Searching secondary sources is often the best way to begin your research. The treatises, practice guides, and form books listed here can be found in the general collections of the library. Hornbooks and nutshells are shelved at the circulation desk. (Circulation policies are listed on the library's website.)
Patent Law in a Nutshell (2008). [Reserve - Nutshell]
Intellectual Property: The Law of Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks (2003). [Reserve - Hornbooks]
Principles of Intellectual Property Law: A Concise Hornbook (2008). [Reserve - Hornbooks]
Chisum on Patents: A Treatise on the Law of Patentability, Validity and Infringement (1978). [General Collections KF 3114 .C47. Also available on LexisNexis (CHISUM).]
The most frequently cited treatise on patent law. In addition to analysis of doctrines, rules, and case law, it also includes guidance for drafting patent claims and applications. Updated five times annually.
Moy's Walker on Patents (4th ed., 2003). [General Collections KF 3114 .W3 2003. Also available on Westlaw (MOY-PAT).]
A seven-volume treatise covering issues such as patentability and validity, patent infringement, postissuance proceedings, and defenses. Contains a table of cases and a table of laws and rules. Last updated in 2009.
Anatomy of a Patent Case (2009). [U.S. Documents JU 13.2:P 27/2]
A Federal Judicial Center publication for distribution to judges and federal judicial employees. Provides a step-by-step explanation of the patent litigation process as well as a brief overview of a hypothetical patent case.
Drafting Patent License Agreements (6th ed. 2008). [General Collections KF 3145 .B78 2008]
How to Write a Patent Application (2nd ed. 2009). [General Collections KF 3125 .C5 S47 2009]
Covers all stages of the patent application process and includes chapters on specific topics such as software, chemical, and biotechnology patents. A publication of the Practicing Law Institute.
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (8th ed. 2005). [General Collections KF 3120 .A4 2010]
Intended to "provide ... patent examiners, applicants, attorneys, agents, and representatives of applicants with a reference work on the practices and procedures relative to the prosecution of patent applications before the USPTO." Also available on HeinOnline and the USPTO website.
Patent Office Rules and Practice (1971). [General Collections KF 3120 .A6 H6. Also available on LexisNexis.]
Contains a Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (current through August 2012) and four volumes of patent forms (current through December 2011).
Patent Law Practice Forms: Rules/Annotations/Commentary (2002). [General Collections KF 3111 .P38 2002. Also available on Westlaw.]
Part of West's Intellectual Property Library. Last updated in 2009.