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Professional DevelopmentRegulatory/Environmental Practical Approaches to Patents and Other Forms of Intellectual Property  
Course Code: PAPO  
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Learn the fundamentals of writing patent applications and developing patent filing strategies.  
 
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San Francisco, CA :: Boston, MA :: Raleigh, NC ::  
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  Check-in opens at 7:30 a.m. on the morning of the course.

Course runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 
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  Fees  
 
  Early Registration: $795  
  Advanced Registration: $895  
  Standard Registration: $995  
 
  The course fee includes a course binder and a continental breakfast.

Five for Four! Register five people for one course, one person for five courses, or any combination in between and your fifth registration is free. Note: This discount is only available if you register by fax or mail and mention this discount. May not be combined with any other offer.
 
 
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Key Topics
 
  • Forms of intellectual property
  • Requirements for patentability and the content elements of a patent application
  • Common rejections by the USPTO
  • Defining your invention with respect to the public domain information
  • Basic elements within a patent application
  • Principles to guide the writing of the first draft of a patent application to prevent a rejection from the USPTO
  • Valid claims, infringing other valid claims and freedom to operate
  • Establish an intellectual property coordination team
  • Define a patent strategy with the business plan
  • Foreign filing and selecting the relevant countries
  • Non-Disclosure (Confidentiality) agreements
  • Licensing in technology to grow your patent estate
  • Value creation through intellectual property and licensing out technology
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Course Instructor(s)
 
Fran Waller is a recently retired Senior Research Associate from Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. with more than 34 years of experience in industry and teaching. Fran teaches Practical Approaches to Patents and Other Forms of Intellectual Property.
 
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