1. Evaluations and opinions of u.s. patents : overview; 2. Patent law principle I : claim construction; 3. Patent law principle II : infringement : literal infringement; 4. Patent law principle II : infringement : the doctrine of equivalents; 5. Patent law principle II : infringement : indirect infringement, divided infringement, and Section 271(e)(1) safe harbor; 6. Patent law principle III : validity : anticipation by printed publication; 7. Patent law principle III : validity : other forms of anticipation; 8. Patent law principle III : obviousness; 9. Patent law principle III : other forms of invalidity; 10. Patent law principle IV : enforceability; 11. Evaluating and opining on third party patent rights : patent due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and licensing; 12. Evaluating and opining on third party patent rights : evaluations and opinions of patents for clearance (freedom to operate), noninfringement, invalidity, and unenforceability; 13. Evaluating and opining on third party patent rights : opinions for avoiding willful infringement; 14. Evaluating and opining on third party patent rights : prefiling Rule 11 and section 285 investigations in declaratory judgment actions, ANDA paragraph IV certifications, avoidance of preliminary injunctions, and readiness in "rocket docket" jurisdictions and ITC investigations; 15. Evaluating and opining on third party patent rights : prefiling evaluations and opinions for exparte and inter partes reexamination and other post-grant patent challenges; 16. Evaluating and opining on one's own patent rights : SEC considerations, patent audits, and a businessperson's guide to evaluations and opinions of U.S. patents; 17. Evaluating and opining on one's own patent rights : evaluations and opinions of patentability for potentially new inventions; 18. Evaluating and opining on one's own patent rights : strategic patenting, including patent landscapes, evaluations and opinions of claim scope / Infringement, Validity, Enforceability, And Ownership; 19. Evaluating and opining on one's own patent rights : defensive due diligence, presale and prelicensing evaluations and opinions of patents; 20. Evaluating and opining on one's own patent rights : prefiling rule 11 and section 285 investigations and compliance, FDA orange book patent listing, for obtaining preliminary injunctions, and for readiness in "rocket docket" jurisdictions and ITC investigations; 21. Evaluating and opining on one's own patent rights : prefiling evaluations and opinions for post-grant corrections including reexamination, reissue, disclaimer, certificates of correction, and other issues; 22. Evaluating and opining on one's own patent rights : evaluations and opinions of patents in bankruptcy and related issues; 23. Competency of, and reliance on, opinions for avoiding willful infringement; 24. Waiver of attorney-client privilege and work product immunity.