Description
<strong>Course Schedule - March 19-20, 2009</strong><br/><br/>The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is the focal point for the legal criteria by which US patents are enforced. The Court’s rulings on recent multi-million dollar patent infringement awards illustrate how important it is for the business manager to understand how the patent system works.<br><br>
In addition, recent US Supreme Court decisions along with new USPTO rules will effect how to approach protecting intellectual property.<br><br>
With the great increase in the cost of technology development, and the rapidity of technical progress in global markets, protection of intellectual property on a worldwide basis is becoming of critical importance. This course will provide inventors, and those who manage inventors, with a working knowledge of the U.S. and international procedures for the protection of intellectual property by patents. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the extent and limits of protection afforded by the patent laws, the U.S. re-examination procedure, the ways in which inventors can assist in obtaining patent protection, and the use of patents as a company asset. The relationship between patents and trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks will also be discussed. Instruction will include an explanation of problem areas in obtaining and maintaining patent rights. Correcting common misconceptions about patent systems and pointing out recent changes in the patent laws will also be emphasized.
