Patent Resources Group

Patent Resources Group (PRG) is an Alexandria, Virginia based patent law education company, mainly dealing in Continuing Legal Education (CLE).^[1] PRG courses are attended by approximately 3,000 professionals a year. PRG is a provider of on-site and home-study Patent Bar review courses.^[2][3][4]

Notable events

• Founded in 1969 by Irving Kayton to offer publications and courses in all aspects of intellectual property.^[5]
• Cited in the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences's October 30, 1986 decision of Nabial et al. v. May.^[6]
• Selected by World Patent Information in 2009 as "a major resource for patent professionals to enhance their global knowledge of patent law." ^[7]

Faculty

PRG's faculty is mostly staffed by practicing lawyers at well known firms such as Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP; DLA Piper US LLP; Kenyon & Kenyon; Fish & Richardson P.C.; and Stoel Rives LLP among many others.^{[8][9][10][11][12]}

References

1. Bout, Lynn (January 20, 2010). "Outsourcing Patent Prosecution". http://alexandria.localspur.com/2010/01/20/outsourcing-patent-prosecution. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
2. http://www.abanet.org/intelprop/patentprep.html
3. https://www.napp.org/resources/legallinks.asp
4. http://www.law.uidaho.edu/patentbar
5. http://www.patentpolicy.org/advisors.html
6. http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/BPAI_Decisions/BPAI_Appeal_101468.asp
7. Blackman, Michael. "Selective information on courses and training" World Patent Information. Vol 31, No. 3. June 2009. Pg. 268.
8. http://www.finnegan.com/PatentResourcesGroupAdvancedCoursesMarch302008/
9. http://www.dlapiper.com/dale_lazar/
10. http://www.kenyon.com/attorneys/bio.aspx?attid=321193805
11. http://www.fr.com/directory/directory.cfm?aid=125
12. http://www.stoel.com/showbio.aspx?Show=378