"The workshop provided more guidance for me in drafting patents. I had a lot of ‘aha’ moments. The class gave me a frame of reference for the work I had been doing prior to attending. It helped me to understand why you do the things you do when drafting a patent."
Tim Ardizzone, Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P., Cincinnati, OH, June 2008 Workshop attendee
"I passed the exam on the first attempt. The ExamWare CD was an amazing study tool."
"Good practical examples and immediate relevance to my day-to-day practice."
"Very knowledgeable lecturers giving very practical advice with very pertinent case cites supporting their advice."
"Both instructors had deep and relevant experience and were able to field any question."
"Each lecturer's presentation, slide show and 'purple books' were all consistent throughout the course. I've taken a similar course offered by a competitor, and their materials and lecturers were disjointed - did not follow one another."
"Materials were superb! Lecturers were knowledgeable, entertaining -- nice to hear their experiences."
"The course provided an excellent review of the case law on doctrine of equivalents and other infringement issues. The course book provides an excellent reference."
"Best materials I've seen from a seminar."
"Nice summary of relevant Federal Circuit cases in the areas. The course book was laid out well."
"Lecturers were available, approachable, and answered questions very knowledgeably and completely."
"Very good for attorneys who are new to drafting license agreements. Good basic information, explained clearly and thoroughly."
"Very knowledgeable, competent lecturers. I liked the brief war stories."
"Overall very good course. I would highly recommend it to practitioners."
"Excellent organization and presentation materials; excellent responses to and analysis of questions from attendees."
"A great overview of patent law. It struck a good balance of teaching the basics while keeping the discussion on a fairly sophisticated level."
"Excellent in-depth knowledge of subject matter."
"The subject matter usefully extended my IP knowledge into business areas."
"Very professional organization of materials, lecture room and slides. Start and finish on time was always the case. All of my questions were answered."
– Daniel Ersoy, R&D Director, Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL, a December 2008 Classroom Bar Review attendee
"I would definitely recommend this course to colleagues. When I was asking colleagues what they did to pass the patent bar, they all recommended this course. "
"The presentation of subjects was excellent. It was easy to follow the progression of topics since basic, fundamental topics were discussed first with more complicated aspects of the regulations presented later. I had no previous experience with patent law and I found the lectures to be very useful to understand the basics of the rules and regulations. The instructors were also mindful that some students had not been exposed to legal training and would define legal terms."
"Great course materials and content. As a rookie with no real experience, the examples and discussion ‘give life’ to the concepts and cases from the textbook. I now have a much better understanding of what were formerly abstract ideas sufficient to pass the Bar."
June 2008 Workshop attendee
"There is factual case law and support for every theory and suggestion provided. This class had a very organized syllabus. The information presented was interesting and will be helpful during practical practice of patent law. I’ve learned valuable tools and tips for my patent law practice."
July 2008 Workshop attendee
"I can’t afford to take a lesser course. Paul Gardner is a tour de force of patent law."
- Greg Wesner, K&L Gates, Seattle, WA, a December 2008 Classroom Bar Review attendee