Patent Applications (IPM529)

IPM529 Patent Applications prepares learners to sit for the Singapore Patent Agent Qualifying Examination Paper A: Preparation of a Patent Specification. The course covers defining the inventive concept, determining the patentability of the inventive concept and developing patent specifications.

• Review of Patent-Related Legislation, Regulations and Case Law in Singapore related to Patent Applications
• Formal Requirements of a Patent Application
• Providing Support
• Providing Support for Prosecution Manoeuvrability
• Parts of a Patent Specification
• Purpose of Background and Detailed Description
• Drafting a Patent Specification Background
• Drafting the Detailed Description
• Drafting the Detailed Description for Specific Technologies
• Constraints of Content in Priority Documents
• Types of Patent Applications in Different Jurisdictions
• Follow-up with Relevant Stakeholders.

• Identify relevant stakeholders involved in a patent application
• Analyse patent applications for Singapore and other key jurisdictions
• Analyse importance of content in priority documents for patent applications
• Evaluate commercial considerations for a patent application
• Prepare parts of patent specifications for particular applications
• Compare the methods of assessing patentability
• Evaluate good practices when drafting patent specifications.
• Describe the inventive concept
• Evaluate patent specifications in accordance with IP-related legislation and regulations in Singapore and other key jurisdictions
• Construct patent specifications to support claims and meet patentability requirements.