In this course, you will gain an understanding of the main categories of intellectual property (IP) rights, their primary features and how to apply these rights. The emphasis is on patents and on the “what”, “when” and “how” of protecting inventions.
Further topics include how to search for patents and how to develop an IP strategy.
Watch this video to find out more about this course:
This course will guide you through the entire process of applying for a patent, from idea to grant and beyond. You'll follow the process based on a real-life example, and track the various stages it passes through, including the grant of a patent.
This course has been created for EPO Newcomers only. For inquiries please contact epotalentacademy@epo.org.
The course is aimed at professional representatives seeking to improve their practical expertise. Basic experience in oral proceedings is recommended. It is not open to EQE candidates.
This workshop addresses substantive examination issues and challenges in the field of patent applications claiming game rules. The workshop will focus on the specificities of the field:
video games and gambling machines
video games – other exclusions
The objective of the workshop is an exchange of practices between the participants. Participants are senior patent examiners working in the fields under discussion.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of the main categories of intellectual property (IP) rights, their primary features and how to apply these rights. The emphasis is on patents and on the “what”, “when” and “how” of protecting inventions.
Further topics include how to search for patents and how to develop an IP strategy.
Watch this video to find out more about this course:
Month-long course (15 May – 16 June 2023) on the fundamentals of patentability and patent proceedings, composed of 9 thematic modules. The course combines flexible weekly reading (self-studying) and group live sessions scheduled at the end of each of the four consecutive weeks (25-26 May, 2, 9 and 6 June). All the course materials were written by judges and for judges.
This seminar series focuses on advanced aspects of computer-implemented inventions and includes three complementary seminars, each of which comprises two online sessions: theoretical session (also open to patent attorneys) and practical session for examiners
only. Topics covered are claim formulations, mathematics and AI, and game rules. Participants may register for one or more seminars within the series.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of the main categories of intellectual property (IP) rights, their primary features and how to apply these rights. The emphasis is on patents and on the “what”, “when” and “how” of protecting inventions.
Further topics include how to search for patents and how to develop an IP strategy.
This lecture series is aimed at patent professionals seeking to gain a deeper insight into the new challenges faced when patenting cross-field inventions. Selected technological fields are chosen to illustrate this new evolution. Find out more by joining EPO experts and IP experts in novel cross-field technologies.
This distance learning course is offered to patent examiners at national IP offices. Participants will learn to assess novelty and inventive step in line with the EPO practice (Guidelines and Case Law). Virtual classroom sessions allow for direct interaction with expert tutors from the European Patent Office.
This self-paced e-learning course is intended for examiners of national industrial property offices participating in the SEARCH pilot. It is designed to help those just starting to use the tool.
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 will find out about the main steps of pre-drafting
and drafting a European patent application, together with the formal and substantive aspects of prosecution.
Virtual classroom sessions allow for direct interaction with epi experts.
Following in the footsteps of Search Matters and Examination Matters, Opposition Matters is fast becoming a key event for patent searchers and attorneys alike, offering participants direct access to EPO examiners and lawyers and European patent attorneys
with years of opposition experience.
This high-level event was once again organised in close co-operation with the epi.
Examination
Matters has become the go-to event for patent attorneys interested in finding
out more about the patent granting procedure at the EPO. This year's event
focused on several procedural and substantive aspects of examination proceedings, such as parameter features in claims, adaptation of the description, artificial intelligence in additive manufacturing and many other examination related topics.
Moreover, sustainability and digital transformation in the patent world were discussed.
This
year’s event was once again organised in close co-operation with the epi.
This high-impact tutored programme comprises three modules on search that build on each other to take participants from entry to intermediate level. At the end of the programme, participants should be able to process files autonomously under the supervision of an experienced colleague.
This distance learning course is offered to patent examiners at national IP offices and comprises a series of ten live virtual classroom (VC) sessions on the use of EPOQUE Net. They will help to broaden skills of EPOQUE Net users at national offices. Practical cases will be provided as short assignments prior to each VC. Solution(s) proposed by participants and the tutor(s) will be therein discussed. Tips and tricks on efficient use of the EPO's professional patent search tool will be brought to participants. Features of possible new roll-outs will also be included in the course.
During the VC sessions, participants have the possibility to communicate live with the experts and ask questions.
This distance
learning course is offered to patent examiners at national IP offices who have
started to use the EPOQUE Net tool. The course comprises on-line material, such
as e-learning modules and will be articulated around a series of 6 virtual
classroom (VC) sessions. The course has a focus on the hands-on experience,
translated in the form of assignments, exercises and examples. The material
will help EPOQUE Net users at national offices to efficiently perform searches
using EPOQUE Net. The tutors are experienced EPO examiners.
During the VC sessions, participants have the
possibility to communicate live with the experts and ask questions.
This high-impact tutored programme comprises three modules on amendments that build on each other to take participants from entry to intermediate level. At the end of the programme, participants should be able to process files autonomously under the supervision of an experienced colleague. This seminar is for patent examiners of national patent offices.
This high-impact tutored programme comprises three modules on search that build on each other to take participants from entry to intermediate level. At the end of the programme, participants should be able to process files autonomously under the supervision of an experienced colleague.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of the main categories of intellectual property (IP) rights, their primary features and how to apply these rights. The emphasis is on patents and on the “what”, “when” and “how” of protecting inventions.
Further topics include how to search for patents and how to develop an IP strategy.
Watch this video to find out more about this course:
This course will guide you through the entire process of applying for a patent, from idea to grant and beyond. You'll follow the process based on a real-life example, and track the various stages it passes through, including the grant of a patent.
This course has been created for EPO Newcomers only. For inquiries please contact epotalentacademy@epo.org.
The course is aimed at professional representatives seeking to improve their practical expertise. Basic experience in oral proceedings is recommended. It is not open to EQE candidates.
This workshop addresses substantive examination issues and challenges in the field of patent applications claiming game rules. The workshop will focus on the specificities of the field:
video games and gambling machines
video games – other exclusions
The objective of the workshop is an exchange of practices between the participants. Participants are senior patent examiners working in the fields under discussion.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of the main categories of intellectual property (IP) rights, their primary features and how to apply these rights. The emphasis is on patents and on the “what”, “when” and “how” of protecting inventions.
Further topics include how to search for patents and how to develop an IP strategy.
Watch this video to find out more about this course:
Month-long course (15 May – 16 June 2023) on the fundamentals of patentability and patent proceedings, composed of 9 thematic modules. The course combines flexible weekly reading (self-studying) and group live sessions scheduled at the end of each of the four consecutive weeks (25-26 May, 2, 9 and 6 June). All the course materials were written by judges and for judges.
This seminar series focuses on advanced aspects of computer-implemented inventions and includes three complementary seminars, each of which comprises two online sessions: theoretical session (also open to patent attorneys) and practical session for examiners
only. Topics covered are claim formulations, mathematics and AI, and game rules. Participants may register for one or more seminars within the series.
In this course, you will gain an understanding of the main categories of intellectual property (IP) rights, their primary features and how to apply these rights. The emphasis is on patents and on the “what”, “when” and “how” of protecting inventions.
Further topics include how to search for patents and how to develop an IP strategy.
This lecture series is aimed at patent professionals seeking to gain a deeper insight into the new challenges faced when patenting cross-field inventions. Selected technological fields are chosen to illustrate this new evolution. Find out more by joining EPO experts and IP experts in novel cross-field technologies.
This distance learning course is offered to patent examiners at national IP offices. Participants will learn to assess novelty and inventive step in line with the EPO practice (Guidelines and Case Law). Virtual classroom sessions allow for direct interaction with expert tutors from the European Patent Office.
This self-paced e-learning course is intended for examiners of national industrial property offices participating in the SEARCH pilot. It is designed to help those just starting to use the tool.
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 will find out about the main steps of pre-drafting
and drafting a European patent application, together with the formal and substantive aspects of prosecution.
Virtual classroom sessions allow for direct interaction with epi experts.
Following in the footsteps of Search Matters and Examination Matters, Opposition Matters is fast becoming a key event for patent searchers and attorneys alike, offering participants direct access to EPO examiners and lawyers and European patent attorneys
with years of opposition experience.
This high-level event was once again organised in close co-operation with the epi.
Examination
Matters has become the go-to event for patent attorneys interested in finding
out more about the patent granting procedure at the EPO. This year's event
focused on several procedural and substantive aspects of examination proceedings, such as parameter features in claims, adaptation of the description, artificial intelligence in additive manufacturing and many other examination related topics.
Moreover, sustainability and digital transformation in the patent world were discussed.
This
year’s event was once again organised in close co-operation with the epi.
This high-impact tutored programme comprises three modules on search that build on each other to take participants from entry to intermediate level. At the end of the programme, participants should be able to process files autonomously under the supervision of an experienced colleague.
This distance learning course is offered to patent examiners at national IP offices and comprises a series of ten live virtual classroom (VC) sessions on the use of EPOQUE Net. They will help to broaden skills of EPOQUE Net users at national offices. Practical cases will be provided as short assignments prior to each VC. Solution(s) proposed by participants and the tutor(s) will be therein discussed. Tips and tricks on efficient use of the EPO's professional patent search tool will be brought to participants. Features of possible new roll-outs will also be included in the course.
During the VC sessions, participants have the possibility to communicate live with the experts and ask questions.
This distance
learning course is offered to patent examiners at national IP offices who have
started to use the EPOQUE Net tool. The course comprises on-line material, such
as e-learning modules and will be articulated around a series of 6 virtual
classroom (VC) sessions. The course has a focus on the hands-on experience,
translated in the form of assignments, exercises and examples. The material
will help EPOQUE Net users at national offices to efficiently perform searches
using EPOQUE Net. The tutors are experienced EPO examiners.
During the VC sessions, participants have the
possibility to communicate live with the experts and ask questions.
This high-impact tutored programme comprises three modules on amendments that build on each other to take participants from entry to intermediate level. At the end of the programme, participants should be able to process files autonomously under the supervision of an experienced colleague. This seminar is for patent examiners of national patent offices.
This high-impact tutored programme comprises three modules on search that build on each other to take participants from entry to intermediate level. At the end of the programme, participants should be able to process files autonomously under the supervision of an experienced colleague.