PATENT PIPELINE PLEDGE
A commitment to creating a debiased pipeline for the patent profession

Creating a debiased pipeline for the patent profession.

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DEBIASING PLEDGE

  • RAISE AWARENESS
    • Advocate for greater debiasing in the patent profession, which will benefit the overall profession
    • Publicly support initiatives, actions, and organizations that promote greater debiasing within the profession
    • Spotlight individuals  that actively support debiasing efforts within your organization for their accomplishments
    • Participate in a conference that promotes greater debiasing within the profession

 

  • INVEST IN INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL GROWTH
    • Annually invest a minimum of $2,500 for growth and development of our Patent Pipeline Program candidates (e.g., patent drafting/prosecution training, patent bar prep, mentoring/tutoring, etc.)
    • Commit to ensuring that technical specialists/patent agents and those that actively support debiasing efforts at your firm or company are provided with equal access to clients and quality work

 

  • INVEST IN FIRM-WIDE GROWTH
    • Commit to providing technical specialists/patent agents  that actively support debiasing efforts with mentorship and continued professional development and growth opportunities
    • Commit to continued on-the-job training for technical specialists/patent agents that actively support debiasing efforts and provide them with access to external training/development resources

DEBIASING CHAMPIONS

Debiasing Champions are those who (1) commit to the Debiasing Pledge, and (2) hire a technical specialist or patent agent through the Patent Pipeline program.

Objective Metrics:

  • Hire 1 or more PPP technical specialists/patent agents over the next 1 year and retain them for at least 2 years (provide support for law school transition where feasible) or facilitate hiring by outside counsel
  • Increase your patent team debiasing efforts
  • Increase leadership positions for debiasing patent team members and those that actively support debiasing efforts
  • Law firms financially invest in patent education and training per PPP candidate to be hired at your firm as a technical specialist/patent agent and partner with at least one corporate client sponsor.
    • Early Bird Incentives:
      • $15,000 sponsorship for one (1) student by Nov 30, 2024.
      • $20,000 sponsorship for one (1) student thereafter. For multiple students, receive a $5,000 discount off one (1) of the multiple students, after the early bird deadline.
  • Placement priority is given to firms based on their pledge date.

DEBIASING ALLIES

PPP Debiasing Allies are those who have committed to the debiasing pledge.

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