INVENTING, PATENTING & LICENSING SHORT COURSE
DAY 1: THE BIG PICTURE -- the various forms of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, are discussed; the terminology of inventing, patenting and licensing is reviewed, and an overview of the complete process is given; the patent statutes most frequently encountered in dealing with patents are introduced and explained.
| TOPIC | TIME |
|---|---|
| REGISTRATION | 7:45 AM |
| INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE | 8:00 AM |
| FORMS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | |
| INVENTING, PATENTING, LICENSING -- an overview | |
| COFFEE/BREAK | |
| INVENTING, PATENTING, LICENSING (continued) | |
| LUNCH | 12:00 noon |
| INVENTING, PATENTING, LICENSING (continued) | 1:00 PM |
| COFFEE/BREAK | |
| UNDERSTANDING PATENT LAWS | |
| ADJOURN | 5:00 PM |
DAY 2: REAL-LIFE STORIES -- the basics of searching the prior art are presented; participants 'walk through' case histories illustrating patenting, licensing, and patent infringement and litigation; one of the more subtle patent statutes is examined in more detail; and the importance of proper documentation at several stages of the process is explained
| TOPIC | TIME |
|---|---|
| PRIOR ART SEARCHING | 8:00 AM |
| DOCUMENTING THE INVENTION | |
| CASE HISTORIES -- Inventing, Patenting, Licensing | |
| COFFEE/BREAK | |
| CASE HISTORIES (continued) | |
| LUNCH | 12:00 noon |
| CASE HISTORIES (continued) | 1:00 PM |
| COFFEE/BREAK | |
| MORE DETAILED STUDY OF 35 USC 102 | |
| ADJOURN | 5:00 PM |
DAY 3: USING YOUR KNOWLEDGE -- the subtleties of the actual patent document are explained; the "do's" and "don'ts" of disclosing inventions are presented; various types of agreements are discussed, including: a detailed discussion of license agreements
| TOPIC | TIME |
|---|---|
| PREPARING A PATENT WRITE-UP | 8:00 AM |
| CLAIM READING / DRAFTING | |
| COFFEE/BREAK | |
| EXPERIMENTATION AND PROTOTYPES | |
| MARKET EVALUATION | |
| LICENSE AGREEMENTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS | |
| LUNCH | 12:00 noon |
| LICENSE AGREEMENTS, ETC. (continued) | 1:00 PM |
| COFFEE/BREAK | |
| LICENSE AGREEMENTS, ETC (continued) | |
| SOME FINAL THOUGHTS | |
| ADJOURN | 5:00 PM |
The information presented in this course does not represent legal advice.