Patent Law Practice Center

USPTO Expands Law School Patent Clinic Program

The United States Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office announced on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, that it has selected 11 more law schools to join the Patent Law School Clinic Certification Pilot Program starting in the Fall of 2012. The program allows law students to practice patent law before the USPTO under the guidance of a faculty clinic supervisor.

The law pilot program began in 2008 with 6 schools selected to allow students to practice before the agency in both patents and trademarks. In 2010, the program expanded to include 10 additional schools practicing in trademarks.  Sixteen law schools currently participate in the pilot program.

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