Patent appeals : the elements of effective advocacy in the Federal Circuit / Mark Simon Davies.

1. Appellate writing; 2. Prepare a "Shell" (Rule 28(A)); 3. The introduction (Rule 28(A)); 4. The jurisdictional statement (Rule 28(A)(4)); 5. Statement of the issues (Rule 28(A)(5)); 6. Statement of the case (Rule 28(A)(6)); 7. Statement of facts: statutory background (Rule 28(A)(7)); 8. Statement of facts: factual background (Rule 28(A)(7)); 9. Statement of facts: prior proceedings (Rule 28(A)(7)); 10. Summary of argument (Rule 28(A)(8)); 11. The argument (Rule 28(A)(9)); 12. Other briefs; 13. Filing the brief and the joint appendix; 14. Oral argument (Rule 34); 15. Panel rehearing and rehearing en banc.