Patent Strategies for Clean Technologies
$295
About the Course
The number of patents covering clean technologies has surged from roughly 750 per year in 2002 to more than 3,000 in 2012. This growth has been a worldwide phenomenon, with clean technology patent issuance rising consistently in the United States, Japan, Germany, Korea, and other regions.
This unique webinar discusses best practices for drafting, prosecuting, monetizing, and enforcing clean technology patents.
The following are among the issues discussed during this session:
- •What are the pros and cons of submitting provisional clean technology patent applications?
- •What are the merits of conducting clean technology prior art searches in foreign languages in connection with foreign patent filings?
- •What are the advantages of including method claims in clean technology patent applications?
- •How can a clean technology patent applicant widen the breadth of apparatus claims?
- •How can a clean technology patent applicant direct an application to a desired art unit?
- •Is the rigor of clean technology patent examination compromised by accelerated review?
- •What are the benefits and risks of seeking rapid foreign examination of clean technology patents with respect to accelerated examination at the USPTO?
- •When might it make more sense to retain proprietary knowledge relating to clean technology as trade secrets rather than published patents?
- •What are the risks and consequences of the U.S. government exercising march-in rights with respect to federally funded clean technology research?
- •How might industry structures within clean technology sectors influence decisions to enforce patents?
Course Leader
Aaron Rabinowitz, Partner, Woodcock Washburn LLP
Aaron Rabinowitz focuses on all aspects of patent law, from drafting and prosecuting complex patent applications to litigating issued patents in federal trial and appellate courts. He also advises on patent validity and infringement, due diligence, and licensing matters.
His technical experience spans DNA manipulation and sequencing, genomic analysis, nanotechnology, alternative fuel technologies, fuel cells, medical devices, pharmaceutical formulations, building materials, and printable electronics. Aaron directs international patent portfolios and has prosecuted numerous patents to completion in the U.S. and abroad.
Aaron is an adjunct professor of patent law at Temple University School of Law and previously clerked for judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Course Length
Approx. 1.5 hours
Pricing
$295 per user