Kilpatrick Townsend | Patent Law

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Complete work that simulates life on the job. 5-6 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Kilpatrick Townsend. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Get Career Ready

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 5-6 hours and self-paced.

Stand out in your application to Kilpatrick Townsend. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete this job simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Kilpatrick Townsend. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced5-6 hoursNo gradesNo assessmentsIntermediate

For students interested in pursing a career in patent law, Kilpatrick Townsend is here to help you throughout the entire journey. From comprehensive training to our law school tuition reimbursement program, we provide the support while you define your career path.

Our virtual program allows students to take the first step in their journey, by experiencing what it’s like to work as a patent engineer in our Intellectual Property department. You’ll also hear from a variety of Kilpatrick Townsend’s patent professionals - from patent engineer to partner, you’ll learn about how and why they chose patent law as their career.

We invite you to explore the modules and their content, and complete the assigned tasks if you’re looking for some first-hand experience. By completing these assignments, you will no doubt gain new skills that will help you succeed as a patent engineer, and help jumpstart your career in patent law.

Last but not least, our goal is to help you explore patent law as a possible career path, and determine whether or not it’s the right fit for you. We encourage anyone who thinks they might be interested to check out the program - there’s something for everyone!

This program is:

• Open access and free for any college student
• No application required and can be accessed online from anywhere in the world
• Self-paced with no deadlines - takes 6 to 8 hours to complete
• No prior legal knowledge or work experience is required to participate in this course, and your work will not be used for assessment purposes.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Communication

Research Skills

Patent Strategy

Patent Applications

Patent Writing

Patent Prosecution

Patent Research

Patent Analysis

Claims Management

Patent Claims

How it works

Introduction from Kilpatrick Townsend

Explore Our Job Sims

Tasks in this program

Task One: Patent Consultation for a Client that has a Software Application Invention

30-60 mins

Intermediate

Providing advice to a client on the patent process and patent strategy on his software application invention.

What you'll learn

Understanding the purpose of a patent and the types of patents.
Knowledge about the patent process from preparation to expiration.
Understanding the concept of inventorship and its relevance to patent applications.
Knowledge about expediting the patent application process.

What you'll do

Explain the purpose of patents and the types of patents, including which type applies to the client's invention.
Clarify the legal implications of demonstrating the invention to a software company.
Discuss patentability searches and their pros and cons.
Explain the concept of provisional patent applications and their relationship to non-provisional applications

Reviews

Over 150

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"I am passionate about IP and really learned a lot of practical insight from this internship. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you for putting it together."-- Student from Liverpool John Moores University

"I had an interesting time learning about the day to day tasks a patent engineer will be performing. While some tasks were challenging and some of the language was very new to me, I found the experience very interesting."-- Student from University of Warwick

"From no prior experience of Patent law, the program has been very informative and helpful. The tasks have given me an insight into the documents, terminology and websites I will need to be familiar with in order to be successful. Completing the program has confirmed my interest in Patent law and given me a clear understanding of the skill I need."-- Student from The University of Liverpool

"This was such a useful program, thank you for presenting it. It gives a great insight into a career in patent law when there is very limited opportunities for work experience in it. Very insightful and enjoyable."-- Student from Swansea University

"Great insight into the role, great scheme overall. I think extra guidance to complete the tasks well is necessary, I found it very difficult to complete each task to the same standard as I completed task 1 as patent drafting is a very niche way of writing and perhaps some greater guidance, a step by step guide to complete each task would be helpful..."-- Student

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