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.
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All you ever needed to know about WIPO Databases - to help your practice ....
This live, in-person, one-day event hosted at AIPLA Headquarters will walk you through the different WIPO databases, from the experts who manage them day-to-day, including:
- PATENTSCOPE - including all published International PCT applications in full-text on the day of publication; patent documents from participating national and regional offices; and non-patent literature.
- WIPO Lex - WIPO’s comprehensive, open, and free global repository for over 19,000 IP laws, treaties, judgments, and judicial systems information from 200 jurisdictions.
- Global Brand Database - including International trademarks under the Madrid System; Appellations of origin and Geographical Indications under the Lisbon system; Emblems under 6ter; INNs of the World Health Organization; and Trademarks from participating national and regional offices;
- Global Design Database - including international designs under the Hague system; and designs from participating national and regional offices
Featuring presentations from WIPO representatives, including the Director of Global Databases Division, Christophe Mazenc.
We want this program to be meaningful to you, the end-user, so please help us by submitting your questions about WIPO's databases. This will help the instructors tailor their program to you. CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS.
Thursday, March 20, 2025 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, with a break for lunch and closing networking event.
Continental Breakfast and coffee breaks included.