Are you a patent practitioner that hasn’t brushed-up on proper citation practices since law school?  If so, you’re certainly not alone.  In this hour-long webinar, we’ll provide multiple examples of the most common mistakes made with citing documents in legal writing.  Examples include:

• The structure of a citation: When is the short citation appropriate?
• In-line citation, footnoting, and end noting: Which one is proper for legal writing?
• Everyone is Named “Smith”:  Citing to patent and non-patent references with the same author;
• Citing to patent literature, both patents and published applications;
• Citing to non-patent literature references, including electronic resources;
• Differences between in-line quotations and block quotations;
• Citation signals and their meanings;
• Slip Opinions: When is their citation appropriate?

These and other citation practices are a fundamental skill on which legal writing is based.  This class is for any level of patent practitioner (attorney or agent, junior or senior) who could use a refresher on one of legal writing’s most overlooked disciplines.