Course curriculum

  • 1

    Appendix I Overview

    • Appendix I Analysis

    • Patent Training Workshop: Pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102

    • Patent Training Workshop: AIA 35 U.S.C. 102
  • 2

    Appendix I: Prior Art Rejections

    • 706.02 Rejection on Prior Art

    • 2120 Rejection on Prior Art

    • 2121 Prior Art; General Level of Operability Required to Make a Prima Facie Case

    • 2122 Discussion of Utility in the Prior Art

    • 2123 Rejection Over Prior Art’s Broad Disclosure Instead of Preferred Embodiments

    • 2124 Exception to the Rule That the Reference Must Be Prior Art

    • 2125 Drawings as Prior Art

    • 2150 Examination Guidelines for 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 as Amended by the First Inventor To File Provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

    • 2151 Overview of the Changes to 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 in the AIA

    • 2159 Applicability Date Provisions and Determining Whether an Application Is Subject to the First Inventor To File Provisions of the AIA
  • 3

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    Appendix I Quizzes

    • ⚙️ Appendix I Workbook Quiz

    • ⚙️ Appendix I Short Answer

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