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US Patent Claims: How to efficiently read them?
 

Acquire basic working knowledge of how to read a patent and its claims in order to:

  • Guide your product developments
  • Take advantage of patentable inventions
  • Avoid expenses and lost business from patent infringement problems

    • 5 reasons to attend this online course:
    Reason 1 Save time through efficient reading of patents thanks to a better knowledge of their structure and specific key words used in claims

    Reason 2 Increase your confidence in interpreting claims (what has been invented, what are the patent boundaries...)

    Reason 3 Avoid costly intellectual property issues by understanding what is and what is not protected

    Reason 4 Gain control over patent application – Be able to review claims drafted by your patent agent or attorney

    Reason 5 Ask your questions about patent reading to a US patent attorney

    COURSE TYPE: R&D Efficiency
    Ideally suited for:
  • Principal investigators who want an introduction to claim reading or to keep up with developments in patents and patentability
  • Managers who need to know how to include IP into their decision making process and how to understand patentability.
  • New comers who are interested in a quick way to get up to speed with the significance of the IP in their area.


    • Prerequisite: First exposure to patent reading would be beneficial.


    WHAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY FROM THIS COURSE:
    Having a patent on a product generates sustainability for that business. To successfully develop a product that does not infringe on another’s patent and may itself be patentable, a developer must have a working knowledge of how to read patent claims.

    You will learn:
    1. How is a patent structured the way that it is and why?
    2. Basic concepts of novelty and obviousness.
    3. How to read a patent claim and understand its boundaries.
    4. How a product development can foresee whether the result is likely to be patentable.
    5. How should a claim be "read onto" a product, or onto another claim.
    This course is focusing on US Patents. It may also be useful to understand patents from other juridictions (e.g. Europe) having similar format.

    Early Registrants: Submit your specific needs when registering and let Laurence Pearson help you find appropriate solutions.

    The following sections will be covered during this session:

    1. The statutory basis for patents.
    2. The basics of patents – what they comprise and why.
    3. The structure of claims – preamble, transition and body.
    4. How to assess novelty when reading a patent claim.
    5. Obviousness, KSR v. Telefex and its effect on the patentability discussion.
    6. The basics of reading multiple patents and mapping patents onto each other and to products.
    At the end of the training there will be a Q&A Session where you can pose questions to Laurence Pearson. A transcript of all the questions and answers will be made available after the event.

    Laurence Pearson Laurence Pearson
          Laurence Pearson obtained his B.Sc. in chemistry from the University of Aston in Birmingham in the U.K., a Ph.D. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Heriot Watt University in Scotland. He spent 5 years with Du Pont in assignments as a research chemist before moving to Ciba as a technical service manager and then as the regional technical manager for Ciba's additives business in Hong Kong.

    During 5 years as a technology manager for Tredegar film products, Laurence obtained USPTO registration as a patent agent and a six sigma black belt. Since leaving TFP he has worked as a patent agent and IP consultant. Laurence is now a patent attorney, registered to practice in California and at the USPTO.
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    Course Snapshot

    Category

    R&D Efficiency

    Objective

    Provide a practical introduction to US Patent Claim Reading for improved efficiency in daily work.

    For Whom

    Technical Professional and Managers with a need to understand patents for their new product development and business strategy

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    e-Training Testimonials
    R&D Manager from Alcon Research:
    "A great help in defining the wording typically used in patent claims."

    Senior Chemist from Milliken Chemical:
    "Excellent! I now have a better understanding of open and closed claims."

    R&D Manager from Clariant Corporation:
    "Thanks to this course, I understand better why "obviousness", "non-obviousness", and "predictability" are so difficult to clearly decide."
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