Registration deadline is January 15, 2018
Objectives
This Patent Agent Training Course is an advanced, practical program intended to enhance the patent agent trainees’ skills relevant to infringement and validity and to increase their chances of success in the Patent Agent Examination.
The delivery of this course is a combination of lectures and distance education learning.
Instructors
Course Format
LECTURES: JANUARY 24-26, 2018
11:30 AM - 5:30 PM (ET) DAILY
The lectures are offered in two formats (participation is mandatory):
IN PERSON IN TORONTO or ONLINE VIA LIVE STREAM
Ivey Tangerine Leadership Centre The lectures will be live-streamed for access from anywhere across Canada
130 King Street West
The initial lectures will introduce the core principles surrounding patent infringement and validity:
- Review of relevant jurisprudence
- Claim construction and interpretation
- Basis for infringement and remedies
- Limitation periods
- Essential v. non-essential elements
- Direct v. indirect infringement
- Defenses to infringement
- Presumption of validity
- Anticipation/novelty
- Inventive step/obviousness
- Utility
- Sufficiency of description/ambiguity
- Inventorship
DISTANCE EDUCATION: JANUARY 29 - MARCH 30, 2018
The initial lectures will be followed by 8 weeks of practice exercises, consisting of one exercise per week.
WEBINAR – Practical Tips on Writing the Patent Agent Exam
A webinar dedicated to practical tips on preparing for and writing Papers B and D will be presented by former members of the Patent Agent Examining Board.
Testimonials
"I recommend Module 2 of the IPIC Patent Agent Training Course to anyone writing Papers B and D. The course provided newly-formulated problems that mimicked what you would see on an actual exam. The instructors gave valuable feedback on how to effectively construe claims and analyze prior art, and in particular, how to perform that analysis in the context of an exam, all of which is important for success on Papers B and D.”
Tamara O'Connell (Smart & Biggar/Fetherstonhaugh)
Candidate with the highest mark overall in the 2015 Patent Agent Examination
"Module 2 provides a great opportunity to improve the skills and knowledge that are important to be successful on Papers B and D of the Patent Agent Examination. With helpful instructions and personalized feedback from experienced instructors, the course will help develop a strong foundation to accurately and efficiently construe claims, and identify and analyze issues. I highly recommend this course to anyone planning to write Papers B and D."
Michael Yun (Riches, McKenzie & Herbert LLP)
Candidate with the highest overall mark in the 2013 Patent Agent Examination
Course Pre-requisites
To obtain the optimum benefits from the course it is recommended that students have at least one year of experience or training in the areas of Canadian patent infringement and validity.
Tuition
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In Person in Toronto |
Live Stream |
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$2,400 |
$2,900 |
| Non Member |
$2,700 |
$3,200 |
*plus applicable tax
Financial aid may be available to participate in this course. Applicants will be considered on the basis of their annual income.
Inquiries: admin@ipic.ca
Registration
To register for the live stream option, click on the link below.
To register for the in person in Toronto option, click here.
CPD
This program is eligible for Substantive Hours.
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Hours
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Law Society of Upper Canada
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9
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Law Society of British Columbia
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15
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Law Society of Saskatchewan**
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Law Society of Manitoba
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15
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Law Society of Alberta
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15
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** An application for accreditation of the session will be submitted upon request by a participant.
Attestation of Completion
Students who complete and submit all practice exercises will receive an attestation of completion at the end of the course.
Patent Agent Examination
The examination consists of four separate papers:
PAPER A – Drafting | PAPER B – Validity | PAPER C – Office Practice | PAPER D – Infringement
The Exam is administered by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) at various locations across Canada.
Information on pre-requisites to sit and to register for the Exam can be found on the CIPO website at cipo.ic.gc.ca
Inquiries: IC.CIPOAgentExams-OPICExamenAgent.IC@canada.ca
Candidate Guides to Writing the Exam
There are four writing guides (Paper A, Paper B, Paper C, Paper D). They are available here.
Inquiries
admin@ipic.ca
613-234-0516
Program subject to change.
