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[email protected] www.cap-press.com Copyright © 2020 Carolina Academic Press, LLC. All rights reserved. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 A. Historical Overview of Patent Law ...................................................................................... 1 Update on Supreme Court Patent Cases .............................................................................. 1 D. Overview of Patent Rights and Patent Process ................................................................... 3 Revised Figure on the Legal Process of the U.S. Patent System ......................................... 3 3. Post-Issuance Administrative Processes .......................................................................... 4 Note on the Constitutionality of Post-Issuance Administrative Processes .......................... 4 Chapter 2: Patentable Subject Matter .......................................................................................... 5 B. Natural Law and Natural Principles ...................................................................................