Patent Claim Drafting 101: Basic Techniques, Strategies and Filing Tips

This program will discuss important legal and business fundamentals that any legal professional should consider when advising their entrepreneurial clients who are interested in starting their cannabis business on the right foot. Starting a cannabis business carries with

The program will help inexperienced patent practitioners understand how to prepare patent claims that can be efficiently prosecuted, leading to a valid patent that provides the greatest possible value to the client. The main topics will include identifying the best subject matter for patent claims and drafting claims and sets of claims that best express that subject matter. Attention will also be given to how choices in claim drafting can affect subsequent prosecution.

This program is intended for attorneys new to patent prosecution. Attorneys need not have substantial experience with patent drafting or prosecution but should at least recognize the basic structure of patent claims and the main criteria for patentability under U.S. law.

Learning Objectives:

• Identifying subject matter for patent claims: how to decide what to claim

• Learn how to draft a set of claims

• Discover practical considerations during prosecution

it a lot more legal red tape than a non-cannabis business; therefore, approaching such a business from a thoughtful perspective will save time and resources in the long run.

Attorneys will learn how to form a cannabis business and how to think about expansion,  approach protecting intellectual property, and market and advertise. Finally, attorneys will learn about some of the most common regulatory hurdles that cannabis business owners face, such as regulatory compliance with business locations and financing issues.

Legal professionals who have basic or intermediate experience and represent clients looking to start a cannabis business – or expand it – should attend this program. 

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the legal and business fundamentals of a cannabis enterprise

• Learn about the financial and regulatory compliance issues

• Explore how to manage a cannabis intellectual property portfolio