Agenda

Tuesday, August 18, 2020, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm CDT
How to Prepare and Prosecute US Patent Applications           

   Patent Law Basics
   Types of Patent Applications
   Sources of Patent Laws and Regulations
   Patent Eligible Subject Matter
   Patentability Standards
   Preparing a Patent Application
   Role of the Specification and Claims
   Patent Prosecution Procedures
   Duty of Disclosure
   Case study

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Professional Engineers:
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Speakers

Jeff Streets

Streets Lawfirm, P.C.

Streets Lawfirm, P.C., Cypress, TX
Mr. Streets has a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, a Master’s degree in Business Administration and a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center. After several years in industry, Mr. Streets now has 25 years of experience focused solely on helping inventors and their companies patent their most valuable technological developments.  Over his career as a patent attorney, he has guided numerous clients through the process of preparing and filing patent applications and then diligently advocated the patentability of their inventions before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He works closely with his clients to secure patents in such diverse technologies as computer systems, chemical and electrochemical processes, oil field tools and processes, novel chemical formulations and compositions, plant and horticultural devices, and a wide variety of mechanical devices.