Courses

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.

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The EPO has designed the European patent administration certification (EPAC) targeting paralegals, patent administrators and formalities officers. Enrolment for the EPAC will run in September.

In this course, potential candidates find informative material to help them prepare for the first edition of the EPAC.

This course has been designed for patent attorneys and IP professionals with experience in filing PCT applications with the EPO. It offers access to four online sessions which provide an opportunity to find out more about updates on the services provided by the EPO, the latest developments in the PCT system and many practical aspects of the PCT procedure.

The fee of EUR 100,- covers the participation in the course.

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This course gives an insight into the various aspects of the taking of evidence in proceedings before the EPO, ranging from the hearing of witnesses to inspecting products. The course provides an overview of the relevant legal background and related case law, supplemented by practical examples. Final mock oral proceedings conclude the course.  

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

This online course takes specific examples as a basis for discussing the practical application of the legal texts by EPO staff in their daily work. Participants will have the opportunity to experience what the work of an examiner or a member of the Board of Appeal looks like, based on exercises, such as drafting a written opinion in search, evaluation amendments in examination, elaborating summons in opposition, and drafting a communication in appeal, among others.

Patents play an important role in smart agriculture technology. This advanced lecture series provides participants with insights into the innovations shaping the smart agriculture of the future, and reveal how IP strategy can lead to success.

The workshop addresses patenting issues related to the applications of quantum technologies. After a general introduction to quantum technologies, the workshop focuses on their applications to the fields of sensing and computing. 

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

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).