Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book, based on a short course the author gives for the American Chemical Socitey, provides the necessary insights, strategies, and examples of how to write a patent so it is not rejected by the United States Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) or the patent does not have invalid claims"-- Provided by publisher.

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WRITING CHEMISTRY PATENTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: A Practical Guide; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; CHAPTER 2: BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO VOCABULARY AND DEFINITIONS; CHAPTER 3: YOUR FIRST DECISION: TRADE SECRET OR PATENT?; CHAPTER 4: WHAT COMES FIRST: A PROVISIONAL OR NONPROVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATION?; CHAPTER 5: REASONS FOR PATENT OFFICE REJECTIONS; CHAPTER 6: REASONS FOR INVALID PATENTS; CHAPTER 7: EXAMPLES OF PATENT SPECIFICATIONS; CHAPTER 8: WRITING THE PATENT APPLICATION

CHAPTER 9: AN EXAMINATION OF CLAIM FORMATCHAPTER 10: WHY YOU NEED CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS; CHAPTER 11: PRACTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS; CHAPTER 12: GLOBAL PATENT FILING AND PATENTING STRATEGY; CHAPTER 13: WHAT ACADEMIC SCIENCE FACULTY SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS; CHAPTER 14: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RESOURCES; CHAPTER 15: BOOK SUMMARY AND ON YOUR OWN; CHAPTER 16: RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS AT END OF CHAPTERS; CHAPTER 17: PATENT APPENDIX; INDEX;