Thomas F. Cotter is the Briggs and Morgan Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. He previously served on law faculties at the University of Florida and at Washington and Lee University. Professor Cotter's principal teaching and research interests are in the fields of intellectual property, antitrust, and law and economics. He has authored or coauthored six books and over sixty other scholarly works, and publishes the "Comparative Patent Remedies" blog.

Patent Wars is a big-picture look at how patents impact the cost and speed of technological innovationand thus our everyday liveswritten by a legal scholar who understands the patent regime down to its nitty-gritty details. Thomas Cotter weaves together compelling stories and sound economic reasoning for an enlightening introduction to some of patent laws most contentious and high-profile controversies.

• PrologueChapter 1: What Exactly Is a Patent?Chapter 2: Why Patents?Chapter 3: GenesChapter 4: Diagnostic Methods and Personalized MedicineChapter 5: Software and Business MethodsChapter 6: DrugsChapter 7: Developing CountriesChapter 8: TrollsChapter 9: Smartphones and Other Complex DevicesConclusion

Thomas F. Cotter is the Briggs and Morgan Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. He previously served on law faculties at the University of Florida and at Washington and Lee University. Professor Cotter's principal teaching and research interests are in the fields of intellectual property, antitrust, and law and economics. He has authored or coauthored six books and over sixty other scholarly works, and publishes the "Comparative Patent Remedies" blog.

Patent Wars is a big-picture look at how patents impact the cost and speed of technological innovationand thus our everyday liveswritten by a legal scholar who understands the patent regime down to its nitty-gritty details. Thomas Cotter weaves together compelling stories and sound economic reasoning for an enlightening introduction to some of patent laws most contentious and high-profile controversies.

• PrologueChapter 1: What Exactly Is a Patent?Chapter 2: Why Patents?Chapter 3: GenesChapter 4: Diagnostic Methods and Personalized MedicineChapter 5: Software and Business MethodsChapter 6: DrugsChapter 7: Developing CountriesChapter 8: TrollsChapter 9: Smartphones and Other Complex DevicesConclusion

Thomas F. Cotter is the Briggs and Morgan Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. He previously served on law faculties at the University of Florida and at Washington and Lee University. Professor Cotter's principal teaching and research interests are in the fields of intellectual property, antitrust, and law and economics. He has authored or coauthored six books and over sixty other scholarly works, and publishes the "Comparative Patent Remedies" blog.

Patent Wars is a big-picture look at how patents impact the cost and speed of technological innovationand thus our everyday liveswritten by a legal scholar who understands the patent regime down to its nitty-gritty details. Thomas Cotter weaves together compelling stories and sound economic reasoning for an enlightening introduction to some of patent laws most contentious and high-profile controversies.

• PrologueChapter 1: What Exactly Is a Patent?Chapter 2: Why Patents?Chapter 3: GenesChapter 4: Diagnostic Methods and Personalized MedicineChapter 5: Software and Business MethodsChapter 6: DrugsChapter 7: Developing CountriesChapter 8: TrollsChapter 9: Smartphones and Other Complex DevicesConclusion