A practical guide to life science companies : commercializing and protecting innovation / John R. Wetherell, editor and lead author.

1. Introduction to intellectual property; 2. Building a foundation through technology licensing and development; 3. Record keeping, employee agreements, and IP audits; 4. Developing global intellectual property strategies; 5. Some patent basics for bioscience companies; 6. The patent application process; 7. Prosecuting the patent application; 8. Positioning the patent portfolio; 9. Preserving the marketing life of approved products; 10. Organizing a life sciences Start-Up company; 11. Sale or initial public offering of a life sciences Start-Up company; 12. Background and planning for litigation; 13. Forums for resolving patent disputes; 14. Proving patent infringement claims; 15. Overview of patent infringement defenses; 16. The anticipation defense; 17. The obviousness defense and defenses under section 112, firt paragraph; 18. The unenforceability defense; 19. Infringement defenses particular to the parties; 20. Resolution of litigation; 21. Compensatory damages; 22. Other monetary relief; 23. Nonmonetary relief; 24. What is a trade secret? 25. Trade secret misappropriation; 26. Patent protection versus trade secrets protection.