Center for Continuing Education








Patent Fundamentals For Non-Patent Attorneys

Steven A. Nielsen, Esq.

(1.0 CLE Credit Hour)

Program Description:

The current Chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Marin County Bar Association, Steven Nielsen is a U.S. registered patent attorney with many years of experience in obtaining patents and achieving favorable results in federal court in the field of intellectual properly litigation. Steve Nielsen offers non-patent attorneys an overview of the nature of patents plus valuable guidance on what legal work or advice a non-patent attorney may or not be authorized to do provide to a current or prospective client.

Topics include:

  • What is a patent?
  • Important deadlines
  • What is Obvious?
  • What patent work you may perform?
  • What patent work (or patent punishment) is reserved for registered patent attorneys?
  • Review of key cases.

Speaker: Steven A. Nielsen, Esq.

Click here to order - $49

Available as DVD or CD
Item 175A (CD)
175B (DVD)

CCE is a State Bar of California MCLE approved provider.

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