Patent Fundamentals for Biotechnology and the Life Sciences

Joshua Harris is a registered patent attorney with over a dozen years of experience counseling clients to develop and manage their own patent portfolios, analyze competitor patent properties, and formulate strategies to increase the client's business value. He works with individual investors, small start-up companies, and multi-million dollar international corporations, in all areas related to patent law and intellecual propertry (IP).

Innovation. Origin of U.S. Patents. Inventors: Ideas and Innovation. Patent Claims. Patentable Subject Matter, Utility, and Types of Patents. Novelty and Non-Obviousness. Enablement and Written Description. Patent Prosecution. Anatomy of an Issued Patent. Patent Owner Rights and Intellectual Property. Seller Considerations. Buyer Considerations. License. Owner Considerations in License Negotiations. Patents as a Part of the Deal. Litigation. District Court Litigation. What's at Stake: Litigation Remedies. Defenses in Litigation. Patent Office Proceedings. Appeals:Federal Circuit and Supreme Court. Special Cases.