Edited by Daniel R. Cahoy, Associate Professor of Business Law, Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business and Lynda J. Oswald, Professor of Business Law, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, US

• Contents:IntroductionPART I: INFLUENCES ON PATENT POLICY1. Coalition Formation and Battles to Effect Intellectual Property Policy Change in the Age of ACTA, AIA and the SHIELD ActRobert E. Thomas and Cassandra Aceves2. Administrative Patent Levers in the Software, Biotechnology and Clean Technology IndustriesDavid OrozcoPART II: REVISIONS TO PATENT APPLICATION PROCESS3. The America Invents Act, Patent Priority, and Supplemental ExaminationRobert C. Bird4. Inequitable Conduct after Therasense and the America Invents ActT. Leigh Anenson and Gideon Mark5. The Patenting of a Profession—Accounting in the CrosshairsWade M. Chumney, David L. Baumer and Roby B. SawyersPART III: CHANGES TO THE SCOPE OF ENFORCEMENT AND INFRINGEMENT6. Unexpected Hazards of a Specialized Patent Court: Lessons from Joint Infringement DoctrineLynda J. Oswald7. The Transformation of Patents into Information Containment ToolsDaniel R. Cahoy, Joel Gehman and Zhen Lei8. Will the America Invents Act Post-grant Review Improve the Quality of Patents? A Comparison with the European Patent Office OppositionSusan J. MarsnikPART IV: EMERGENCE OF EXCLUSION SYSTEMS BEYOND PATENTS9. Biopharmaceuticals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Determining the Appropriate Market and Data Exclusivity PeriodsDonna M. GitterIndex

‘Daniel Cahoy and Lynda Oswald have brought together some of the country’s most prominent patent scholars outside the legal discipline. From the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to recent court cases from the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit, this timely, informative and well-edited volume examines the latest changes in US patent law and their impact on business strategy. The book is a must-read for anybody who wants to learn more deeply about the ever-increasing role of patents in the business environment.’

Edited by Daniel R. Cahoy, Associate Professor of Business Law, Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business and Lynda J. Oswald, Professor of Business Law, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, US

• Contents:IntroductionPART I: INFLUENCES ON PATENT POLICY1. Coalition Formation and Battles to Effect Intellectual Property Policy Change in the Age of ACTA, AIA and the SHIELD ActRobert E. Thomas and Cassandra Aceves2. Administrative Patent Levers in the Software, Biotechnology and Clean Technology IndustriesDavid OrozcoPART II: REVISIONS TO PATENT APPLICATION PROCESS3. The America Invents Act, Patent Priority, and Supplemental ExaminationRobert C. Bird4. Inequitable Conduct after Therasense and the America Invents ActT. Leigh Anenson and Gideon Mark5. The Patenting of a Profession—Accounting in the CrosshairsWade M. Chumney, David L. Baumer and Roby B. SawyersPART III: CHANGES TO THE SCOPE OF ENFORCEMENT AND INFRINGEMENT6. Unexpected Hazards of a Specialized Patent Court: Lessons from Joint Infringement DoctrineLynda J. Oswald7. The Transformation of Patents into Information Containment ToolsDaniel R. Cahoy, Joel Gehman and Zhen Lei8. Will the America Invents Act Post-grant Review Improve the Quality of Patents? A Comparison with the European Patent Office OppositionSusan J. MarsnikPART IV: EMERGENCE OF EXCLUSION SYSTEMS BEYOND PATENTS9. Biopharmaceuticals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Determining the Appropriate Market and Data Exclusivity PeriodsDonna M. GitterIndex

‘Daniel Cahoy and Lynda Oswald have brought together some of the country’s most prominent patent scholars outside the legal discipline. From the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to recent court cases from the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit, this timely, informative and well-edited volume examines the latest changes in US patent law and their impact on business strategy. The book is a must-read for anybody who wants to learn more deeply about the ever-increasing role of patents in the business environment.’

Edited by Daniel R. Cahoy, Associate Professor of Business Law, Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business and Lynda J. Oswald, Professor of Business Law, University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, US

• Contents:IntroductionPART I: INFLUENCES ON PATENT POLICY1. Coalition Formation and Battles to Effect Intellectual Property Policy Change in the Age of ACTA, AIA and the SHIELD ActRobert E. Thomas and Cassandra Aceves2. Administrative Patent Levers in the Software, Biotechnology and Clean Technology IndustriesDavid OrozcoPART II: REVISIONS TO PATENT APPLICATION PROCESS3. The America Invents Act, Patent Priority, and Supplemental ExaminationRobert C. Bird4. Inequitable Conduct after Therasense and the America Invents ActT. Leigh Anenson and Gideon Mark5. The Patenting of a Profession—Accounting in the CrosshairsWade M. Chumney, David L. Baumer and Roby B. SawyersPART III: CHANGES TO THE SCOPE OF ENFORCEMENT AND INFRINGEMENT6. Unexpected Hazards of a Specialized Patent Court: Lessons from Joint Infringement DoctrineLynda J. Oswald7. The Transformation of Patents into Information Containment ToolsDaniel R. Cahoy, Joel Gehman and Zhen Lei8. Will the America Invents Act Post-grant Review Improve the Quality of Patents? A Comparison with the European Patent Office OppositionSusan J. MarsnikPART IV: EMERGENCE OF EXCLUSION SYSTEMS BEYOND PATENTS9. Biopharmaceuticals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Determining the Appropriate Market and Data Exclusivity PeriodsDonna M. GitterIndex

‘Daniel Cahoy and Lynda Oswald have brought together some of the country’s most prominent patent scholars outside the legal discipline. From the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to recent court cases from the Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit, this timely, informative and well-edited volume examines the latest changes in US patent law and their impact on business strategy. The book is a must-read for anybody who wants to learn more deeply about the ever-increasing role of patents in the business environment.’