Basics of Patents: Are You Protected? Fundamentals of US Patents and Inventorship

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About This Course

Intellectual property comprises an increasing proportion of a company’s value. As a result, protection of intellectual property is of great importance to company owners as well as stockholders.

This CLE course will offer a basic overview of patent law and inventor-ship in the US, and explain the ins-and-outs of patent claims, requirements to be identified as an inventor and disclosure issues in a patent claim.

The course will also explain how patent claims are used in the marketplace.

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