Inventing, Innovating and Patenting (TM123-35-0)

SynopsisInventing, innovating and patenting is a difficult process to begin, and initiate as a new inventor. Like walking, the first steps are some of the hardest. As an experienced inventor, there is also a desire to invent more efficiently, more productively.

This course will be provided by an engineer, not a patent lawyer, to provide the perspective, journey and transformation of an engineer to an inventor. This course will cover the aspects from the beginning on how to become an inventor, how to establish competence in inventing, how to develop an idea, how to invent patents, and how to patent inventions. Topics addressed include the how-to's in writing a patent, in establishing patent teams, and in establishing a personal or corporate strategy. The course will also address incubation of the idea, the patent writing process, best practices and the dos and don'ts in the preparation process.

What previous participants say about this course
Answers to the question 'what did you like most about the course'

• "Patent process and motivation/benefits of patenting" - 17 Oct 07
• "Patenting Strategy & how patenting affecting business & evolving in the business world" - 17 Oct 07
• "Type of patent. How to generate idea on top of idea" - 17 Oct 07
• "The correct view about patenting and innovation" - 17 Oct 07
• "Practical examples based on instructor's actual experiences" - 17 Oct 07
• "Insight from a top inventor on how to invent" - 17 Oct 07
• "the experiences and examples shared (practical)" - 17 Oct 07
• "Method of writing the patent" - 18 Oct 07

What You Will Learn

• How to become an inventor
• How to transform yourself into an inventor - finding invention in your daily life
• How to find invention in the common place
• How to find invention in your work world
• How to invent out of the box
• How to patent inventions
• How to invent patents
• Targets and Goals - Personal, Group, or Corporate
• How to write patents
• How to structure a patent
• How to template patents
• How to write claims

Who Should AttendTechnicians, engineers, circuit designers, managers and attorneys involved in the invention process, or anyone who wants to invent including:
Engineers in:

• Product development
• Circuit development
• Software development
• Quality and Reliability

Everyone in the Invention Process:

• Management
• Exec Management
• Attorneys
• Anyone !

PrerequisiteThe only prerequisite is the human desire to create and invent.

Course MethodologyThis course is presented in an interactive classroom style utilizing lecture, open discussion, and examples.

Course Duration2 days, 9am - 5pm

Course Structure1) When are you an Inventor ?

• Who is an Inventor ?
• What makes you an Inventor ?
• How are you an Inventor ?
• When are you an Inventor ?
• When do you Admit it ?
• Why do we not admit it ?
• Cultural and Society Attitudes
• Society Barriers - Are Inventors Geeks ?
• Invention as a Creative Process
• Invention as a Spiritual Process
• Religious Barrier and Belief - Religious Thought In Your Way ? Or Helping You ?
• Invention as a Engineer Process
• Invention as a Strategic Business Process

2) How to Become an Inventor

• How to Think ?
• Where to Think ?
• When to Think ?
• How to Establish an Invention Time
• How to Prepare to Be an Inventor
• How to Stimulate Creative Thinking - What do you do that is Creative ?

3) How to Think Out of the Box, and the Creative Cycle

• What is your Box ?
• What is a Box ? Do we all have one ?
• How to Stimulate Create Thought
• How to Initiate the Creative Cycle - Experimentation, Writing, and Patenting.
• What is your Creative Cycle ?
• How do you stimulate the Creative Cycle -- or find it ?
• How to Find Invention Within a Discipline
• How to Find Invention Between the Disciplines

4) How do You Invent ?

• Visual Person
• Analytical Person
• Drawing Person
• Writing Person

5) How to Prepare to Be an Inventor

• Studying Inventors - How did they work ? How did they think ?
• Patent Web sites - How do you use and Navigate ?
• Reading Patents
• Studying Patent Art
• Studying Patent Structure
• Studying Claims
• How to Plan Invention
• How to Schedule Invention Time
• Discovering when is your invention time
• When to invent - Did you write it down ? When ?
• Loosing your thoughts
• How to Plan Invention Groups/ Think Tanks
• How to "let it happen"

6) Creative Problem Solving and Group Inventing

• Creative Problem Sessions - Invention as a Group
• Brain Storming - how to do you build a Group ?

7) Patent Structure

• Abstract
• Background
• Summary of Invention
• Figure Listing
• Detailed Description
• Claims
• Figures

8) Patent Presentation, Review and Approval Processes

• Preparing a Talk
• Explaining your invention
• Reviewing Before Committee
• Methods of Preparation

9) Working By Yourself

• Writing the Patent
• Advantages of Working By Yourself
• Drawing the Figures
• Writing the Claims
• Structuring Claims
• Independent Claims
• Dependent Claims
• Structure Claims
• Method Claims
• Apparatus Claims
• Beuregard Claims

10) Working with an Attorney

• Writing the Patent
• Advantage of Working with the Attorney
• Drawing the Figures
• Writing the Claims
• Structuring Claims
• Independent Claims
• Dependent Claims
• Structure Claims
• Method Claims
• Apparatus Claims
• Beuregard Claims

11) Working on Patent Office Actions

• Reviewing Patent Office Action
• Reviewing Comments
• Responding to Comments
• Process of Formulating Arguments

12) Targets, Strategy, and Goals

• Individual Goals
• Group Goals
• Corporate Goals
• Corporate Strategy
• Competitive Analysis

13) Tracking Your Progress

• Moving onto your Next Invention - Divorcing Yourself
• The Next Step