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

October 21, 2024

Our successful seminar series on “Case law supported by the BoA of the EPO” is back. We once had to discontinue this series due to the pandemic and we are now very pleased that we have been able to resume it with the support of the European Patent Office´s Boards of Appeal. The seminar will be held exclusively in person. Online participation is not possible.

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Insight epi - a new podcast episode is out!

September 11, 2024

First episode released of our series on case law coming out of the Unified Patent Court! Enjoy listening to our experts here.

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EPO - Annual meeting of EQE tutors and members of the EQE committees

August 30, 2024

One of the priorities of the European Patent Academy and its partners is to support the network of tutors preparing candidates for the European qualifying examination.

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Insight epi - a new podcast episode is out!

July 31, 2024

In this episode, Sara Morabito and Francis Leyder talk about the European Patent Administration Certification (EPAC). They discuss the purpose of the certification, its strategic importance, the content and technology of the upcoming exam - and how to prepare for it.

Tune in and learn more about the EPAC.

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EPAC 2024 – creation of personal profile by 5 August 2024 - enrolment closes on 12 August 2024

July 24, 2024

The European patent administration certification (EPAC), supported by epi and EPO, has been designed to enable paralegals, patent administrators and formalities officers to demonstrate that they have the required knowledge and skills to deal with the procedures associated with the filing, prosecution, grant and maintenance of European and international patent applications before the EPO.

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