Seminar: Case Law supported by the Boards of Appeal of the EPO

The “Case Law” seminar provides 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.

Organised by the epi with the support of the EPO Boards of the Appeal and the European Patent Academy, the seminar also includes the demonstration of a mock EPO Oral Proceedings. The speakers are epi experts, and one technical and one legal member of the Boards of Appeal
Take the opportunity to meet our epi experts Thomas Pott and Leythem Wall and 2 EPO experts of the Boards of Appeal, Monika Millet and Javier Eraso Helguera in person.

The seminar includes a discussion of the most recent Enlarged Board of Appeal decisions and other recent significant board of appeal case law, which every patent attorney should have in mind during examination proceedings, as well as during opposition and appeal proceedings. The speakers will also discuss important tactical and strategic aspects that identify how the decisions can act as useful tools, as well as guidance for avoiding pitfalls.

Key topics include specific applications of the problem-and-solution approach. In addition, the programme also contains sessions on procedural matters as well as a mock oral proceeding. This time you can choose to register to participate onsite or for the live stream.

To find out more information in detail and the programme of the seminar day please click here here.