Training programme 2020
Life of a Patent distance learning course
This distance learning course is intended for beginners in the profession but also for patent practitioners/patent engineers in industry that would like to refresh their EPC knowledge and skills. Participants find out about the main steps of pre-drafting and drafting a European patent application, together with the formal and substantive aspects of prosecution.
The scheduled virtual classroom sessions allow a direct interaction with epi experts. Introductory videos guide you through the different topics which are discussed at conceptual level and illustrated with practical examples. The course includes tests (quizzes) and assignments. After successful completion of the quizzes you have the possibility to obtain a certificate for this course.
Course is composed in four chapters:
- Pre-drafting
- Drafting
- Formal aspects of prosecution
- Substantive aspects of prosecution
More details are available at the calendar of events.
We are sorry to announce that in response to the latest developments regarding the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), epi has decided to cancel all seminar and training events taking place during March and April 2020.
Opposition and Appeal
The "Opposition and Appeal" seminars will provide you with an intensive and practical overview of all relevant legal and practical issues concerning opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office. The seminar also includes a detailed section about the new Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal.
| 10 February 2020 | Munich (DE) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
| 17 March 2020 - Cancelled | The Hague (NL) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
| 14 October 2020 | Paris (FR) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO (registration available soon) |
| 11 November 2020 | Milan (IT) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO (registration available soon) |
Case Law
The "Case Law" seminar will provide you with an overview of the most recent key decisions and developments in the EPO’s board of appeal case law. This collection of lectures offers a range of subjects, including procedural and substantive topics, and with a mixture of general-interest and more field-specific topics. The seminar also includes the demonstration of a mock EPO Oral Proceedings.
| 17 April 2020 - Cancelled | Prague (CZ) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
| 15 May 2020 - Cancelled | Zurich or Geneva (CH) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
| 29 June 2020 | Dublin (IE) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO (registration available soon) |
| 8 September 2020 | Copenhagen (DK) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
| 12 October 2020 | Lyon (FR) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
| 30 October 2020 | Berlin (DE) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
| 27 November 2020 | Sofia (BG) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
Life of a patent
This seminar series comprising in total four parts (Pre-Drafting, Drafting, Prosecution, Opposition) and targets beginners in the profession but also patent practitioner/patent engineers in industry that would like to refresh their EPC knowledge and skills.
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23 - 24 January 2020 |
Lisbon (PT) |
epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
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Ljubljana (SI) |
epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
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tbd |
Lisbon (PT) |
epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
Claim drafting course
The claim drafting course aims at providing participants with a solid understanding of the theoretical basis on which the claim language is formulated as accompanied by practical examples in interactive sessions during which the participants discuss and interpret scopes of different claims, analyze different types of claims and the terminology thereof.
| tbd | Milan (IT) | epi roadshow |
| tbd | Warsaw (PL) | epi roadshow |
| tbd | Budapest (HU) | epi roadshow |