Patent Examiner Training

PATENT EXAMINER TRAINING
Procedural Training − Mandatory for all first year examiners	Patent Examiner Initial Training and Introduction to Practice and Procedures Standardized training is provided to new patent examiners to teach them the basic skills and knowledge of the patent process, and practices and procedures such that they will be able to successfully examine a patent application. The examiner will also be able to provide an initial report to their supervisor on what is the claimed, as well as the disclosed invention contained in the application so as to permit him or her to perform a prior art search. The number of courses offered each year is based on the projected number of new examiners entering the patent business unit.
Legal Training − Mandatory for all first year examiners	Practice and Procedures Lectures covering the following topics: Types of applications and application requirements "Novelty" Requirements "Non-Obviousness"Requirements "Utility" Requirements Restriction Practice Unity of Invention Double Patenting Allowance and Issue Appeals
Legal Training − Technology Center Focused	"Novelty" Requirements Docket Management Parts of Application USPTO Forms After Final Practice "Non-Obviousness" Requirements " Utility" Requirements Prior Art (special topics) Restriction Practice Response to Arguments Double Patenting Re-exam/Re-issue
Legal Training − Legal Lectures	Various topics offered each year
Legal Training − Legal Courses	Patent Law and Evidence
Examiner Technical Training − Technology Center Focused	Biotechnology Computer Software and Hardware Optics, Semiconductor, Electrical Engineering Communication Technology
Non-Duty Technical Training Program	Examples: Mathematical Methods for Physics
Automation Training	Examples: IFW Classes FW for Examiners (eDAN) IFW for Technical Support Staff (MADRAS) FW for Coordinating Committee IFW Messaging for Supervisory Patent Examiners IFW Refresher Course Non-IFW Classes Classification Data System Desktop Training ChemDraw Examiner Automated Search System (EAST) 1.3: New Features EAST and Bibliographic Retrieval System: The Fundamentals Office Action Correspondence System (OACS) 1.3: New Features ACS Basics OACS for Non-Typists OACS: Creating Personal Forms Chemical Searching for Non-chemists West: Refresher Microsoft® PowerPoint Microsoft® Outlook PALMExpo Overview TC-Focused Classes EAST Databases EAST: Automated Searching for Design Examiners EAST and Optical Character Recognition OACS Basics for Design Examiners Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Web Resources in Your Art Area Classification and Security Review

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