Drafting Patents for Litigation and Licensing is the first book to help patent practitioners draft the broadest possible patent that can sustain a validity challenge by synthesizing and applying lessons from the case law. Nearly every day, the courts provide patent practitioners with practical guidance on how to best comply with the requirements of the patent statute. Drafting Patents for Litigation and Licensing provides, for the first time, an organized review of these lessons and guidance for applying them. This treatise not only benefits the patent practitioner, but it also aids and advances the patent system. Better, stronger patent applications can only result in higher quality issued patents of value both to their owners and to the public. While there are many books on how to draft a patent application and claims, Drafting Patents for Litigation and Licensing is the only manual that walks the patent drafter through the minefield of court decisions that have steadily whittled away at the scope and validity of patents. Going beyond the basic mechanics of patent claim drafting, this handy guidebook thoroughly and in plain language explains and emphasizes techniques that produce broader interpretations of patents, strengthen their validity, and result in stronger patents to withstand litigation.