INTRODUCTION

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Economic Basis for Patent System

Exclusive Rights

Constitutional Foundation

Governing Law

Governing Regulations

Federal Court System

The United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Term

Patents as Property

Other Forms of Intellectual Property

Title 35 of the U.S. Code

Title 37 of the Code of Federal Regulations

The Federal Court System

District and Appellate Courts

The Supreme Court

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Established on October 1, 1982. The holdings of the the CCPA and the U.S. Court of Claims are binding precedent in the Federal Circuit, South Corp. v. US (South Corp. v. US (full text)).

Patents as Property

Patent Term

Legal, Policy and Constitutional Foundation

BONITO BOATS, INC. v. THUNDER CRAFT BOATS, INC., 489 U.S. 141 (1989): full text

BONITO BOATS, INC. v. THUNDER CRAFT BOATS, INC., 489 U.S. 141 (1989)

Other Forms of Intellectual Property

Trade Secrets

Trademarks