Legal Research Guides by Course - Patent Litigation

Course Description

This skills course offers students a hands-on introduction to patent litigation. Topics covered include strategy related to the decision to sue for infringement, the fundamentals of motions practice and discovery in patent litigation, claim construction hearings, proving infringement, determination of remedies, the role and use of expert witnesses, and trial and post-trial considerations. A technical background is not required to take the course. (2 credits)

Subject Covered Presently in Collection by

Print Collection

KF2971-KF2983 Intellectual Property - General - Antitrust Aspects - Litigation
KF3096-KF3165 Patent Law
KFP330 Pennsylvania Intellectual Property

Legal Research Databases

• Bloomberg BNA Online under Intellectual Property Law Resource Center - http://0-iplaw.bna.com.library.law.duq.edu/iprc/
• CCH Library - Intelliconnect under Intellectual Property
• Hein Online
• Westlaw and Lexis
• Bloomberg Law
• Legal Scholarship Network
• LoisLaw under Intellectual Property Law Library - http://www.loislaw.com/pns/index.htp?content=/pns/start.htp
• CALI under Intellectual Property - http://www.cali.org/category/cali-topics/2l-3l-upper-level-lesson-topics/intellectual-property
• CVN Law School under Intellectual Property (both audio and video cases available)
• Patent (LII) - http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/patent
• Patent Law (hg.org) - http://www.hg.org/patent-law.html
• Patents (FindLaw) - http://smallbusiness.findlaw.com/intellectual-property/patents/
• Patent Overview (Justia) - http://www.justia.com/intellectual-property/patents/
• Patent Law in the United States (BitLaw) - http://www.bitlaw.com/patent/index.html
• Intellectual Property Law: Patents, Trademarks & Copyright (AllLaw) - http://www.alllaw.com/topics/intellectual_property
• US Patent and Trademark Office - General Information Concerning Patents - http://www.uspto.gov/patents/resources/general_info_concerning_patents.jsp
• Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - http://mpep.uspto.gov/RDMS/detail/manual/MPEP/e8r9/d0e18.xml
• American Patent and Trademark Law Center - http://www.patentpending.com/index.php
• The Business of Patents - http://www.the-business-of-patents.com/
• World Intellectual Property Organization: Patents - http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/
• Kluwer Patent Law - http://www.kluwerpatentlaw.com/
• Patent Litigation (General Patent Corporation) - http://www.generalpatent.com/patent-litigation
• Patent Litigation for High Technology and Life Science Companies (CMU) - http://euro.ecom.cmu.edu/program/law/08-732/Patents/PatentLitigation.pdf
• 2012 Patent Litigation Study (PWC) - http://www.pwc.com/en_US/us/forensic-services/publications/assets/2012-patent-litigation-study.pdf
• The Challenge of Legal Discovery for Patent Litigation (white paper) - http://www.ironmountain.com/Knowledge-Center/Reference-Library/View-by-Document-Type/White-Papers-Briefs/T/The-Challenge-of-Legal-Discovery-for-Patent-Litigation.aspx
• Discovery Issues in Patent Cases by J. Christopher Carraway - http://www.klarquist.com/Articles/16_Discovery%20Issues%20in%20Patent%20Cases%202010.pdf
• Mistakes in Patent Infringement Cases (Intellectual Property Magazine) - http://www.edwardswildman.com/files/upload/mistakes.pdf
• Patents Post Grant - http://www.patentspostgrant.com/
• USPTO Patent Trials (Patents Post Grant Blog) - http://usptopost-grant.com/
• Overview of the New Post-Grant Trial Procedures at the USPTO (Intellectual Property Report) - http://www.bakerbotts.com/file_upload/IPReport201209-OverviewOfTheNewPost-GrantTrialProceduresAtTheUSPTO.htm
• Patent Claim Construction: a Modern Synthesis and Structured Framework (Berkley Technology Law Journal) - http://btlj.org/data/articles/25_2/0711-0830%20Menell%20WEB.pdf
• How to Improve Patent Claim Interpretations (Federal Bar Journal) - http://www.huschblackwell.com/files/Publication/bcbb4586-941b-49dd-a802-6422ef7d9f95/Presentation/PublicationAttachment/31d34885-4730-462e-9711-66428db9bd0b/Manzo%20Article.pdf
• Pre-Filing Considerations in Patent Cases (10th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, 2005) - http://images.jw.com/com/publications/720.pdf
• Pre-Filing Considerations in Patent Cases (11th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, 2006) - http://www.utcle.org/eLibrary/preview.php?asset_file_id=8976
• Anatomy of a Patent Case (Federal Judicial Center, 2009) - http://www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/pappanat.pdf/$file/pappanat.pdf
• Patently - O Blog - http://patentlaw.typepad.com/patent/
• Intellectual Property Law Blog - http://www.intellectualpropertylawblog.com/
• Anticipate This! Patent and Trademark Law Blog - http://anticipatethis.wordpress.com/

DCLI Webpage Links

• Primary Legal Research: Case Law, Statutory Law, Administrative Law (contains quick links to our federal and state statutes, our federal and state administrative codes, and federal and state case law)
• Legal Research Guides: Intellectual Property

Law School Concentrations

• Intellectual Property

This course satisfies the Professional Skills Course Requirement.

Created by Patricia Horvath
1/4/2013