A free, self-paced learning platform to elevate your patent drafting and prosecution skills.
The Harrity Academy® is a free, self-paced learning platform designed to help practicing and aspiring patent professionals elevate the quality of their patent application drafting and prosecution skills. The Academy offers a comprehensive portal focused on patent application drafting, with examples in the electrical & mechanical arts. The goal of this program is to help break barriers faced by individuals entering the patent field while enhancing the quality of their overall practice.
Learn on your own schedule with on-demand materials
No cost to eligible participants
Patent drafting with real-world examples
“We believe that the practice of law is advanced by a more diverse legal team – with diversity of background, upbringing, education, and perspective comes quality legal innovation.” — John Harrity, Managing Partner
The Harrity Academy® is part of Harrity’s commitment to progress, implemented to help rectify the disparity of race and gender in the legal field. By providing tools and resources for success, we aim to promote and nurture a respectful, highly engaged, and inclusive culture that values the diversity of our talented team with all types of backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, skills, and capabilities.
The Academy provides eligible candidates with comprehensive training materials designed to help you draft high-quality patent applications. This program serves as a training course covering:
Complete the form below to apply for enrollment. Eligible applicants residing in the United States will receive a confirmation email with access to the classroom.
“The training videos were great for explaining the specific things that the firm wants to see in applications. Each firm has its own rules, preferences, and emphases and the training videos describe how to write in a way that will pass review at the firm. After watching the videos, it was helpful to look through the Application Guide to see specific examples of how to implement the specific things described in the training videos.”
— Bret T.“I recommend that candidates watch the Training Videos and review the Application Guide and Practice Drafts multiple times. These materials provide critical insight into the Harrity writing style and application structure – not just the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ but also the ‘why.’ I believe candidates that commit time to practice writing in the Harrity style will likely be successful their second time through the application process.”
— McCord R.Contact: academy@harrityllp.com
The Harrity Academy does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.