For Patent Drafters and Prosecution Managers (Relating to Idea Capture)

The following sections are included:How to Ensure High Quality Drafting of Patent ApplicationsCompany or Patent Applicant Should Motivate Inventors to Invent and File High Quality IdeasShould You Use Outside Law Firm for Patent Drafting?Impact of the “First-to-File” SystemLeveraging provisional patent application for US inventionsHow to obtain an early priority date in ChinaChecklist in obtaining an early priority dateImpact of US Supreme Court's Alice v. CLS Bank DecisionObservation from patent sales/purchase transaction perspectiveObservation from patent filing perspectiveStrategy for Claim Drafting and DeploymentOvercoming subject matter patentability §101 issue in post “Alice” worldTry to follow USPTO provided case claims — use “Nature-Based Products” as an exampleTry to follow USPTO provided case claims — abstract idea/software examplesDrafting Strategy for Chinese Invention PatentTrain Drafters to Draft with Final Objectives in MindOffensive IP actions typically include the following goals and benefitsDefensive IP actions typically include the following goals and benefitsTypical IP actions taken by various IP OwnersDrafting future blocking patentsDrafting high quality claimsHow to Improve an Existing Portfolio Through Strategic Patent ProsecutionStep (a): Review pending applications with early priority datesStep (b): Determine whether specification covers target productsStep (c): Assess whether claims are well writtenStep (d): Determine whether desire patent issuance soonStep (e): Determine whether expedited patent issuance is required for non-optimized claimsStep (f): Assess whether spec will likely map onto future target productStep (g): Decide whether need to slow-down patent prosecutionAction (1): Speed up patent prosecution via all possible pathsAction (2): Accelerate prosecution via TrackOneAction (3): Re-write claims to optimizeAction (4): Add broad claimsAction (5): Decide whether to abandon the caseAction (6): Monitor prosecution progress carefullyProtect Your Company's Trade Secrets and Resist the Habit of Drafting Overly Broad Claims