Patentability In-house Training

Course overview

This one-day training course focusses on the criteria and principles of establishing patentability of an invention through searching the literature. Attending this course will give you the knowledge, tools and technques to navigate the complexities of patent searching.

Patent examiners review patent applications to determine whether the claimed invention meets the established patentability criteria of novelty, non-obviousness and industrial applicability. It's important to be prepared by performing your own patent searches before filing a priority patent application. 

Getting information early can enhance your chances of obtaining valid and enforceable patents. With an emphasis on European and US practice, this course is for all those involved with the patent filing process, and in particular IP analysts, patent engineers, patent agents, patent attorneys and other patent and IP professionals.

The expert trainer will take you through the principles of patentability searching and how to deal with specific challenges along the way, including broadening and narrowing your search.  Prior art searching may involve searching patents, scientific, medical, technical literature and other general information on the internet.  

There will also be time during the training course to ask your specific questions to the trainer and to network with other industry colleagues.

This course is part of our collection of IP & Patents Training Courses.

Benefits of attending

By attending this training course you will:

• Gain a better understanding of the searching process
• Understand the role of data and data sources and how to use them to your benefit
• Learn to fully prepare for your search and understand what you need to know
• Get to grips with strategies for retrieval
• Consider alternative approaches and advanced search strategies

Who should attend?

This training course will be of benefit to all those working in IP or patent information or patent engineer roles, either in industry or legal businesses, including:

• IP managers
• Patent research specialists and analysts
• Patent attorneys
• R&D scientists and engineers wanting to ensure they are not ‘re-inventing the wheel’
• Customer service and training representatives in the commercial information provider community who want to know more about what their customers do with patent data
• All those wanting to consolidate and enhance their skills in searching