The U.S. Patent App Process - From Start to Finish

Join us to learn or enhance your understanding of the U.S. patent application process from start to finish. We will discuss all of the steps taken to obtain a U.S. patent including the preliminary patentability search to drafting the patent application. As well as an overview of each part of the application (abstract, drawings, summary, claims, etc.). We will also discuss what the Declaration signed by the inventors' entails and the long process of what happens after the patent application is filed and the documentation received throughout that process. We will also explore what happens once the patent is allowed and what recourse you have if your patent application claims are not allowed. Learn about the term of the patent and how priority dates affect the term. Lastly we will discuss the actions required to track deadlines to keep the patent in force once it's granted, what patent attorneys need from your institution to do so, and what recourse you have if one of these deadlines is missed. You will leave with a much clearer understanding of the U.S. patent application process and the steps taken to obtain and maintain a U.S. patent.