Are you a first-time patent application filer and unsure where to start in the patent-filing process?
The USPTO is offering a three-day workshop on the fundamentals of the patent application process, starting today, through 1/25, 9 am — 4pm. The Stakeholder Application Readiness Training (StART), for independent inventors and entrepreneurs, will teach how to:
- Safeguard products and services from imitation
- Attract and obtain funding from investors
- Promote the commercial success of your enterprise
Fill out the interest form to begin.
The workshop will also cover:
- Types of patent applications
- Prior art searches
- Scope of claims
- Formality requirements
- Claim writing and claim drafting
- Proper application forms (provisional, design, and non-provisional)
- Application data sheet
- Patent Center
- DOCX files