1.   Like copyright, patent law has a long history and has developed as a means of protecting innovation which has a benefit to innovator and public alike.

2.   Several things are excluded from the scope of patent law.

3.   This prevents a possible loophole in patent law such as where a person imports components made in a foreign country to be sold as a kit.

4.   It also shows the different scope of patent law compared with copyright law, because patent law can protect purpose whereas, generally, copyright law cannot.

5.   An industry survey found other patent law firms anticipated applications at more than twice the average rate.

6.   Biotechnology, meanwhile, has raced so far ahead of patent law that scientists are encouraged to try to patent everything in their labs.

7.   Both practices may be challenged under U.S. patent laws.

8.   A tale of what happens when patent law, business concerns and science mix .

9.   According to Johnson, several surveys show that patent law is the fastest growing legal specialty in the United States.

10.   Burroughs argued that patent law requires the inventor only to conceive a new development with enough specificity that the process can be outlined to other experts in the field.