Course curriculum

  • 1

    Complete Course Materials

    • Prerequisite Assignment

    • FULL COURSE MATERIALS - May 2020

    • Welcome to the May 2020 Live Patent Practice Training Course

    • Course Syllabus

    • Exclusive 35% off Discount Code for PLI Patent Prosecution Publications
  • 2

    Day 1 - Initial Phase

    • Session 1 - Introduction to the Course, and the Client Relationship

    • Session 2 - Client Representation Agreements and beginning of Patent Searching

    • Session 3 - Evaluating a Patent Search & Patent Claim Drafting

    • Day 1 - Mentoring Q & A

    • Day 1 - Homework Assignment
  • 3

    Day 2 - Application Drafting (Part 1: The Basics)

    • Session 4 - A Prelude to Writing the Application

    • Session 5 - Specification Drafting - Parts 1 and 2

    • Session 5 - Specification Drafting - Part 3

    • Day 2 - Mentoring Q & A

    • Day 2 - Homework Assignment
  • 4

    Day 3 - Prosecution (Part I: The Basics)

    • Session 6 - Introduction to the Invent + Patent System

    • Access to the Invent + Patent System

    • Session 7 - Filing Basics

    • Session 8 - Filing and Fixing Patent Application

    • Session 9 - Prosecution Basics

    • Day 3 - Mentoring Q & A

    • Day 3 - Homework Assignment
  • 5

    Day 4 - The Law

    • Session 10 - The Law: 35 U.S.C § 101

    • Session 11 - The Law: 35 U.S.C § 102, 103

    • Session 12 - The Law: 35 U.S.C § 112

    • Day 4 - Mentoring Q & A
  • 6

    Day 5 - Application Drafting (Part I: The Examples)

    • Session 13 - Methods and Compounds

    • Session 14 - Devices

    • Session 15 - Software

    • Day 5 - Mentoring Q & A
  • 7

    Day 6 - Prosecution (Part II: Effectively Responding)

    • Session 16 - Effectively & Persuasively Arguing 101 Rejections in an Office Action

    • Session 17 - Effectively & Persuasively Arguing 103 Rejections in an Office Action

    • Session 18 - Responding to 102 & 112 rejections in an Office Action

    • Day 6 - Q & A Session

    • Day 6 - Homework Assignment - Amendment & Response Exercise
  • 8

    Day 7 - Prosecution (Part III: Advanced Topics)

    • Session 19 - Tactics for Speeding up Allowances

    • Session 20 - Supplementary Prosecution Topics

    • Session 21 - International Patent Prosecution: Patent Cooperation Treaty

    • Day 7 - Q & A Session
  • 9

    Day 8 - Prosecution (Part IV)

    • Session 22 - Filling in the Gaps with the One of EverythingTM File

    • Session 23 - Filling in the gaps –One of EverythingTM (continued)

    • Session 24 - Filling in the gaps –One of EverythingTM (continued)

    • Day 8 - Q & A Session
  • 10

    Post Course Resources

    • Strategic use of Design Patents - Best Practices Worldwide Protection (with Tracy Gene Durkin on January 29, 2018)

    • International Design Patents - Best Practices (with Tracy Gene Durkin on April 5, 2018)

    • Patent Prosecution Strategies for Building a Strong Patent Portfolio (with Bob Stoll and Meredith Addy on April 12, 2018)

    • Patent Drafting Best Practices - Latest Trends and Real World Realities (with Jennifer Bailey and Sal Bezos on Nov. 11, 2018)

    • How to Get Your Patent Approved by the EPO (with Rolf Claussen on September 12, 2019)

    • What the CAFC’s Recent 101 Decisions Mean for Software and Wireless Devices (with Bob Stoll and David Hall on Sept. 19, 2019)

    • Prep & Pros to Overcome 101 Rejections (with Sage Patent Group on September 26, 2019)

    • Effective Trade Secret and Patent Strategy (with Peter Toren and Tom Presson on November 14, 2019)

    • Patent Drafting Tips and Techniques to Get and Keep a U.S. Patent (with Kristin Murphy and David Stitzel on Feb. 4, 2020)

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