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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jurisdiction.

Patents.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (25 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

PDF

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.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Patent Law and Innovation

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