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<div style="font-size:12.8px" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><u class="">Basics of Patent Law for Scientists, Engineers & Entrepreneurs</u></b></div>
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<div class="">Credit: Not for credit</div>
<div class="">Date/Time/Location: Saturday, January 23, 2016, 2pm-5pm, 32-144</div>
<div class="">Enrollment: Advance sign-up preferred (by January 21): <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/k4sRs99T7R" target="_blank" class="">http://goo.gl/forms/k4sRs99T7R</a></div>
<div class="">Limited to 60 participants (walk-ins allowed if space permits)</div>
<div class="">Sponsorship: Department of EECS & EECS GSA<br class="">
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<div class="">Contact: Stephen M. Hou, <a href="mailto:stephenhou@alum.mit.edu" target="_blank" class="">stephenhou@alum.mit.edu</a></div>
<div class="">Instructors: Stephen M. Hou, Julian G. Pymento & Chih-Yun (Steve) Wu</div>
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<div class=""><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="">Patent protection for inventions is a valuable component of business strategy for both start-ups and established companies. </span><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="">This seminar will cover the basics
of patent law, including the patent application process, prosecution, litigation, and licensing. It is intended for undergraduates, graduate students, and post-docs in science, engineering, and business. The seminar will touch upon examples from fields ranging
from computer software to pharmaceuticals. We will also discuss the America Invents Act of 2011, which is the most far-reaching change in U.S. patent law since 1952, switching the United States from a "first to invent" to a "first to file" system. We will
look at how notable Supreme Court and Federal Circuit cases have shaped patent law and what they mean for inventors.</span><br class="">
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<div class="">Some questions we will explore are:</div>
<div class="">* Why should I patent my invention?</div>
<div class="">* Which inventions are patentable?</div>
<div class="">* How high are the "novelty" and "non-obviousness" standards for patentability?</div>
<div class="">* What are the differences between a scientific publication, a patent, and a trade secret?</div>
<div class="">* What if I want a patent, but my co-inventor doesn't (or is deceased)?</div>
<div class="">* How much do I have to disclose to obtain a patent?</div>
<div class="">* What do patent claims mean?<br class="">
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<div class="">* What is the scope of my patent?</div>
<div class="">* What should I do if my patent application is rejected?</div>
<div class="">* What rights does my patent give me?</div>
<div class="">* What makes my patent valuable?</div>
<div class="">* If someone sues me for patent infringement, what recourse do I have?</div>
<div class="">* How do I find and hire a patent attorney?</div>
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<div style="font-size:12.8px" class=""><u class="">About the instructors:</u> All the instructors are pursuing degrees at the New York University School of Law.</div>
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<div style="font-size:12.8px" class="">Stephen Hou has four degrees <span style="font-size:12.8px" class="">in physics and electrical engineering </span><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="">from MIT, where he was </span><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="">a
researcher in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and </span><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="">an instructor</span><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="">. He was involved in three award-winning start-up companies, serving as co-founder, chief engineer
and software engineer. He has practiced patent prosecution for an intellectual property (IP) boutique firm in Boston and for a general practice law firm in San Francisco. He is currently an InSITE Fellow, advising start-up companies on entrepreneurship and
venture capital.</span></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial" class="">Julian Pymento has undergraduate and graduate degrees in electrical engineering from NYU Tandon
School of Engineering and a business minor from NYU Stern School of Business. He was a researcher on measuring and manipulating transformer inrush currents and an engineer for a start-up company that specializes in wireless charging for electric vehicles.
He has also practiced patent prosecution at an IP boutique in New York and patent prosecution and litigation at an IP law firm in Washington, DC. He is currently a Patent Co-Chair for the Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law Students Association at NYU
Law.</span></p>
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<div style="font-size:12.8px" class=""><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="">Chih-Yun (Steve) Wu has degrees in electrical engineering from UC Berkeley and </span><span style="font-size:12.8px" class="">Princeton</span><span style="font-size:12.8px" class=""> University,
and experience as a digital design engineer. As a registered patent agent, he has prepared and prosecuted patent applications on behalf of technology companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. He has represented clients involved in consumer
electronics, software-defined networking, programmable logic devices, image sensors, and digital currency.</span></div>
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