FOREWORD By Richard J. Apley; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1: Basic Elements of a Claim; A. Claim Structure; i) Introduction; ii) Example; iii) The Class and Preamble; iv) Transitional Phrases; v) The Claim Body; vi) The Purpose Clause; vii) Essential Form; B. Claim Fundamentals; i) Single Statutory Classification; ii) Completeness; iii) Definiteness; C. Dependent Claims; Chapter 2: Types of Claims; A. Apparatus Claims; B. Method Claims; C. Product-By-Process Claims; D. Mean-Plus-Function Claims; E. Markush Claims; F. Jepson Claims; G. Beauregard Claims; Chapter 3: Claim Construction; A. Choosing Essential Elements; i) Broad vs. Narrow Claiming; ii) Apparatus Claims; iii) Method Claims; B. Choice of Language; C. Punctuation; D. Plural Elements; E. Ranges and Measurements; F. Brevity; Chapter 4: 35 U.S.C. ?101: Utility and Patentable Subject Matter; A. Patentable Inventions; B. General Utility Requirement; C. Mental Steps; D. Printed Matter; E. Products of Nature; Chapter 5: 35 U.S.C. ?112: Enablement, Form and Language; A. First Paragraph; i) Written Description; ii) Enablement, Inoperability and Best Mode; B. Second Paragraph; i)Articles of Speech; ii) Alternative Language; iii) Negative Limitations; iv) Relative Language; C. Sixth Paragraph: Means-For Language; Chapter 6: 35 U.S.C. ?102 and ?103: Considering Prior Art; Chapter 7: Algorithms, Business Methods, Computers and Software; Chapter 8: Practical Claim Drafting -Examples of the Process; A. Hypothetical Example; i) Disclosure; ii) Prior Art; iii) The Essential Elements and the Point of Novelty; B. Real Example from Patent Practice; i) Originally Filed Claims; ii) Prior Art; iii) The Essential Elements and the Point of Novelty; iv) Issued Claims; v) Prosecution; Chapter 9: Examples; A. Apparatus Claims; B. Method Claims; C. Product-By-Process Claims; D. Mean-Plus-Function Claims; E. Markush Claims; F. Jepson Claims; G. Computer, Software, Business Method and Beauregard Claims; H. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Claims; CHAPTER 10: Strategy and Enforcement; A. The Doctrine of Claim Differentiation; B. The Usage of Dependent Claims; C. Target Claiming; D. Realistic Enforcement; Appendix A: Claim Drafting Checklist; Appendix B: Glossary; Appendix C: Prior Art Searching; Appendix D: Bibliography; Index
