Courses

This seminar series focuses on clarity and sufficiency of disclosure in specific fields across three seminars, each of which comprises two online sessions: theoretical session (also open to patent attorneys) and practical session for examiners only. Fields covered are pharmacy, biotechnology and CII. Participants may register for the complete series or for individual seminars within the series.

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 series explores ways in which value can be extracted from IP via different models, ranging from securing markets to actively harvesting royalties. It covers the basic IP value-extraction mechanisms and how they can be implemented through licensing and enforcement.

IP managers in high-growth technology businesses, typically in small and medium enterprises, need to be able to communicate with their company’s business, R&D and legal people. The IP strategy modules will introduce participants to essential management principles and how to apply them to the strategic management of IP assets. The focus is on value-based strategies for IP creation, and IP value extraction as an integral part of innovation strategy.

The workshop addresses patenting issues related to evolutions currently observed in the field of batteries. After a general introduction on the spectrum covered by these technologies, the workshop focuses on two specific aspects thereof:

– Cooling means
– Power management

The objective of the workshop is an exchange of practices between the participants. Participants are senior patent examiners working in the fields under discussion.

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.

Medtech refers to the innovative field results from the application of technology to the medical industry and has contributed to the development of products, services and solutions that can save and improve people's lives. In this advanced lecture series a wide range of IP professionals, from inventors and IP specialists to examiners, explain how patents can be used to protect medtech inventions.

Registration

This course examines the patentability requirements, legal basis and other criteria in the field of information technology. In particular, it focuses on patentable and non-patentable subject-matter and on the examination of computer-implemented inventions with respect to the requirements of Art. 52 EPC (exclusion, industrial application, novelty and inventive step).

The fee of EUR 320,- covers the participation in the course.