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Summary Table of Contents

Foreword—Second Edition .......................................................... v

Foreword—First Edition .............................................................. vii

Preface .............................................................................................. xi

About the Authors ......................................................................... xiii

Detailed Table of Contents ........................................................ xix

Chapter 1. Introduction: An Overview of the New Legal Landscape of Post-Grant Patent Practice ................................................................... 1-1

Part I

Post-Grant Proceedings Conducted by the Patent Examining Corps

Chapter 2. Reissue ...................................................................... 2-1

Chapter 3. Ex Parte Reexamination ....................................... 3-1

Chapter 4. Supplemental Examination Under the AIA ..... 4-1

Chapter 5. Inter Partes Reexamination ................................ 5-1

Chapter 6. Other Post-Grant Practices: Disclaimers and Certificates of Correction .............................................................. 6-1

Chapter 7. Appellate Review by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ........................................................... 7-1

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Part II

Post-Grant Proceedings Conducted by the PTO Board

Chapter 8. Interference Proceedings Under (Pre-AIA) 35 U.S.C. §135 ........................................ 8-1

Chapter 9. Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ........................................................... 9-1

Chapter 10. Post-Grant and Inter Partes Review ................. 10-1

Chapter 11. Derivation Proceedings ...................................... 11-1

Chapter 12. Comparison of Post-Grant Procedures (Charts) ................................................................... 12-1

Chapter 13. Concurrent Reissue, Reexamination, and Interference Proceedings .................................... 13-1

Chapter 14. Petitions in Reexamination, Reissue, and Board Trial Practice ............................................ 14-1

Chapter 15. The Duty of Disclosure and the Inequitable Conduct Defense in Post-Grant Practice ........ 15-1

Chapter 16. Judicial Review of Board Decisions in Post-Grant Practice ............................................. 16-1

Chapter 17. Additional Strategic Considerations .............. 17-1

Appendices

Appendix A. Selected Sections of the U.S. Code on Patents ............................................................... A-1

Appendix B. Selected Sections of 37 Code of Federal Regulations on Patents ....................................... B-1

Appendix C. Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ...................... C-1

Appendix D. Leahy-Smith America Invents Technical Corrections Act .................................................... D-1

Table of Cases ................................................................................. T-1

Table of Laws, Regulations, and Rules ...................................... TL-1

Index ................................................................................................. I-1