Patent and IP Searching

Do you need to assist your company with novelty or patentability searches? Are you involved in trademark selection? This course will walk you through the use of the USPTO website, Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS), and other free internet resources to research patents, trademarks and copyrights. You will learn how to use the classification systems to improve your search results. Additional topics include patent family analysis, and searching for due diligence and litigation support. Students must have access to the internet outside of the classroom.

Because of increased security requirements on the USPTO website, students will need to establish a myUSPTO.gov account to access certain databases for the class.  This will require an ID.me account and a multi-factor identification app like Google Authenticator on a mobile device.  You will receive detailed instructions on how to set everything up at the beginning of the course.