Patent Counsel Group Publications

Attorneys John Gladstone Mills III and Donald C. Reiley together with Robert C. Highley are constantly revising and updating two major treatises on Patent and Intellectual Property Law.

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The first treatise is Patent Law Fundamentals which is currently eight volumes and is updated 4 times each year. This work covers the latest practice procedures before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as well as the latest cases decided by federal courts concerning Patent and Trademark matters. This treatise also covers related intellectual property areas of trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets as well as international law including other countries’ patent law practices. The work was previously authored by Peter D. Rosenberg and is available online on Westlaw.com under the database identifier PatLawF.

The second treatise is Patent Law Basics which is currently two volumes and is updated once a year. This work summarizes the latest procedures in patent law practice and gives an overview of intellectual property law, including copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets. This work was also previously authored by Peter D. Rosenberg and is available on Westlaw.com under the database identifier PatBasics.

Members of Patent Counsel Group have also published extensively on patent law topics, including the following:

A Transnational Patent Convention for the Acquisition and Enforcement of Intellectual Patent Rights,
John Gladstone Mills III, Part II, 88 J. Pat & Trademark Off. Soc’y 958 (2006)

A Transnational Patent Convention for the Acquisition and Enforcement of International Patent Rights,
John Gladstone Mills III, Part I, 84 J. PAT. & TRADEMARK OFF. SOC’Y 83 (2002)

The Developing Standard for Irreparable Harm in Preliminary Injunctions to Prevent Patent Infringement,
John Gladstone Mills III, 81 J. PAT. & TRADEMARK OFF. SOC’Y 51 (1999)

Possible Defenses to Complaints for Copyright Infringement and Reverse Engineering of Computer Software,
John Gladstone Mills III, 80 J. PAT. & TRADEMARK OFF. SOC’Y 101 (1998)

Entertainment on the Internet: First Amendment and Copyright Issues,
John Gladstone Mills III, 79 J. PAT. & TRADEMARK OFF. SOC’Y 461 (1997)

Intellectual Property Escrow Agreements in International Joint Ventures,
John Gladstone Mills III, Part II, 75 J. PAT. & TRADEMARK OFF. SOC’Y 484 (1993)

Intellectual Property Escrow Agreements in International Joint Ventures,
John Gladstone Mills III, Part I, 75 J. PAT. & TRADEMARK OFF. SOC’Y 378 (1993)