COURSE DESCRIPTION 2012 2013

Patent Prosecution II: PTO Practice

Mr. Kirk Teska,

2 credits day; 2 credits evening.

Patent Attorneys regularly advocate their clients' inventions before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). In this course we will analyze PTO office actions, prepare responses, conduct examiner interviews, draft appeals, conduct oral arguments, and draft re-examination requests. The class will be 1/2 reading of relevant case law and regulations and 1/2 completing exercises. Grades will be based on a few written exercises.

Prerequisite: It is suggested but not mandatory that students have taken Patent Law.

Enrollment is limited: 20

Elective Course

Meets Skills Menu Requirement

Meets Intellectual Property Concentration Requirements