Reach-through claims in the age of biotechnology.

Introduction ........................................................................................610 I. Business and Technological Realities in the World of Biotechnology ...........................................................................611 II. Reach-Through Patent Claims .................................................616 III. Fundamental Legal Framework for Treatment of ReachThrough Patent Claims ............................................................619 A. Case Study ..........................................................................620 B. Specification and Evidence of Record..............................620 C. Claimed Inventions............................................................621 IV. Legal Background.....................................................................622 A. Statutory Background ........................................................622 1. Utility.............................................................................622 2. Requirements for the specification of a patent application ....................................................................626 3. Written description ......................................................626 4. Enablement...................................................................630 5. Best mode .....................................................................634