Patent Claim Drafting and Foundations of Patent Strategy

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The scope of patent protection is controlled by definitions of the invention known as patent claims. This course will focus on skills used in patent claim writing across a variety of technical fields and developed through exercises and problems. Discussions of client counseling, caselaw, rules of practice, and patent application drafting in conjunction with the skill-oriented sessions will provide a background in the practical issues that control the approaches taken to claim writing. This course is especially useful for students interested in patent preparation, prosecution, and litigation, or corporate law involving patent-related transactions.