The Denver Patent Office will be offering a free three-day course in March titled STEPP, or Stakeholder Training on Examination Practice and Procedure. Here is more info from the Colorado Bar Association’s IP Section:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
STEPP \u2013 Agent\/Attorney 3-Day Course in Denver
March 5-7, 2019 at the Denver USPTO<\/strong>
Please email\u00a0STEPPTraining@USPTO.gov<\/a>\u00a0to sign up for this free training.<\/strong>
About the Course:<\/strong>
STEPP, or Stakeholder Training on Examination Practice and Procedure, is designed to provide external stakeholders with a better understanding of how, and why, an examiner makes decisions while examining a patent application. Courses provided are free to attend.\u00a0 In addition, CLE credit may be available.\u00a0
The STEPP program is an important part of the USPTO\u2019s mission to deliver intellectual property information and education to external stakeholders. It is administered by theOffice of Patent Training (OPT)<\/strong><\/a>.
Agent\/ Attorney 3-Day Course on Examination Practice and Procedure<\/strong>
This course is limited to those who have passed the Patent Bar for the purpose of representing applicants before the USPTO. \u00a0The training makes use of statutes, rules, and guidelines relevant to practicing before the USPTO. Training focuses on how patent examiners examine patent applications according to the\u00a0Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP)<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0The training is broken into three separate modules: Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3.\u00a0 Day 1 focuses on the role of an examiner and the steps an examiner takes when reading an application for the first time.\u00a0 Claim interpretation and 35 USC 101 and 112 are emphasized on Day 1.\u00a0 Day 2\u00a0 uses the information gathered during Day 1 to plan a search, conduct a search, and map prior art to claims using 35 USC 102 and 103.\u00a0 Day 3 focuses on writing of an office action, as well as post-examination options such as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU).\u00a0 Similar to the training of entry level examiners, a sample application will be provided to each trainee and will be the focus of exercises during each module which build upon each other.\u00a0 For a detailed scheduled please view the\u00a0Agent\/Attorney 3-Day Course Schedule<\/strong><\/a>. \u00a0Please note, the content and schedule of this course is subject to change.\u00a0
What is the purpose of the STEPP program?\u00a0<\/strong>
Increase transparency by making USPTO training on examination practice and procedure available to external stakeholders
Provide perspective to external stakeholders by detailing what an examiner considers in preparing an office action
Aid in compact prosecution by disclosing to external stakeholders how examiners are taught to use the MPEP to interpret an applicant\u2019s disclosure\u00a0
What is NOT the purpose of the STEPP program? \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
The STEPP program is not intended for applicants to discuss pending applications with patent examiners or to circumvent normal communications between applicants or applicants’ representatives and patent examiners.\u00a0Applicants should continue to resolve any application-specific issues through the examiner of record or the\u00a0Ombudsman program<\/a><\/strong>, as appropriate.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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