Patent Drafting and Prosecution (E)

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the process of preparing and prosecuting a patent application, and determining infringement of an issued patent. The approach follows the patent application and prosecution process from client interview, preparation of the patent specification and claims, and prosecution to patent issuance. Students will have regular drafting assignments for class meetings. Grades will be based on a combination of class participation, the drafting assignments, and a take-home drafting assignment at semester's end. Please note that while this course will expose students to material in patent preparation, prosecution and infringement, it is not designed as an USPTO patent registration exam preparation course. Moreover, while certain relatively simple scientific/technical exercises will be involved, students are not necessarily required to possess the same technical/scientific credentials required for the USPTO patent agent/attorney registration process. Students are encouraged (though not required) to take Patent Law prior to enrolling in Patent Drafting/Prosecution.