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The TCDP is designed for working professionals who want to become change catalysts for the improvement of Commercialisation processes. Participant will be equipped to make informed technology management and planning decisions, whether starting or operating high-technology ventures or developing spin-off companies.

Ideal participants include Technology Managers in :

  • Companies
  • Research Institutes
  • Universities
  • Polytechnics
  • Government Agencies
    i.e. EDB, A*Star & their overseas equivalents.
  • Science/Technology Agencies And
  • VCs/ Business Angels
And /or
  • Technology Transfer
  • Professionals-TTO in public
  • institutions/research institutes
  • in Singapore and around the
  • region, i.e. SEA, China, India,
  • East Asia and Middle East

* Overseas delivery can be customised according to your audience needs.




1.5 Days


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Intake 01
3 - 4 Aug 09




S$1,100 (Inclusive of GST)


NUS Extension (#12-01 Park Mall)

 



Technology Management Modules:

  • Working with Lawyers, Patenting Strategies, Technology Assessment, Due Diligence, Freedom To Operate


Course Outline

I. Introduction to Patents

  A. Legal regime of patent law
B. Understanding prior art (§§ 102 and 103)
C. Overview of the patent process
D. Inventorship (How to determine)
E. Ownership

II. Patent Strategy: Criteria for Patent Protection
  A. Understanding the purpose of patents
B. Business strategies for patent portfolios
C. Considerations for whether to proceed with a patent application
D. Patentability Analysis

III. How to Evaluate Patent Claims
  A. Concepts and mechanics of patent claims
B. Legal framework of claim construction
C. Types of Claiming Tools (Means-Plus-Function, Markush, Jepson, Beauregard, etc.)

IV. How to Evaluate a Patent Specification
  A. Legal and rules framework for patent specifications
B. What to look for in each of the parts of a patent specification

V. International Patent Protection
  A. Grace period vs. absolute novelty
B. Patent Families in the U.S.
C. Non-U.S. Patent Strategy and Foreign Priority Claims
D. Foreign filing licenses
E. Restriction Practice/Unity of Invention

VI. Miscellaneous Topics (.5 hour)
  A. Reissue
B. Ex Parte and Inter Partes Reexamination
C. Patent Opinions

VII. Online Search Tools
  A. Technology Assessment
B. Business assessment
C. Searching patent databases

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