Model Patent Prosecution Templates
AIPLA's Patent Law Committee maintains a collection of sample documents related to day-to-day patent prosecution. These documents are exemplary and may not be ideal for every situation. Use them at your own risk.*
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Model Response Shells:
Each of these documents contains a comprehensive shell document that can be used to formulate a response to 35 U.S.C. 112, 102, 103, or 101 rejections made by a patent examiner during prosecution.
Model Appeal Brief: (Doc) (PDF)
This document contains the overall structure of appeal brief with a section for drafting responses to point out error in rejections made in 35 U.S.C. 112, 102, 103, 101, and obviousness-type double patenting rejections. The model appeal brief includes summaries of the relevant portions of the PTAB’s designated informative and precedential decisions applicable to ex parte appeals along with associated Federal Circuit case law.
Model Reply Brief: (Doc) (PDF)
This document contains the overall structure of a reply brief along with relevant case law summaries to use for handling new grounds of rejection in an Examiner’s Answer.
*Nothing included in these sample documents or elsewhere on this site should be considered legal advise on the part of AIPLA or any of its members.
The annual Global Networking Event connects intellectual property practitioners from around the world for a day of networking, education, and creating meaningful connections. This year’s theme, Rooted in Real - Women in IP Redefining the Narrative, is an opportunity for the AIPLA Women in IP Law Committee to celebrate authentic experiences, foster genuine connections, and showcase the real stories of women shaping the field of intellectual property law.
Events will be taking place in the following locations:
United States:
- Denver, CO: Holland & Hart; 16th April
- Detroit, MI: Dobrusin; 16th April
- Daytona Beach, FL: Sandman Law Office
- Greenville, SC: Dority & Manning; 16th April
- Houston, TX: StoneTurn; 16th April
- Minneapolis/Twin Cities, MN: 3M, Mitchell Hamline Collge of Law, Meuting & Raasch, and Robins Kaplan; 16th April
- New York, NY: Baker Botts; 16th April
- Philadelphia, PA: Cozen O'Connor; 16th April
- Portland, OR: Klarquist Sparkman LLP; 16th April
- Rochester, NY: Harter Secrest & Emery LLP; 16th April
- Seattle, WA: Seed IP Law; 16th April
- Washington, DC: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; 16th April
Outside United States:
- Ahmedabad, India: LexOrbis; 16th April
- Amsterdam, Netherlands: Hoyng Rokh Monegier; 16th April
- Bangalore, India: DuxLegis Attorneys; 16th April
- Beijing, China: Qian Ge Law Firm; 16th April
- Bolivia, Bolivia: Cervieri Monsuarez; 16th April
- Buenos Aires, Argentina: Berken IP, 16th April
- Cambridge, United Kingdom: Stobbs IP, 16th April
- Chennai, India: Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP; 16th April
- Dusseldorf, Germany: HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER; 16th April
- El Caribe, El Caribe: Cervieri Monsuarez; 16th April
- Kyiv, Ukraine: IPStyle Patent Law Company; 16th April
- Hong Kong, China: Eagle IP; 16th April
- Hyderabad, India: LexOrbis; 16th April
- Leeds, United Kingdom: PAGE WHITE; 16th April
- London, United Kingdom: KELTIE; 16th April
- Makati City, Philippines: FEDERIS & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICES; 16th April
- Manchester, United Kingdom: Mewburn Ellis LLP; 16th April
- Mexico City, Mexico: Dumont; 16th April
- Milan, Italy: Società Italiana Brevetti S.p.A (SIB); 16th April
- Montevideo, Uruguay: Cervieri Monsuarez; 16th April
- Mumbai, India: Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP; 16th April
- New Delhi, India: CHADHA & CHADHA; 16th April
- Paraguay, Paraguay: Cervieri Monsuarez; 16th April
- Pune, India: LexOrbis; 16th April
- Quito, Ecquador: AVL; 16th April
- Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: DI BLASI PARENTE; 16th April
- Santiago, Chile: Dentons Chile; 16th April
- Sao Paulo, Brasil: Licks Attorney; 16th April
- Shanghai, China: Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP; 16th April
- Toronto, Canada: Marks and Clerks; 16th April
- Taguig, Philippines: Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia; 16th April
- Tel Aviv, Israel: Zilber IP / Magnus Metal/Fischer FBC/Bold Marketing!; 16th April
- Vienna, Austria: CMS Legal; 16th April
- Vancouver, Canada: Smart & Biggar; 16th April
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If you are interested in hosting an event please contact Amie Peele Leake (for interested US hosts) Benedetta Soranzo (for interested hosts outside US).