Spring 2012 Course Highlight: “Designing Around” Valid U.S. Patents

PRG’s Spring 2012 Advanced Courses Program will be held from March 25-31, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs, Florida, and all courses have been updated to reflect the many impacts of AIA.  We’ve already posted an overview of all Spring 2012 Advanced Courses, so let’s take a closer look at individual courses.  Today, we’ll focus on the “Designing Around Valid U.S. Patents” course, which has been offered by PRG for 15 years, and it remains one of the most popular course offerings!

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Taking the Patent Bar Exam, and Passing!

Chris Casson of Passing the Patent Bar with PRG took the Patent Bar Exam, and he passed!  How did PRG help Chris pass the Exam?

I won’t say it’s not possible to pass the Patent Bar on the first try without the help of PRG, but I’m not sure I could have done it without everything they offer.  Starting with the excellent Patent Bar Review course taught by Paul Gardner, and continuing with the videos, which I used to review some important lectures, and then, most of all, the ExamWare™ questions.

Chris describes the testing process (and his sense of relief after passing) in his latest blog post!

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PRG’s Spring 2012 Advanced Courses: Special Offer for the AIA Course!

We know you’re already planning your training schedule for 2012, and PRG is ready for you.  Registration for our Spring 2012 Advanced Courses program is open now!

Join us in Bonita Springs, FL on March 25-31, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa.

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa.

In addition to a room rate that you just can’t beat, we’ve got a great line-up of 14 advanced patent law courses, including a special, new one-day course focusing on the monumental changes introduced by the America Invents Act (AIA).  Every practitioner needs to take this course.  And all of our returning courses have been updated as needed to reflect the impacts of the AIA on you and your practice.

Special Offer: Standard tuition for the one-day AIA course is $995, but get a special rate of only $495 if you also sign up for a three-day course at this program!

Sign up today so you don’t miss out!  Use the links below to:

• Check out our detailed program catalog
• Register by fax or mail
• Register online

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Video-on-Demand: PRG’s Video Bar Review Course is Ready When You Are!

You’re ready to prepare for the USPTO Patent Bar Exam, but you prefer learning on your own and at your own pace, rather than in a classroom environment.  Or maybe you just can’t (or don’t want to) travel.

PRG’s Video Bar Review Course is the perfect solution for you!  The Video Course provides all of the same instruction and materials as our Classroom course, with the flexibility of proceeding at your own pace.  You have the power to rewind, repeat, and reinforce if you feel that there is something you missed.

Watch the Patent Bar Review Video Course online!

And our video course is now available online, through the intuitive, easy-to-use video-on-demand interface on the PRG website.  No more disks!  And as you watch PRG Academic Director Paul Gardner’s lecture, you’ll also see a PowerPoint presentation that follows along with the video.

Prefer a classroom course?  We’ve got you covered with the options below:

• January 23-27, 2012 — Newport Beach (Orange County), CA (Register today — it’s not too late!)
• March 12-16, 2012 — Washington, DC (Alexandria, VA)
• May 7-11, 2012 — Chicago, IL
• June 18-22, 2012 — Boston, MA

If you take our classroom course or purchase the video course, you’ll also benefit from access to the web-based version of ExamWare^TM, our highly-acclaimed patent exam preparation software.

Whether you are interested in the video course or a classroom session, use the links below to:

• Register online
• Register by fax or mail

And did you know that PRG also offers other Video-on-Demand courses?  Watch a FREE Video on Demand Course on the PRG website.

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Final Countdown to the Patent Bar Exam

Chris from Passing the Patent Bar with PRG only has a few days left before he takes the Patent Bar Exam!  In his newest blog post, he tells the readers about his feelings before the big day:

The countdown to the test continues, and I don’t feel the same way about it from one minute to the next.  I am eager to get it over with and repossess my evenings and weekends, but no matter how prepared I actually am, I will be nervous about whether or not I can pass the test.  I often dread logging on to ExamWare™ to answer practice questions in the evenings, but once I do, I sort of actually enjoy the rhythm of reading and answering the questions (so long as I’m answering a large majority of the questions correctly).

Chris also gives us a rundown of how he’ll spend his final days studying and preparing for the Exam, so head over to Passing the Patent Bar with PRG to read the full post!

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Two Weeks Until the Patent Bar Exam!

Chris Casson of Passing the Patent Bar with PRG only has two weeks to go until he takes the Patent Bar Exam on December 14th. How is he feeling?

I will be taking the Patent Bar within two weeks.  That’s kind of a scary thought.  In all reality, however, I’m starting to feel more and more confident about my chances of passing on December 14^th.

Over the last couple of weeks I have been continuing my general strategy of answering questions from one PRG Patent Bar Review course section at a time, with a simulated exam sprinkled in on the weekends, and I have been relatively pleased at the number of questions I’ve been correctly answering.

How will Chris spend his final two weeks of study time?  Find out in his newest blog post!

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Overview of the Spring 2012 Advanced Courses Program in Bonita Springs, FL

The America Invents Act (AIA) is the most significant development in the patent world in a generation.  If you don’t have a thorough understanding of how this legislation will affect your practice, then the risks to you, your firm or company, and your clients are great.  As always, Patent Resources Group stands ready to help you with the best patent law courses in the world.  PRG’s Spring 2012 Advanced Courses Program will be held from March 25-31, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs, Florida, and all courses have been updated to reflect the many impacts of AIA.  In addition, we will offer a new, one-day course:  ”America Invents Act: Monumental Changes, the Consequences, and the Unanswered Questions,” that will analyze the overall changes of this legislation.

Let’s take a look at the 14 courses offered in the Spring 2012 Advanced Courses Program, after the jump!

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