Model Patent Prosecution Templates
AIPLA's Patent Law Committee maintains a collection of sample documents related to day-to-day patent prosecution. These documents are exemplary and may not be ideal for every situation. Use them at your own risk.*
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Model Response Shells:
Each of these documents contains a comprehensive shell document that can be used to formulate a response to 35 U.S.C. 112, 102, 103, or 101 rejections made by a patent examiner during prosecution.
Model Appeal Brief: (Doc) (PDF)
This document contains the overall structure of appeal brief with a section for drafting responses to point out error in rejections made in 35 U.S.C. 112, 102, 103, 101, and obviousness-type double patenting rejections. The model appeal brief includes summaries of the relevant portions of the PTAB’s designated informative and precedential decisions applicable to ex parte appeals along with associated Federal Circuit case law.
Model Reply Brief: (Doc) (PDF)
This document contains the overall structure of a reply brief along with relevant case law summaries to use for handling new grounds of rejection in an Examiner’s Answer.
*Nothing included in these sample documents or elsewhere on this site should be considered legal advise on the part of AIPLA or any of its members.
Location
Arlington, VA, United States
Contact
Registration
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.
Details coming soon!