The path to professional qualification as a patent agent is long and demanding. It takes years of practice before anyone can be adequately prepared for the patent agent qualifying examinations. At times, trainees need more practice than that to which they are exposed in their firms or organisations. Self-study alone is unlikely to lead to success in the exams because they are practice based, and require intensive preparation by doing exercises and by receiving constructive criticism by more experienced agents.
The IP Academy’s Patent Practice Modules aim to provide that additional support to trainees with tutelage from experienced patent agents and practice, practice, practice!
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course comprises 3 modules :-
Module 1: Preparation of a Patent Specification
Module 2: Amendment of a Patent Specification
Module 3: Interpretation and Validity of Singapore Patents
The duration for completion of each module is 6 months. The modules are delivered in workshop mode combining lectures, case studies and assignments. There will be a mock exam at the end of each module to gauge participant’s level of proficiency. Participants will also have a one-to-one opportunity to interact with the main tutor through teleconferencing or in-person at the end of the programme.
Upon completion you will receive a certificate of completion conferred by the IP Academy.
BENEFITS
How the trainee benefits:
Trainees will receive
- More than 40 hours of classroom instruction per module (lectures, practical workshops, and discussion groups)
- 10-12 homework exercises per module to be reviewed by the tutors.
- One to one interaction with tutors during distance learning phase.
How the employer benefits:
Having trainees diligently attend this course and completing homework exercises for review would save many hours of internal professional training. These hours can be devoted to more practical and billable professional work. Each exercise takes an agent about 1-2 hours to set, review, and critique, which can total many hours; the value of billable hours these training and exercise hours consume is way in excess of fees for the course.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants to the course must have at least 6-months of patent drafting experience/training and have obtained legal foundation in IP. You are required to submit a letter from your company confirming your experience in patent drafting work. 
