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The Patent Workshop is designed specifically for entry-level patent practitioners – those with up to two years of patent drafting and prosecution experience. Through three days of lectures and an interactive, small-group exercise on the last day, attendees will:
- Learn prudent practices for preparing and prosecuting applications that maximize the value of patents obtained for their clients.
- Develop an understanding of current Federal Circuit case law, which can result in claims being either unduly narrowly interpreted, and therefore held to be not infringed, or held to be invalid for lack of written description or enablement support.
- Appreciate what ought to be said – and not said – in the specifications, claims, and responses to Office actions, and why.
- Compose and prosecute a patent application in their chosen technology (chemical, mechanical/electrical, or biotechnology), based on a disclosure, prior art, and Office actions carefully created by PRG.
- The Biotechnology exercise involves an invention of a method for preparing solid-phase viral glycoproteins for use in immunoassays to detect virus-specific antibodies.
- The Chemical exercise is based on an invention of a method for the prevention of the adhesion of bacterial cells to surfaces in paper machine white water aqueous systems.
- The Mechanical/Electrical exercise concerns an invention of a dual compartment vial for packaging medication having a short shelf life when stored in solution form.
And here are the top reasons why new patent practitioners must take this course (and why their senior counsel wants them to):
Save your firm or company money. We provide the critical patent training you need – training that would otherwise have to be provided by senior counsel.
Think about it. A senior attorney can save 22 hours – the amount of time spent in our Workshop – if they send their junior associates to our program, rather than provide the training themselves. At a $500/hour billable rate, that’s a savings of $11,000 per associate we train!
Learn the framework and the underlying case law required in the real world, to help you develop winning patents and to understand why certain practices must be followed.
Produce better patent applications, providing better service to your clients and enhancing your value to your firm or company.
Mitigate the risks that have arisen under current inconsistent Federal Circuit case law when patents become the subject of disputes.
Support your career growth and value in the marketplace by enhancing your skills and knowledge. This is more important than ever in today’s tough economic environment.
Learn from the best. We've been meeting the educational needs of the patent community for 40 years. We will deliver to you a proven curriculum, from a faculty and a company that are the industry leaders in patent-related education.
Join our base of satisfied Workshop customers. Survey results of 2008 and 2009 Workshop attendees show 98% of attendees gave our Workshop an overall rating of Excellent or Good.
Earn eligibility for Loyalty Program pricing on our 2010 and 2011 Advanced Courses programs.
Get these additional benefits FREE with your tuition: FREE textbook, FREE checklists, FREE continental breakfasts, and FREE morning and afternoon snacks.
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