- Volume 1
- Part 1 Introduction
Chapter - Introduction to Text
- Introduction to Patents
- Introduction to Invention
- Part 2 Standards and Tests for Patentability
- Standards for Patentability - In General
- The Usefulness and Statutory Class Tests - Section 101
- Novelty Tests - Section 102
- Non-obviousness Tests - Section 103
- Part 3 Preparing the Application
- Introduction to Application Practice
- Preparation of the Application
- Preparation of the Claims
- Execution and Filing of the Patent Application
- Part 4 Prosecuting the Application
- Information Disclosure Statement
- Initial Post-Filing Matters
- The First Office Action
- Responding to and Office Action
- Subsequent Office Actions
- Responding to Final Rejections
- Continued Examination
- Petitions to the Director
- Appeals
- Allowance of the Application
- Foreign Patent Practice
- Interference Practice
- Part 5 Post-Issuance Matters
- Maintenance Fees
- Reissue, Correction, and Extension of Patents
- Reexamination of Patents
- Part 6 Special Proceedings
- Protest Proceedings
- Public Use Proceedings
- Standards of Professional Responsibility
- Appendices
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