First Assignment Spring 2021

Thursday 4:10-5:50PM

Class 1: Introduction Jan. 21

Topic: Course Overview; Discussion of Patent Prosecution Flow in USPTO;

Review of Applicable Statutes, Rules and Procedures; The Invention, Prior Art Search

Reading: Slusky, pp. xxi-17.

USPTO publication titled "Process for Obtaining a Utility Patent" at:

http://www.uspto.gov/patents/process/index.jsp

USPTO publication titled "Nonprovisional (Utility) Patent Application Filing

Guide" at: http://www.uspto.gov/patents/resources/types/utility.jsp