Become a named inventoron a United States patent application.
Patent Prep is the first pre-collegiate institute for young inventors, where students research, draft, and file their own US patent applications under the guidance of a former US Patent Examiner.
An academic credential recognized by patent offices worldwide.
A credential, not a certificate
Students leave with a USPTO filing receipt: public, verifiable, and unique to them. No other youth program produces this.
Taught by a former United States Patent Examiner
Curriculum built by the person who used to decide which applications become patents.
Filed by the student, not for them
Each student creates their own USPTO account and files their own application.
A once in a lifetime opportunity
Graduates may be invited to defend their application before licensed attorneys and university faculty at the annual Patent Defense.
Choose the depth of formation.
Builder
From idea to filed application. Students earn official patent-pending status for 12 months.
Inventor
A full patent application that becomes a patent publication 18 months after filing.
Fellowship
A selective patent and research curriculum that earns college credit.
The Patent Defense.
An annual summer event where graduates defend their patent application before a panel of licensed attorneys and university-affiliated faculty. Not open to the public. Not available to students from any other program.