The National Patent Drafting Competition (USPTO) introduces law students to issues arising in U.S. patent law and develops their patent application drafting, amending, and prosecution skills. Student teams will be given hypothetical invention statements for which they will search the prior art, prepare a specification, draft claims, and present their reasoning for patentability before a panel of judges comprised of patent examiners, practitioners, and high-profile guest judges.
Credits
Participation is worth two (2) credits.
Coaches
Please contact Andrew Auderieth & Malissa Eng for more information.
You may also contact Deanna Burns from the IP Institute.
2021 – 2022 Competition Information:
(as of 11/10/21)
Dates
Regional
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- Format – VIRTUAL
- March 5, 2022
National
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- Format – TBD
- April 8, 2022
Materials
Registration Opens
October 1, 2021
Registration Closes
October 31, 2021
Team Application Due
January 30, 2022
Slide Presentation Due
Friday, February 25, 2022 @ 11:59PM (EST)