Protecting Innovation: Patent Law Fundamentals, Strategy, and Infringement Basics

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Protecting Innovation: Patent Law Fundamentals, Strategy, and Infringement Basics

Program Originally Presented Tuesday, April 28, 2026

This program offers a practical introduction to patent law, great for non-patent practitioners. Using real-world examples and straightforward hypotheticals, the course begins with an overview of the major forms of intellectual property—patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets—and how they work together to protect modern business value.

The program then focuses on patents: what can be patented after the America Invents Act, and the core requirements of utility, novelty, and nonobviousness. Attendees will learn how public disclosures, prior art, and timing affect patent rights in the U.S. and abroad, and when clients should consider patent protection versus trade secrets. The presentation will walk through the anatomy of a patent—bibliographic data, specification, drawings, and claims—and explain in plain English how claims define the scope of protection.

Finally, the course introduces the basics of patent infringement, including the claim-by-claim element test, the non-affirmative nature of patent rights, and key considerations about venue and the Federal Circuit’s role.

Attend this program and leave with a clearer understanding of how patents function as business tools and the issue-spotting skills to better advise clients, even outside a patent-focused practice.

Featured Speaker:
Emily Newcomer, Esq.
Registered Patent Attorney, Troutman Pepper Locke
Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Committee

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