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<div style=""><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">I hope that you're having a great start to the new year!</span></div>
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<div><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Stephen Hou</span>, an MIT alumnus and patent prosecutor, will teach the IAP workshop <b>"Patent Law Essentials: What Scientists,
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<div>The workshop would be especially useful for students and post-docs who are considering patent protection for their work, commercializing their research, or starting a tech company. Please feel free to pass along the e-mail ad below to your group.<br>
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<div><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34); font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:small"><u>Patent Law Essentials: IAP 2022</u></b><br>
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<div><font color="#000000"><b>Instructors:</b> </font>Stephen M. Hou [<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenmhou/" target="_blank">linkedin</a>], Ryan (Hyunjong) Jin [<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hjryanjin/" target="_blank">linkedin</a>], Julian
G. Pymento [<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-pymento/" target="_blank">linkedin</a>]</div>
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<div><b>Sponsored by:</b> <a href="https://gsc.mit.edu/" target="_blank">MIT Graduate Student Council</a></div>
<div><b>Dates & Times:</b> Wednesdays, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 7pm-9pm EST (six hours total)</div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Enrollment:</b> Unlimited: Advance sign-up required (<a href="https://forms.gle/dxRaTKRZXqK5wQcJA" target="_blank">registration link</a>)</span><br>
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<div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><font color="#000000"><b>Attendance:</b> Participants welcome at individual sessions, but cumulative attendance is recommended</font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><font color="#000000"><b>URL:</b> <a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/patent_law_essentials_what_scientists_engineers_entrepreneurs_need_to_know#.YdSt7RNOmi7" target="_blank">https://calendar.mit.edu/event/patent_law_essentials_what_scientists_engineers_entrepreneurs_need_to_know#.YdSt7RNOmi7</a></font></div>
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<div><b>Virtual location via Zoom: </b>Registrants will be given the Zoom link</div>
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<div><b>Contact:</b> <a href="mailto:patent-workshop@mit.edu" target="_blank">patent-workshop@mit.edu</a><br>
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<div>Patent protection for inventions is a valuable component of business strategy for startups and established companies. This workshop covers the basics of U.S. patent law, including the patent application process, prosecution, litigation, and licensing.
Undergraduates, graduate students, and post-docs in science, engineering, and business are welcome. Stephen will discuss what recent developments in patent law mean for inventors, and draw examples ranging from the computer software to the pharmaceutical industries.<br>
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<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:arial,sans-serif">Some questions we will explore:</span><br>
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<div>• What is the difference between a patent and a trade secret?</div>
<div>• Which inventions are patentable?</div>
<div>• What are the "novelty" & "non-obviousness" standards for patentability?</div>
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<div><font color="#000000">• How much do I have to disclose to obtain a patent?</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">• At what point in the R&D process should I file for a patent?</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">• Why am I an author on the paper, but not listed as an inventor on the patent?</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">• How are my patent rights affected if I am a researcher at a university or an employee of a company?</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">• What if I want a patent, but my co-inventor doesn't (or is deceased)?</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">• What is the scope of my patent? What does and doesn't it protect?</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">• Why are the sentences in patents so long and difficult to read?</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">• What should I do if my patent application is rejected?</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">• What are my duties and ethical obligations as an inventor during the application process and prosecution?</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">• Who can invalidate my patent after it is granted, and on what grounds?</font></div>
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<div>• If someone is practicing my patent without my permission, how can I stop them?</div>
<div>• If I am accused of patent infringement, what recourse do I have?</div>
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<div><font color="#000000">• What changes were made to U.S. patent law by the America Invents Act of 2011 and recent court decisions?</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">• What issues do I face if I seek patent protection in multiple countries?</font></div>
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<div>• What questions should I ask my patent attorney?</div>
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<div>All members of the MIT community (including alumni) are welcome. <br>
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<div>Best,<br>
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<div>Shubhra J Saha<br>
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