INTRODUCTION

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Economic Basis for Patent System

Exclusive Rights

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)

Governing Law

Governing Regulations

Federal Court System

District Courts

Circuit Courts

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)).

The United States Supreme Court

The United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Term

Patents as Property

Other Forms of Intellectual Property

Trade Secrets

Trademarks