INVITATION You are invited to apply for the The South East Asian Drafting (SEAD) Training Course 2009
	PATENT DRAFTING COURSE The Fédération Internationale Des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI) has developed a training course to teach the drafting of patent specifications. The twelfth of these courses will be made available during 2009. [FICPI Training & Education Commission: TUTORS]
	The Course The course follows the successful format used in Singapore since 1997 and in Australia and Europe since 1999. It is divided into three (3) segments. Segment 1: A series of tutorials workshops will be presented over five (5) days from 18-22 May 2009 . Segment 2. Students will be required to submit answers to four (4) drafting exercises over the following months by correspondence (one exercise approximately every four or six weeks). These will be assessed by the tutors and written comments sent to the students. Segment 3. A second series of tutorials and workshops will be presented over five (5) days from 28 September to 2 October 2009. Course Emphasis The emphasis of the course is on practical work. Following each lecture session students break out into groups of abut six (6) to work on an exercise. The exercise is then discussed at a plenary session before the next lecture or workshop begins. At the conclusion of the first segment students are given four (4) drafting exercises to work on, one at a time over the following four months. The tutors comment on each paper in turn and review them as a whole during the third segment. The course is directed to teaching the art of drafting. Tuition will be given in drafting techniques used in the major jurisdications being Europe, United States and Japan. Patent Training Course Certification Students who satisfactorily complete the course will receive a certificate indicating they have done so at a satisfactory standard in Patent Drafting. Satisfactory completion of the course requires that all of the set assignments be completed. Tutors The panel of tutors is made up of very experienced patent professionals from Australia, Canada, Europe and the United States of America, supported by the FICPI Training and Education Commission. Venue Both series of tutorials will be held at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. The cost of travel to Bangkok and accommodation must be met by the students. Accommodation will be arranged at a preferred rate. Bangkok students will make their own daily travel arrangements and FICPI will arrange any necessary daily travel for others. Lunches may be provided. Costs Students are required to make one payment of US$2,200.00 on acceptance to the course. This payment covers the cost of all three segments of the course. Entry Requirements Students should have a prior elementary knowledge of the process of obtaining patents and have a demonstrable need to learn the art of drafting patent specifications. Students should be based in a South East Asian country and be competent to work in English. Admission to the course is at the sole discretion of the FICPI Training and Education Commission. The course will be limited to 30 students.
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