVENTORSHIP 89
14. 9. PATENT INFRINGEMENT AND ITS VARIATIONS 101
15. 10. DEFENSES AND PREEMPTIVE CHALLENGES 116
16. 11. PATENT OPINIONS 129
17. 13. THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN TRADE SECRETS AND PATENTS 151
18. SECTION II: REGULATORY LAW
19. 14. THE INNOVATOR DRUG: FROM DEVELOPMENT TO APPROVAL 163
20. 15. GENERIC DRUGS 180
21. 16. BIOSIMILARS 207
22. SECTION III: CONTRACT LAW
23. 17. THE CONTRACT: AN ENFORCEABLE PROMISE 225
24. 18. BIOTECHNOLOGY AGREEMENTS 242
25. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 283
26. FURTHER READING 285
27. GLOSSARY OF LEGAL ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 295
28. INDEX 297