About this Course

This program – Handle Patent Infringement and Invalidity – focuses on establishing whether a valid priority claim, determining sufficiency of description, assessing of infringing item and summarizing claim set as to whether valid and/or infringed.

The lectures take a three pronged approach to cover drafting patent applications holistically:

Theory – covering patent legislation, current practice, regulations

Skills – communicate the opinion to relevant stakeholders (i.e. patentee or infringer)

Assessment – real practice scenarios with individual feedback on areas for improvement.

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

The program will cover a total of 4 days. The first 3 days cover course work, discussions and exercises. This will be followed by a half day of assessment/exam, and closed off with a final half day session for individual review of assessments.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, participants will possess knowledge of:

• Assessing whether the patent is flawed

• Whether that flaw is fatal

• Presenting this opinion in a manner appropriate for the court.

• Identifying an infringement act

• Determining whether literal infringement of claims

This course is intended for those who already have a basic understanding of patents and will provide, through homework assignments and in-class work, exposure to the actual practice of patents. The program also includes rigorous training for those intending to pursue the Singapore Patent Agents Qualifying Examinations.

*Note to Participants:

Participants should have already had some exposure to patents through other programs such as the Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property (GCIP) or experience with patent related work. Tutors will assume participants would have knowledge of:

- Different forms of IP

- The Singapore patent process

- Parts of a patent specification

- General patent principles (e.g. patentability, prior art)

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is designed for persons who are interested in patent practice in depth, and wish to pursue careers as patent agents or jobs closely linked to patents.

Potential participant profiles include:

- Patent Executives

- IP Engineers

- Researchers/Scientists

- Technology Transfer Managers

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