1.Foundations of the U.S. patent system;
2. Patent claims;
3. Disclosure requirements (35 U.S.C. 112, 111);
4. Novelty and loss of right (35 U.S.C. 102);
5.The nonobviousness requirement (35 U.S.C. 103);
6. Utility requirement (5 U.S.C. 101);
7. Potentially patentable subject matter (35 U.S.C. 101);
8. Correcting issued patents;
9. Patent infringement;
10. Defenses to patent infringement;
11. Remedies for patent infringement;
12. International patenting issues.