USPTO︰Stakeholder Application Readiness Training (StART)

2022-12-21

Learn the fundamentals of the patent application process

Do you have an invention you want to patent? Are you unfamiliar with the patent filing process? Are you a first-time patent application filer or new to the Patent Center? Are you unsure where to start?

 

Get a head StART with this free, virtual three-day workshop that focuses on helping participants learn the fundamentals of the patent application process. The Stakeholder Application Readiness Training (StART) is for independent inventors, entrepreneurs, and anyone working for or with a small business who want to file patent applications without the assistance of a registered patent agent or attorney.

 

Patent protection is critical to:

·         Safeguarding products and services from imitation

·         Attracting and securing funding from outside investors

·         Promoting the overall commercial success of any enterprise

 

The StART program is one of many initiatives and activities that form part of the USPTO's mission. Participants of the StART three-day workshop will receive training from experts on the following subjects:

·         Types of patent applications

·         Prior art searches

·         Scope of claims

·         Formality requirements

·         Claim writing and claim drafting

·         Proper application forms (provisional, design, and non-provisional)

·         Application data sheet

·         Patent Center

·         DOCX files

 

Participants may also choose to participate in one-on-one assistance breakout room discussions.

 

Event summary

Date: January 10, 2023 - January 12, 2023

 Time: 9:00 a.m. ET - 4:00 p.m. ET

Place: Virtual

Language: English

 

For more information or registetion, please visit the official website. (English version only)

 

Note: The above information is from the official website, if there is any change, the official website shall prevail.