Three programs.
One credential.
Recognized worldwide.
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Builder 4 weeks |
Most popular
Inventor 8 weeks total |
Fellowship 12+ weeks total |
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| Patent application filed | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Patent-pending status | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Student named as inventor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Technical Writing Seminar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inventor Fireside Series | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 1:1 mentor sessions | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Mentor type | Juris Doctor or JD candidate |
Juris Doctor or JD candidate |
Juris Doctor Legal faculty USPTO examiner |
| Inventor patent application filed | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invention published in the global patent record (18 months after filing) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| University credit | — | — | ✓ |
| Pitch competition invitation | — | — | ✓ |
| Patent Defense | Eligible | Eligible | Guaranteed |
| Apply to Builder |
Apply to Inventor |
Apply to Fellowship |
The Patent Journey
From prior art research to a filed USPTO application in their own name to a world-wide publication, university credit, and a live defense.
Builder
Prior art research
Search existing patents and publications. Identify where your invention fits and what makes it novel.
Builder
Draft your provisional patent application
Write your invention description with 1:1 mentor support. Capture what it does, how it works, and why it matters.
Builder
File your provisional patent application
Submit your U.S. provisional patent application to the USPTO. Receive your official filing receipt. Your name is on a real patent filing.
Inventor
Builder — included
Prior art research, provisional application drafting, and USPTO filing. Completed as the first phase of the Inventor.
Inventor
Draft your patent claims
Write the claims that legally define your invention's scope. The most important sentences in any patent — drafted under expert guidance.
Inventor
Drawings and full specification
Prepare USPTO-standard patent drawings. Write the complete specification describing your invention in legally sufficient detail.
Inventor
File your inventor patent application
Submit your full utility patent application. Receive your USPTO filing receipt. At 18 months, your application is published and enters the global patent record.
Inventor Fellowship
Full Inventor + advanced instruction
Complete the full patent filing process with extended instruction in claim strategy, examination practice, and IP law from legal faculty and a former USPTO examiner.
Inventor Fellowship
Inventor Fellowship — runs throughout
Earn verifiable university credit across the full 12-week Fellowship. Appears on your academic transcript before your first college application.
Inventor Fellowship
Patent Defense
Present your invention before a panel of legal and academic experts. Fellows are evaluated, ranked, and eligible to win prizes — a formal capstone that marks your arrival as an inventor.
Inventor Fellowship
Pitch competitions + Inventor Fellow recognition
Invited to represent Patent Prep at pitch competitions. Named as a Patent Prep Inventor Fellow. The credential that follows you for life.