Patent Drafting

SLN #: 20142
Course Prefix: LAW-582
Course Section: 001
Credit Hours: 3
Instructor(s): Gross
Course Books: View List of Books

Course Description:
This course will prepare students to draft patent applications on behalf of clients. Additionally, students will learn the techniques and language necessary to reply to Offices Actions issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The course will provide students with significant drafting experience, requiring three separate writing submissions and revisions based on instructor feedback throughout the course.

Through this course, students will create work product examples that can be shared with potential employers and/or prospective clients. Comprehensive Patent Practice is a pre-requisite.

Additional Information:
Credit Hours: 3
Grading Option: Letter Grade Only
Graduation Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Flexible/Upper-Level Writing Requirement: Yes, With Instructor's Approval*
Skills Requirement: No
Simulation Course: No
Note: Only one of the above listed requirements can be fulfilled with this course.
Experiential Learning: No
Seminar: No
Prerequisite: Comprehensive Patent Practice
Special Withdrawal Course: No
Final Exam Given: No
Attendance Policy: Per Statement Of Student Policies

* The law school has a policy that is used to calculate credit hours. Please see the Statement of Student Policies.