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Author:   Alan Morrison
Publisher:   Columbia University Press
Imprint:   Columbia University Press
ISBN:  

9780231179386

ISBN 10:   0231179383
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   04 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Section I: Patent Law 1. The Patent as a Negative Right and the Claim as Its Business End 2. Construing the Patent Claim 3. The Patentable Invention 4. The Patent Document's Role in Supporting a Claimed Invention 5. The Long Road to Getting a Patent 6. Lengthening and Shortening a Patent's Term 7. Continuing-Application Practice and the Making of a Patent Family 8. The Murky World of Inventorship 9. Patent Infringement and Its Variations 10. Defenses and Preemptive Challenges 11. Patent Opinions 12. The Patent Portfolio 13. The Interplay Between Trade Secrets and Patents Section II: Regulatory Law 14. The Innovator Drug: From Development to Approval 15. Generic Drugs 16. Biosimilars Section III: Contract Law 17. The Contract: An Enforceable Promise 18. Biotechnology Agreements Acknowledgments Further Reading Glossary of Legal Acronyms and Abbreviations Index

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Brilliant inventors often create incredible products but struggle at the complex legal processes involved. In this educational read, patent lawyer Alan Morrison takes the reader through three main legal concepts encountered by every inventor: patent law, regulatory law, and contract law. The clear and succinct way Morrison describes these legal processes makes his book essential for every inventor, biotech company, and technology commercialization office, not only to understand the process but also to avoid making common costly mistakes. -- Jahanara Ali, director of the BioVenture eLab, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University This is an up-to-date, well-organized volume on biotechnology law suitable for scientific and business audiences. Alan J. Morrison walks biotechnology scientists through the legal issues they will confront during the natural process of planning, researching, developing, testing, and protecting their inventions. -- Aaron Fellmeth, Dennis S. Karjala Professor of Law, Science, and Technology, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law This book provides an approachable overview of three complicated areas of law that are relevant to biotechnology: patent law, regulatory approval for drugs and biologics, and contract law. Aimed at scientists unfamiliar with the law and at others in the biotechnology industry, this book makes legal matters more accessible by using helpful examples and by covering the main points of the law without getting too bogged down in the details. -- W. Nicholson Price II, University of Michigan Law School

Brilliant inventors often create incredible products but struggle at the complex legal processes involved. In his educational read, patent lawyer Alan Morrison takes the reader through three main legal concepts encountered by every inventor: patent law, regulatory law, and contract law. The clear and succinct way Morrison describes these legal processes makes his book essential for every inventor, biotech company, and technology commercialization office, not only to understand the process, but to avoid making common costly mistakes. -- Jahanara Ali, director of the BioVenture eLab, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

This book provides an approachable overview of three complicated areas of law that are relevant to biotechnology: patent law, regulatory approval for drugs and biologics, and contract law. Aimed at scientists unfamiliar with the law and at others in the biotechnology industry, this book makes legal matters more accessible by using helpful examples and by covering the main points of the law without getting too bogged down in the details. -- W. Nicholson Price II, University of Michigan Law School This is an up-to-date, well-organized volume on biotechnology law suitable for scientific and business audiences. Alan J. Morrison walks biotechnology scientists through the legal issues they will confront during the natural process of planning, researching, developing, testing, and protecting their inventions. -- Aaron Fellmeth, Dennis S. Karjala Professor of Law, Science, and Technology, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Brilliant inventors often create incredible products but struggle at the complex legal processes involved. In this educational read, patent lawyer Alan Morrison takes the reader through three main legal concepts encountered by every inventor: patent law, regulatory law, and contract law. The clear and succinct way Morrison describes these legal processes makes his book essential for every inventor, biotech company, and technology commercialization office, not only to understand the process but also to avoid making common costly mistakes. -- Jahanara Ali, director of the BioVenture eLab, Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

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Alan J. Morrison is a lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University. He practices biotechnology law in New York City.

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