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Silicon Valley's First and Only Patent & Trademark Pro-Bono Clinic
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Silicon Valley's First and Only Patent& Trademark Pro-Bono Clinic
Interested in participating with the IP Clinic at a supervising attorney?
Supervising attorneys generally rotate on a yearly basis. Interested individuals with a minimum of three years' experience canreach out to [email protected].
Interested in participating with the IP Clinic as a student?
Law students having completed their first year of school can participate in the trademark clinic, and if they qualify (based on atechnological background), in the patent clinic. Non-law students who have completed, at a minimum, a Bachelor's of Sciencedegree, can potentially participate with our patent agent program. More information can be found at http://lincolnipclinic.com/students.html.
Interested in contributing financially to the IP Clinic?
Because we are a pro-bono clinic, we exist based on donations, offering of services, and the generous time of others. What wecan offer in return is: 1) inclusion of your company on our website and marketing material (updated yearly); 2) the opportunityto financially back one of the largest and most technologically-innovative Clinics in the nation; 3) the ability to help grow theonly USPTO approved patent and trademark Clinic in Silicon Valley. Our current sponsors include:
GET INVOLVED
IP Clinic at Lincoln Law School of San Jose
384 S Second St, San Jose, California 95113
Office 408-977-7227 Fax 408-977-7228
http://www.lincolnipclinic.com/
Welcome the IP Clinic at Lincoln Law School of San Jose!
The IP Clinic is a first in many aspects. It is the first patent clinic inNorthern California and Silicon Valley, the first trademark clinic inSilicon Valley (the second in Northern California), the first USPTOapproved patent agent program in California, and the first non-ABAschool to ever be admitted into the USTPO clinic program.
Lincoln Law School of San Jose is distinguished in its offering ofintellectual property (IP) coursework and focus. The Law Schoolprovides many courses relating to IP, and has many faculty memberswith a background specifically focused on patents, copyrights, ortrademarks. Further, the IP Clinic has written and published its ownmanual on intellectual property (available on Amazon), which has alsobeen distributed to other USPTO approved clinics for their use.
Additionally, the IP Clinic allows students to have “hands on”experience in working with professors, inventors, businesses, and otherentities. Under the direction of a supervising attorney, students workwith clients in areas of trademarks and patents. Students interactdirectly with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to file andprosecute patent and trademark applications. This IP Clinic is the onlynon-ABA USPTO approved clinic in the United States, and is one of onlya limited number of patent and trademark clinics nationally.
ADDITIONAL FACTS
IP Protection should notbe for the select few - itshould be available to all
The IP Clinic provides, free of charge, the following services: clientcounseling, patentability and/or registerability searches, patent and/or trademark application drafting, responses to USPTOcorrespondence, and Examiner Interviews, among other services.
Clients are selected based on financial need, matching of technologybackground with student and faculty members, potential of thetechnology, and potential to create jobs in Northern California. However,we provide services to clients from across the entire United States whoare able to satisfy the requirements sufficiently.
Once accepted into the IP Clinic, the client will be assigned to a teamof students, supervised by a practicing attorney. Additionally, the IPClinic runs on an academic yearly basis, from late August to late March.
TRADEMARK TIMING: Once a trademark application is filed,
you should receive a response from the USPTO within six to
seven months from filing. The total time to the granting of a
trademark may be anywhere from almost a year to several
years.
TRADEMARK FILING COST: Filing costs for trademarks
depends on the number of class/goods as well as the method
for submitting your application. At a minimum, the trademark
would cost $225 per class of goods or services.
Those interested in appylying for services may do so by downloading an application from www.lincolnipclinic.com and submitting the completed applicationto [email protected]. If you have additional questions, you can reach us by phone, by email, or even by chat (on our website - hours of availabilityare indicated).
Although clients do not pay for any legal costs, they must still nonetheless pay for any government fees required by the USPTO. The following points shouldgive you a sense of potential timing and costs associated with the IP Clinic:
WELCOME
“IP Clinics are the perfect grounds fordeveloping real IP skills. Real clients withreal problems walk through the door, andstudents have the opportunity to work onreal matters that can make a realdifference. The goal of this very realexperience is to create real skills forstudents and real protection for clients."
SERVICES
PATENT TIMING: Once a patent application is filed, you should
receive a response from the USPTO within 18 months from
filing, potentially longer. The total time to the granting of a
patent is typically many years. There are some potential options
for expediting this process.
PATENT FILING COST: Filing costs for patents depends on
the type of entity filing. At a minimum, current filing fees
would be $400 (micro entity), $730 (small entity), and
$1600 (large entity).
Welcome the IP Clinic at Lincoln Law School of San Jose!
The IP Clinic is a first in many aspects. It is the first patent clinic inNorthern California and Silicon Valley, the first trademark clinic inSilicon Valley (the second in Northern California), the first USPTOapproved patent agent program in California, and the first non-ABAschool to ever be admitted into the USTPO clinic program.
Lincoln Law School of San Jose is distinguished in its offering ofintellectual property (IP) coursework and focus. The Law Schoolprovides many courses relating to IP, and has many faculty memberswith a background specifically focused on patents, copyrights, ortrademarks. Further, the IP Clinic has written and published its ownmanual on intellectual property (available on Amazon), which has alsobeen distributed to other USPTO approved clinics for their use.
Additionally, the IP Clinic allows students to have “hands on”experience in working with professors, inventors, businesses, and otherentities. Under the direction of a supervising attorney, students workwith clients in areas of trademarks and patents. Students interactdirectly with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to file andprosecute patent and trademark applications. This IP Clinic is the onlynon-ABA USPTO approved clinic in the United States, and is one of onlya limited number of patent and trademark clinics nationally.
ADDITIONAL FACTS
IP Protection should notbe for the select few - itshould be available to all
The IP Clinic provides, free of charge, the following services: clientcounseling, patentability and/or registerability searches, patent and/or trademark application drafting, responses to USPTOcorrespondence, and Examiner Interviews, among other services.
Clients are selected based on financial need, matching of technologybackground with student and faculty members, potential of thetechnology, and potential to create jobs in Northern California. However,we provide services to clients from across the entire United States whoare able to satisfy the requirements sufficiently.
Once accepted into the IP Clinic, the client will be assigned to a teamof students, supervised by a practicing attorney. Additionally, the IPClinic runs on an academic yearly basis, from late August to late March.
TRADEMARK TIMING: Once a trademark application is filed,
you should receive a response from the USPTO within six to
seven months from filing. The total time to the granting of a
trademark may be anywhere from almost a year to several
years.
TRADEMARK FILING COST: Filing costs for trademarks
depends on the number of class/goods as well as the method
for submitting your application. At a minimum, the trademark
would cost $225 per class of goods or services.
Those interested in appylying for services may do so by downloading an application from www.lincolnipclinic.com and submitting the completed applicationto [email protected]. If you have additional questions, you can reach us by phone, by email, or even by chat (on our website - hours of availabilityare indicated).
Although clients do not pay for any legal costs, they must still nonetheless pay for any government fees required by the USPTO. The following points shouldgive you a sense of potential timing and costs associated with the IP Clinic:
WELCOME
“IP Clinics are the perfect grounds fordeveloping real IP skills. Real clients withreal problems walk through the door, andstudents have the opportunity to work onreal matters that can make a realdifference. The goal of this very realexperience is to create real skills forstudents and real protection for clients."
SERVICES
PATENT TIMING: Once a patent application is filed, you should
receive a response from the USPTO within 18 months from
filing, potentially longer. The total time to the granting of a
patent is typically many years. There are some potential options
for expediting this process.
PATENT FILING COST: Filing costs for patents depends on
the type of entity filing. At a minimum, current filing fees
would be $400 (micro entity), $730 (small entity), and
$1600 (large entity).
Silicon Valley's First and Only Patent& Trademark Pro-Bono Clinic
Interested in participating with the IP Clinic at a supervising attorney?
Supervising attorneys generally rotate on a yearly basis. Interested individuals with a minimum of three years' experience canreach out to [email protected].
Interested in participating with the IP Clinic as a student?
Law students having completed their first year of school can participate in the trademark clinic, and if they qualify (based on atechnological background), in the patent clinic. Non-law students who have completed, at a minimum, a Bachelor's of Sciencedegree, can potentially participate with our patent agent program. More information can be found at http://lincolnipclinic.com/students.html.
Interested in contributing financially to the IP Clinic?
Because we are a pro-bono clinic, we exist based on donations, offering of services, and the generous time of others. What wecan offer in return is: 1) inclusion of your company on our website and marketing material (updated yearly); 2) the opportunityto financially back one of the largest and most technologically-innovative Clinics in the nation; 3) the ability to help grow theonly USPTO approved patent and trademark Clinic in Silicon Valley. Our current sponsors include:
GET INVOLVED
IP Clinic at Lincoln Law School of San Jose
384 S Second St, San Jose, California 95113
Office 408-977-7227 Fax 408-977-7228
http://www.lincolnipclinic.com/
