Patents and Secrecy Orders
Price range: $295 through $334
About the Course
The Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is authorized to order patent applications to be kept secret and not published if such publication is deemed detrimental to national security.
Such determinations may deprive inventors of the ability to monetize their inventions, and violations of Secrecy Orders can constitute criminal offenses punishable by imprisonment.
Regardless of whether an invention appears to have national security implications, all U.S. patent applications are reviewed for potential Secrecy Orders. This makes awareness of possible outcomes essential for patent applicants.
This unique and crucial webinar provides critical insight into issues surrounding Secrecy Orders, including:
- •What triggers the USPTO Director’s authority to abandon a patent application?
- •Under what circumstances may a patent applicant foreign-file a secret application?
- •Which USPTO division reviews patent applications for national security concerns?
- •To what extent may an applicant communicate with the Defense Agency reviewing a patent?
- •How may inventors subject to Secrecy Orders apply for compensation, and what remedies exist if no settlement is reached?
- •Can inventors subject to Secrecy Orders sue defense contractors for infringement?
- •Can the government defend infringement claims by asserting patent invalidity?
- •May inventors delete portions of an application to avoid Secrecy Orders?
- •Can an applicant bring claims against the government after a patent issues?
- •To what extent is patent life extended for patents subject to Secrecy Orders?
- •What are the time limits on Secrecy Orders and what exceptions apply?
- •How do damages against the government compare to traditional patent infringement damages?
Course Leader
Thomas J. Scott Jr., Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
Thomas Scott focuses on all aspects of intellectual property law, including patent prosecution, litigation, licensing, and appellate practice before the Federal Circuit. He has developed significant patent portfolios and negotiated licenses generating more than $650 million in royalties.
Mr. Scott maintains an active practice before the USPTO in software and complex electrical technologies and has tried numerous patent infringement cases to judgment, including multiple jury trials.
He is widely published on patent licensing and standards-setting issues and is admitted to practice before numerous federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Course Length
Approx. 1.5 hours
Pricing
$295 per user
Optional: A quiz is offered for an additional $39. This quiz is delivered in true/false, multiple choice, and very short answer format. Certificates of Achievement in Patents and Secrecy Orders will be furnished to those that score 70% and above.
| Proficiency Quiz Option | Course Only (no proficiency quiz) ($295), Course + Proficiency Quiz ($334) |
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