Lecture
Objectives + Supplemental Material
Key Terms
Intellectual Property: What is it and why does it Matter?
The Role of a Paralegal
Types of IP Filings
USPTO/IP Office Tools
Software Tools
Chapter 1 Quiz
Lecture
Objectives and Supplemental Material
Key Terms
Trademark Selection Process
Trademark Searches
Elements and Requirements of Trademark Applications
Filing Strategies
Filing with TEAS
Trademark Prosecution Timelines + Lifecycle
Intake Forms
Chapter 2 Quiz
Lecture
Objectives and Supplemental Material
Docketing Basics for Trademark Fillings
Best Practices
Communicating with Parties
Using IP Office integrations in Docketing Systems
Managing up with Docketing Systems
Chapter 3 Quiz
Lecture
Objectives and Supplemental Material
Key Terms
Steps after the Application
Office Actions
Corresponding with the USPTO
Chapter 4 Quiz
Lecture
Objectives and Supplemental Material
Renewals
Corresponding with Clients
Ownership and Trademarks Rights
Chapter 5 Quiz
Lecture
Objectives and Supplemental Material
Why Do We Monitor Our Trademarks?
How and What Should We Monitor?
When Should We Enforce, and How?
Chapter 6 Quiz
Lecture
Objectives and Supplemental Material
Key Terms
Practice Before the USPTO
What is a Nonlawyer?
What Can You Do?
Foreign Applicants
What is Your Obligation?
Chapter 7 Quiz
Lecture
Objectives and Supplemental Material
IP Paralegal Positions
Resume
Networking/Professional Organizations
Chapter 8 Quiz
Fun with Non-Fungibles: NFT and blockchain basics for IP attorneys
Search Party: Basic Principles of TESS Searches
Searching Rescue: Advanced TESS Searches
Why go WIPO? Key considerations, from cost to culture, when filing trademarks around the world
Two Nations Divided by a Common Language: Similarities and Dissimilarities in UK and US Trade Marks
Canadian Trademarks: Like the United States, but… Different
Who You Calling Generic?: Responding to Generic and Descriptive Office Actions
Copyright and Copywrong: What trademark attorneys need to know about copyright
Canadian Trademarks: Like the United States, but… Different
Two Nations Divided by a Common Language: Similarities and Dissimilarities in UK and US Trade Marks
Why go WIPO? Key considerations, from cost to culture, when filing trademarks around the world
Final Exam
