Course overview
This intensive one-day training course will give you a comprehensive introduction to the role of the patent administrator. It is a highly complex area due to many different procedures across different patent offices. The programme will demystify these procedures and filing requirements in key jurisdictions, and will improve your knowledge and skills so you can work more efficiently and excel in your role.
Topics to be covered include:
- Introduction to patents
- Understanding filing procedures and systems
- Electronic filing (including hands-on exercises and demonstrations)
- Handling post-filing communications from national and international offices
- Renewing your patents
- Recording assignments and name changes
- Overview of licences and royalties
- Obtaining and using patent information
CPD Hours: 6
Course Content
- Day 1
- Introduction to patents
- Organisation of the IP department
- Filing procedures and systems
- Post-filing communications
- Day 2
- Renewals
- Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs)
- Assignments and name changes
- Licences and royalties
- Patent information
Speakers
JoAnna Emery
JoAnna Emery, Head of Pure Ideas and Group Formalities at Pure Ideas Ltd, is an experienced intellectual property specialist with over two decades of transatlantic expertise in various roles within the IP industry. She has worked in various industries from US defence, water, financial and the FMCG sector. During her career she has gained knowledge in all areas of intellectual property law as well as gaining experience in corporate transactions and social media. Inspiring, training and managing teams, she is a seasoned speaker at international conferences. JoAnna is a certified legal assistant specialist in intellectual property in the US and a Fellow of the Institute of Paralegals in the UK.
