Patent Prosecution & Procedure

This course studies how to write and prosecute a United States patent application. With numerous drafting exercises, including the drafting of claims and arguments in response to Office Actions from the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the course both introduces students to common issues arising during patent prosecution and equips students with basic strategies to deal with those issues.  The course also explores patent infringement analysis and opinion letter work in which patent lawyers routinely engage.  This course does not include the formal preparation for the USPTO patent bar.