Patent training
The USPTO offers a variety of patent training opportunities for the public including patent examination, patent quality, and inventor chats.
The USPTO offers a variety of patent training opportunities for the public including patent examination, patent quality, and inventor chats.
Trainings | Audience | Course Format | *CLE Available? | Recorded? |
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Stakeholder Application Readiness Training (StART) Workshop that focuses on the fundamentals of the patent application process |
Inventors | Virtual | No | No |
*CLE - continuing legal education
Trainings | Audience | Course Format | *CLE Available? | Recorded? |
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Stakeholder Training on Examination Practice and Procedure (STEPP) Derived from newly hired examiner training |
Agent/Attorney course |
Virtual or In-person | Yes | No |
Inventor course | Virtual or In-person | No | No | |
Stakeholder Offerings and Resources (SOaR) Series that provides Intellectual Property training for all stakeholders |
Inventors and Agent/Attorney | Virtual | Yes | No |
*CLE - continuing legal education
Trainings | Audience | Course Format | *CLE Available? | Recorded? |
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Inventor Info Chats Webinar series on topics of interest to inventors |
Open | Webinar | No |
Yes |
*CLE - continuing legal education
Trainings | Audience | Course Format | *CLE Available? | Recorded? |
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Patent Quality Chat Webinar series on patent quality topics |
Open | Webinar | No |
Yes |
*CLE - continuing legal education
Trainings | Audience | Course format | *CLE Available? | Recorded? |
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Examiner Training Materials Computer-based training (CBT) modules used to provide practice and procedure training for newly hired patent examiners |
Open | CBT | No | Yes |
*CLE - continuing legal education