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Edward D. Manzo '75 publishes new book, "Patent Claim Interpretation - Global Edition, 2009-2010"

UB Law Alumnus Edward D. Manzo '75 has recently released his second book, Patent Claim Interpretation, with Thomson West publishers. His previous title, Claim Construction in the Federal Circuit, was published by Thomson West earlier this year.

Patent litigation and licensing both call for determining the scope of patent coverage. In lawsuits in the United States, this is done in a claim construction ("Markman") proceeding. While these are the subject of many CLE seminars and articles in the U.S., the question of how courts determine patent claim scope in other countries has not been widely covered – if at all.

Adding seven new countries, Patent Claim Interpretation explores the approaches taken by 28 major countries on how patent claims are interpreted, i.e., how to determine the scope of a patent. The contributors to this book are leaders in the patent litigation field and address the substantive and procedural issues about patent claim interpretation in their respective countries.

Edward D. Manzo has worked exclusively in IP law since 1975 and is a co-founder of Cook Alex Ltd., an IP firm in Chicago. His practice focuses on IP litigation, opinions, counseling, and patent prosecution. He is President Elect of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago ("IPLAC"), which he has represented in amicus briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He originated The Claim Construction Game ® lecture and is a frequent CLE lecturer on patent law. He is an adjunct professor of law at DePaul University College of Law, teaching the patent law doctrinal course. He worked on the committee that drafted the local rules for patent cases adopted Oct. 1, 2009 by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and worked on the committee of the U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Cir.) that prepared the pattern jury instructions adopted in 2008 for use in patent cases throughout that circuit.

Manzo is a member of the bars of New York, Illinois, and the USPTO. He holds degrees in Physics (Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Unified Honors Program, 1972) and law (State University of New York, 1975, cum laude) and is listed in Who's Who in the World, Illinois Superlawyers and Best Lawyers in America (2010).