You passed the patent bar.
Nobody taught you to draft a claim.
The registration exam tests the MPEP. It doesn’t test claim drafting. This training fills the gap. It’s 3.5 hours, self-paced, built by a registered practitioner who has taught patent bar prep since 2001.
8
Modules, 3.5 hours
4
Drafting exercises
13 pg
Review checklists
4
Technologies covered
Is this the right training for you?
Yes, if …
Not yet, if …
Every claim has three parts
This is essentially what the training teaches you …
comprising:
a liquid reservoir;
a heating element thermally coupled to the reservoir; and
a power supply electrically connected to the heating element.
Preamble
Say “container,” not “mug.” The wrong word here quietly narrows the whole claim.
Transition
“Comprising” is open-ended. “Consisting of” gives away everything you didn’t list.
Body
Each element, and how it connects to the others. Where antecedent basis lives or dies.
What’s inside
Eight modules, 3.5 hours. All of it visible up front.
Introduction to patent claims
Why claims are the only part of the patent that defines your client’s rights. Legal requirements, claim types, limitations and restrictions.
Elements of a claim
The preamble. Transitional phrases and what each one gives away. The body. Independent versus dependent claims. The formatting rules examiners enforce.
Four claims, taken apart
Line-by-line walkthroughs across a rotary device, radio-opaque compounds, remote data gathering, and game control. Mechanical, chemical, electrical, and software — so you see the same rules hold in any art unit.
Understanding the invention
Getting what you need out of an inventor. Prior art searching. Defining claim scope. Turning a disclosure into claim language.
Drafting
Structuring and outlining. Writing the independent claims. Building the dependent claims. Reviewing and revising.
Best practices
Claim scope strategy. Clear and concise language. Terminology consistency. Abstraction, enforceability, adaptability.
Advanced topics
Multiple dependent claims. Drafting across technologies. Means-plus-function. Markush groups. Jepson claims.
Keeping current
Continuing to improve on your own and with peers. Tracking legal developments. Drafting technology. Where to go next.
What you keep
Four downloads that stay on your desk while you draft.
Terminology reference
The vocabulary, defined plainly, for when you’re mid-draft and need to check yourself.
6 pages
Four drafting exercises
A short invention description, and you write the claims. Sample answers to compare against.
9 pages
Two review checklists
A 3-page best-practices check and a 10-page detailed review. Run every claim set through these.
13 pages
Certificate of completion
Documentation of structured claim drafting training, for your file, your firm, or LinkedIn.
Digital badge
Lisa Parmley
USPTO-registered practitioner #51,006
Her background is in teaching and curriculum, not firm prosecution. For over twenty-five years she has built the materials that thousands of scientists, engineers, designers, and career-changers have used to prepare for the patent bar exam, most of them starting with no legal background at all.
That’s the relevant experience for this course. Claim drafting is usually taught in thousand-page treatises written by people who have long since forgotten what it was like not to know. The harder problem is sequencing; what to learn first, where beginners get stuck, and how to explain a transitional phrase to someone who has never seen one.
For anyone who used Patent Education Series to get registered: this is the same approach, pointed at what comes next.
What students say
From patent bar review students …
“… I now have my registration number and have already drafted a few patent applications.”
M.C., Patent Agent
“… I’m currently working in the field and I know my employer is also excited – it’s like a baby taking their first few steps.”
Drew, Registered Patent Agent
“… This reasonably priced course gave me not only the passing score but also essential knowledge for becoming a patent attorney.”
Mark, Patent Attorney
Claim Drafting Training
$147
for 12 months of access
Take 14 days. Watch the modules, run the exercises, use the checklists on a real draft. If it isn’t useful, email us, and we’ll refund you in full. No questions.
Questions
Do I need to have passed the patent bar first?
No, but it’s built for people who have. If you’re still studying, the Patent Bar Review course is the better starting point.
How long does it take?
The course has 3.5 hours of video. Most people finish over a weekend and then keep the checklists open while they draft.
What happens after 12 months?
Access to the videos and downloads ends. Save the four PDFs to your own files while you’re enrolled, and they’re yours to keep.
Does this cover a specific technology?
The structural rules apply across art units, and the worked examples span mechanical, chemical, electrical, and software claims.