Over-all 15 hours programme with self paced, live and certification test.
These programmes are available for a minimum batch size of 20 participants.
This programme starts on the 25th of every month.
Target Audience
This programme is targeted for students in Engineering/Science programmes, faculty at such institutions and also for entry-level engineers/scientists working in organzations
Objectives
To train engineers/scientists on the basics of patents with core focus on the following topics:
- Accessing patents with ease: basics of patents and day-to-day skills of conducting simple patent searches, how to craft a basic search strategy, picking keywords for a search, advanced search approaches, etc.
- Improving ideation efficiency and effectiveness: how to quickly read and understand patents, how to leverage information contained in patents for brain-storming and ideation purposes, identifying novelty, identifying scope of claims, etc.
- Understanding when to engage with experts: at what stage should IP experts get involved, what information is required to engage them, questions to ask, etc.
Course Structure
The course is divided into two main components with sufficient real-world case examples to make the learning practical:
- On-line Teaching Sessions [9 in number] with clearly identified learning goals
- Live Instructor Sessions to coach participants on practical aspects and Q&A [4hr in total]
On-line Teaching Sessions (OTS) are designed with pre-determined learning goals for each module and are delivered as pre-recorded instructor presentations. These presentations have embedded interactive quizzes to ensure student is engaged in the session. Each session will last for 30 – 40 minutes. To successfully complete each OTS, students are required to pass a Session Objective Test (SOT) where they are tested on the learning goals.
Live Instructor Sessions (LIS) are held at prescribed times (normally on a Saturday morning) over the web where an instructor will cover topics from the On-line Teaching Sessions with core focus on answering students’ questions rather than re-visiting the content of the On-line Teaching Sessions. Students will be invited to the LIS only after completing all the requisite OTS and successfully clearing the SOTs.
Modules
[2 On-line Training Sessions + 1 Live Session]
- Session 1: Basics / Types of IP protection
- Session 2: Significance of patents, patents for career/ Research activities/ manufacturing/ commercialization
- Live Instructor Session 1 – Review of basics and student Q&A
[5 On-line Training Sessions + 1 Live Session]
- Session 3: Introduction to Patent document and interpretation, Patent Specification – Provisional and Complete Specifications; Structure of a Patent Specification – Title, Abstract, Description, Claims, etc.; Reading a Patent Specification
- Session 4: Introduction to Patent System with specific reference to India
- Session 5: Patentability of Inventions – What is Patentable and What is not patentable, Statutory Exceptions to Patentability; Novelty and Anticipation; Inventive Step; Capable of Industrial Application; Person Skilled in the Art
- Session 6: Opposition – Pre-grant opposition; Post-grant opposition; Infringement; Revocation; Grounds for Revocation; Working of patents; Compulsory License; Use and Acquisition by Government
- Session 7: Patent Prosecution – Who Can Apply for a patent, True and First Inventor, Preparation of a Patent Application, What to include in a Patent Application, Types of Patent Applications, Patents of Addition, Dating of Application; Publication of Application; Request for Examination; First Examination Report; Consideration of Report of Examiner
- Live Instructor Session 2 – Review of concepts and student Q&A
[2 On-line Training Sessions + 1 Live Session]
- Session 8: Basics of Patent search – Keyword based, Classification Codes based; Introduction to searches in Open source databases
- Session 9: Introduction to Patent Drafting – Basics, DOs and DON’Ts; differences between provisional and complete specifications
- Live Instructor Session 3 – Review of concepts and student Q&A
[2 hr Live Instructor Session]
Live Instructor Session 4 – Case studies in using patent information for the following objectives
- Solving design problems
- Identifying solution approaches used by others
- Identifying institutions/experts for collaboration
- Mapping products to patents
- …and many more
Instructor Profile
Global leader in patent search, technology landscaping and in building big data engineering / machine learning tools for the global IP and R&D communities. They have more than 20 years of applied experience and clients are corporations based in US, Japan, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and Southeast Asia. Their USP is technical expertise, proprietary tools, and the exceptional service levels. They have also conducted applied IPR trainings with leading institutes in India and for global clients.
