Inventor Lab Research Notebook Procedures

A laboratory notebook is an essential record of events and data that supports a patentable invention. The recorded information can establish dates of conception and reduction to practice of a technology as well as the inventorship of a patent claiming the technology.

This course  provides the learners with a detailed overview of research data notebooks including purposes, formatting, content, and user responsibilities.

Course Objectives:
After completing this module, learners will be able to:

• Explain the purpose of recording invention ideas in a research notebook
• Describe format and structure of entering information in a research notebook
• Relate completeness
• Discuss company policy for handling research notebook