Software Patents: A Practical Perspective Paperback – September 1, 2017

by Eric Sutton (Author)

3.9 10 ratings

Software Patents: A Practical Perspective is a concise explanation of software patent law with an emphasis on recent developments in the courts and at the patent office. The book is intended to help law students and patent attorneys quickly catch up on these recent developments. The book may also be helpful for engineers who already have some familiarity with patents.

Print length

246 pages
Language

English
Publication date

September 1, 2017
Dimensions

7 x 0.56 x 10 inches
ISBN-10

1976369576
ISBN-13

978-1976369575
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 2.2 edition (September 1, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 246 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1976369576
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1976369575
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.56 x 10 inches

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Frustrating endeavor

Very useful and easy-to-follow book

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2016

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This book does a terrific job of covering important and representative cases pertaining to software patenting. For some cases, the author selects just a few sentences or paragraphs to emphasize an important point. Longer extracts are provided for other more consequential cases.

In addition to using cases to educate the reader, summaries of important topics are frequently provided. The book also details practical strategies, such as a simpler way to think of the current patent-eligibility test and "patent profanity" listings that identify terms to be avoided.

Highly recommended for anyone interested and/or involved in software patenting.

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Tom Franklin

This book exhaustively lists the relevant case law in its current state and does a great job pulling it all together in a very s

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2016

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Mr. Sutton is a master at his craft. He has a command of the law few can come close to. This book exhaustively lists the relevant case law in its current state and does a great job pulling it all together in a very simplified manner. Anyone trying to master the difficult craft of software patents must buy a copy of this.

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Campbell Hutcheson

Practitioners View of Software Patents

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2018

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An important book that covers the law relevant to software patents in great detail. To a large degree, the book relies on excerpts from the relevant cases. The book focuses, in large part, on Section 101 issues.

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2017

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Great book! It is very helpful for patent attorneys who draft software patents.

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2017

Good reference

Excellent Primer on Software Patents

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2016

This book is a great primer on software patents. We covered the entire book during a week-long introductory class on software patents in law school. The students ranged from having absolutely no patent background to several years of patent experience. It contains many of the important US black letter patent laws and examples of situations that apply the black letter laws. What I found most valuable were snippets of case law (including all the landmark cases such as Graham, KSR, Mayo, Alice, DDR, etc.) that really get to the point/summary of the cases without having to read the full cases. It can be overwhelming to keep track of all the important cases and what their holdings are, but Mr. Sutton makes it easy by using simple +/- designations to indicate whether the holdings are favorable/unfavorable to the patent owner. There is also a dedicated section on Alice, with high level strategies to keep in mind when writing software patent applications. As a patent agent, I found this section most helpful. Lastly, there are interesting statistics in the book, such as the percentage of how many covered business method patent applications get through the US Patent Office. I highly recommend this book.

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Lesley Wallerstein

Required reading for any patent practitioner or litigation attorney

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2016

I am a registered patent attorney, and a former patent examiner with a background in life science. I returned to law school for one week to study Software Patent law with the author. This book was the required text. Even with my substantial patent prosecution and examination experience, I learned a tremendous amount from both the course and from this book. The author explains through relevant and up to date case law how the patent office and courts interpret the most important statutory requirements for patentability and also for infringement. He provides just enough of the courts' opinions and highlights key phrases so the reader gets context, but not bogged down in the details. I do not have any particular background in computer science, yet I was able to understand the technology. I recommend this book for any patent practitioner, or litigation attorney, whether in software or not.

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Ali

Great book, did an excellent job of explaining the ...

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2016

Great book, did an excellent job of explaining the software patent process and important recent developments in the space. I do not have much background in this field and was concerned about this book going over my head. I was relieved that this book was easy to read and digest.

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Lorenzo

Manuale tecnico, poco comprensibile, impaginato male

Reviewed in Italy on September 30, 2020

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Il manuale è sostanzialmente una raccolta di sentenze statunitensi sulla materia in oggetto.
Il problema principale è che non sono organizzate secondo un filo logico. Non è presente, in altre parole, una sufficiente spiegazione/illustrazione dell'autore che metta in luce l'importanza delle decisioni riportate. Il risultato è un manuale estremamente tecnico, poco lineare e poco comprensibile. Ulteriore difetto è l'impaginazione che risulta davvero imbarazzante e fatta male. Non consigliato per motivi di studio e/o aggiornamento professionale.

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