Comprehensive Patent Practice
SLN #: 78831Course Prefix: LAW-585
Course Section: 1001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gross
Course Books: View List of Books
Course Description:
This course is designed to provide students with exposure to the most commonly encountered aspects of transactional patent practice from a practical perspective. Topics include the standards of patentability, prior art searching and analysis, components of a patent application, responding to office actions, claim amendments, current rules after the America Invents Act, post-grant procedures, foreign patent protection, ethics rules for practicing before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and litigation support topics. The course focuses on Title 35 of the U.S. Code and chapters 700 and 2100 of the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP). While not intended to replace a commercial patent bar prep course, this course will familiarize students with the relevant topics and most commonly tested areas of the MPEP on the patent bar exam.
Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: No
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: No
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: Yes
Final Exam Type: In-Class - Completely Secure
Mid Term Or Other Exam: Yes
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies
Teaching Method: In Person
* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.