2025 Patent Prosecution Boot Camp - Arlington, VA

Are you interested in staying current on patent prosecution practice or involved in cross-disciplinary practice? Are you a new or junior lawyer, a patent agent, or a technical advisor? Are you a foreign practitioner who wants to understand and speak the language of the USPTO and US practitioners when sending instructions on a US case or when receiving instructions on a local case?

If your answer is “yes” to any of the above questions, or if you simply love patent law, please join us in at AIPLA Headquarters in Arlington, VA for this 3-day patent prosecution seminar. 

Now in its 25th year, AIPLA’s Patent Prosecution Boot Camp is a comprehensive, CLE-accredited seminar that includes instructional lecture-style sessions with practical tips on U.S. and international patent preparation and prosecution, as well as hands-on interactive workshops that will walk you through drafting claims and responding to office actions. To ensure that the workshops are relevant to your practice, they are held in smaller groups according to technology backgrounds: (1) Biotechnology/Chemical, (2) Electrical/Software, and (3) Mechanical.

Day 1 focuses on preparation of a patent application. 
Day 2 focuses on prosecution of the application to grant. 
Day 3 is a half-day program dedicated to more advanced topics such as petitions, appeals, post-grant proceedings, and international practice.

Program Agenda & Schedule

Wednesday, March 5  (8:30 am - 5:30 pm)

Application Preparation - Including:

• Opening Remarks
• Initial ‘Inventor’ Interview and Invention Disclosure
• Inventorship
• Patent Searching and Opinions
• Application Drafting and Provisional Applications
• Overview of Design Patents
• Filing Formalities
• Afternoon Claims Drafting Workshops
  • MECHANICAL
  • ELECTRICAL
  • BIOTECH/PHARMA/CHEMICAL
• Networking Reception (5:30 - 6:30 pm)
  

Thursday, March 6 (8:30 pm - 5:30 pm)

Prosecution of a Patent Application - Including:

• Responding to § 101 / §112 Rejections
• Responding to § 103 Rejections
• Restriction Elections / Double Patenting
• Continuations and RCEs
• Examiner Interviews & Knowing the USPTO
• Ethics, IDS & Duty of Candor
• Afternoon Workshops: Responding to Office Actions
  • MECHANICAL
  • ELECTRICAL/SOFTWARE
  • BIOTECH/CHEMICAL

Friday, March 7 (8:30 am - 1:00 pm)

Digging Deeper: Petitions, Appeals, Post-Grant Proceedings, and International Practice - Including:

• Petitions and Appeals
• Prosecution Tips from a Patent Litigator's Perspective
• Issuance, Term, Certification of Correction, Disclaimers & Maintenance
• PCT Filings and International Patent Prosecution
• Program concludes at 1:30 PM Pacific

Registration includes continental breakfast, the networking reception, and lunch on Wednesday & Thursday.

Registration Fees

AIPLA Regular Members:  $495
AIPLA Solo Members: $395
AIPLA Junior and IP Paralegal Members: $295
AIPLA Government, Academic, & Student Members: $99

Non-Members: $895

Venue & Hotel Details

The Boot Camp will be held at the
AIPLA Headquarters
1400 Crystal Drive, Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22202

We will reserve a block of rooms within walking distance to the AIPLA offices.

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