Registered isn’t the same as ready.
The exam tests the MPEP. It doesn’t teach you to draft a claim or to read a technical disclosure you’ve never seen before. Most practitioners pick those up on the job, slowly, from whoever has time.
These programs teach them directly. They are self-paced, built around real practice work, taught by a registered practitioner who has spent twenty-five years teaching people to enter this field.
The programs
Claim Drafting Training
$147
3.5 hours · 8 modules · 4 exercises · 2 checklists
The foundation. How a claim is built — preamble, transitional phrase, body — plus antecedent basis, dependent claim strategy, and the errors that draw 112 rejections. Four worked examples across mechanical, chemical, electrical, and software inventions. For practitioners who have registered but haven’t drafted professionally yet.
See the training ›Robotics for Patent Professionals
$197
9 hours · 10 modules · 3 PDF bonuses
Nine hours on the technology itself — actuators, servos, LiDAR, SLAM, machine vision, control systems. Plus patentability, ten patent case studies, and an inventor interview questionnaire. For practitioners who need to understand a robotics invention well enough to interview the inventor and draft from it.
See the training ›Also available
Active Listening for Patent Practitioners
A different kind of skill: getting what you actually need out of an inventor interview, which is where most drafting problems begin.
See the training ›How these work
Everything is online and self-paced. Nothing to download, no scheduled sessions, no deadlines. Videos run five to seven minutes, so you can cover one topic at a time rather than blocking out an afternoon.
Each program includes downloadable reference material meant to stay on your desk while you work. You get 12 months of access and a certificate of completion.
How these programs are built
Patent Education Series has been preparing people to enter patent practice since 2001. Thousands of scientists, engineers, and career-changers have used the materials, most starting with no legal background.
These programs come out of the same work. The hard part of teaching this material isn’t knowing it; it’s sequencing it: what to learn first, where people get stuck, and how to explain something to a chemist who has never read a claim.
Questions
Who are these for?
Patent agents, attorneys, paralegals, and the scientists and engineers moving into patent practice. The programs assume you’ve passed the registration exam; none assume you’ve practiced.
How long do I have access?
12 months from enrollment. Save the PDF materials to your own files while enrolled, and they’re yours to keep.
Is CLE credit available?
Not currently. These are built for patent agents, paralegals, and scientists as much as for attorneys, so they focus on practical skills rather than accreditation.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes, you get a downloadable certificate of completion for each program you finish.