This series of four one-hour virtual classrooms cover some
of the topics offered in the second half of 2018 in the series of seminars
EPO2day, which had been designed for patent attorneys and IP professionals with
experience in filing and prosecuting European patent applications. They deal
with four different aspects of procedural and substantive law before the EPO.
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 EPO expert tutors.
This distance
learning course is offered to patent examiners at national IP offices.
Participants will learn to apply the criteria for clarity as well as the
methodology for determining the unity of invention in line with the EPO
practice (Guidelines and Case Law). Virtual classroom sessions allow for direct
interaction with EPO expert tutors.
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.
In some cases, national authorities may license companies or individuals other than the patent owner to use the rights of the patent without the consent of the patent owner. “Compulsory licensing in Europe” provides a country-by-country overview of compulsory licensing regimes across the 38 EPC contracting states including possible grounds for grant, procedural framework and jurisprudence.
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 course comprises 24 recorded lectures in which expert examiners present
their CPC technical fields.
The lectures
are based on the presentations delivered during the CPC field-specific training
that took place between 5 and 7 June 2018 in The Hague. The event was aimed at
staff who use the CPC in classification at national offices in both member
states and non-member states.
The EPO's Examination Matters conference has become the meeting place for patent attorneys prosecuting applications before the EPO. This course offers access to three interactive webinars on medical technology, covering topics selected from some of the most popular at the 2017 and 2018 conferences. The fee of EUR 80 covers all three one-hour virtual classroom sessions.
This series of three one-hour virtual classrooms will introduce the main concepts of the substantive law specifically applicable in the field of healthcare. We will also be looking at the approach adopted by EPO examiners in dealing with patent applications in this area. The focus will be on showing practical example, so that you can optimise patent prosecution before the EPO. The fee of EUR 80 covers all three one-hour virtual classroom sessions.
This course is restricted to the participants of the Automation Knowledge eXchange (AKX). For inquiries on access please contact Ms Rogier at AKX@epo.org
Practice is the key to your preparations for Paper D of the EQE. From October to December 2018, D-type questions were sent on a daily basis to subscribers. Registration to the 2019 edition will open in July.
The European Patent Office addressed the
challenges and opportunities of patenting Artificial Intelligence at a one-day
conference on 30 May 2018, which connected people from business, academia, the
judiciary, policy making and patent offices. This course room offers access to
the recordings of the lectures and panel discussions.
This series of four one-hour virtual classroom sessions will introduce the main concepts of IP value extraction and commercialisation. The sessions explore ways in which value can be extracted from IP via different models, ranging through securing markets to actively harvesting royalties. It covers the basic IP value-extraction mechanisms and how they can be implemented through licensing and enforcement.
The fee of EUR 100 covers all four one-hour virtual classroom sessions.
This blended e-learning course addresses the preparation for the EQE pre-examination. The on-line training material contains in-depth articles, case studies, quizzes to test your knowledge and previous examinations. Experienced epi tutors support you in a discussion forum as well as in live virtual classroom sessions. The fee of EUR 350,- covers the participation in the course.
This distance learning course is offered to patent examiners at national IP offices. Participants will learn to apply the criteria for clarity as well as the methodology for determining the unity of invention in line with the EPO practice (Guidelines and Case Law). Virtual classroom sessions allow for direct interaction with EPO expert tutors.
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 series of five one-hour virtual classroom sessions will
introduce the main concepts of IP evaluation and protection. Innovation is the
commercialisation of an invention. Decisions on which technologies should be
developed and which IP assets created must be carefully evaluated. IP needs to
be protected, but protection costs money, so it must be assessed within the
overall context of innovation potential and enforceability. In a global market,
the life-cycle management of patents on a worldwide basis is key to making best
use of the patent system to gain and maintain competitive advantage.
The fee of EUR 100 covers all five one-hour virtual classroom sessions.
The conference Examination Matters has become the meeting place for patent attorneys
dealing with the EPO in the patent granting procedure. This course room
offers access to the recordings of three public webinars covering some of the most popular topics of the event.
This self-paced training course is all about understanding and
interpreting the information contained in search reports and written opinions.
The emphasis is on practical examples and exercises.
Pan-European Seal: this
on-line course is mandatory for candidates in
science and technology fields (DG1) and in international
& legal affairs (DG5).
This series of four one-hour virtual classrooms cover some
of the topics offered in the second half of 2018 in the series of seminars
EPO2day, which had been designed for patent attorneys and IP professionals with
experience in filing and prosecuting European patent applications. They deal
with four different aspects of procedural and substantive law before the EPO.
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 EPO expert tutors.
This distance
learning course is offered to patent examiners at national IP offices.
Participants will learn to apply the criteria for clarity as well as the
methodology for determining the unity of invention in line with the EPO
practice (Guidelines and Case Law). Virtual classroom sessions allow for direct
interaction with EPO expert tutors.
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.
In some cases, national authorities may license companies or individuals other than the patent owner to use the rights of the patent without the consent of the patent owner. “Compulsory licensing in Europe” provides a country-by-country overview of compulsory licensing regimes across the 38 EPC contracting states including possible grounds for grant, procedural framework and jurisprudence.
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 course comprises 24 recorded lectures in which expert examiners present
their CPC technical fields.
The lectures
are based on the presentations delivered during the CPC field-specific training
that took place between 5 and 7 June 2018 in The Hague. The event was aimed at
staff who use the CPC in classification at national offices in both member
states and non-member states.
The EPO's Examination Matters conference has become the meeting place for patent attorneys prosecuting applications before the EPO. This course offers access to three interactive webinars on medical technology, covering topics selected from some of the most popular at the 2017 and 2018 conferences. The fee of EUR 80 covers all three one-hour virtual classroom sessions.
This series of three one-hour virtual classrooms will introduce the main concepts of the substantive law specifically applicable in the field of healthcare. We will also be looking at the approach adopted by EPO examiners in dealing with patent applications in this area. The focus will be on showing practical example, so that you can optimise patent prosecution before the EPO. The fee of EUR 80 covers all three one-hour virtual classroom sessions.
This course is restricted to the participants of the Automation Knowledge eXchange (AKX). For inquiries on access please contact Ms Rogier at AKX@epo.org
Practice is the key to your preparations for Paper D of the EQE. From October to December 2018, D-type questions were sent on a daily basis to subscribers. Registration to the 2019 edition will open in July.
The European Patent Office addressed the
challenges and opportunities of patenting Artificial Intelligence at a one-day
conference on 30 May 2018, which connected people from business, academia, the
judiciary, policy making and patent offices. This course room offers access to
the recordings of the lectures and panel discussions.
This series of four one-hour virtual classroom sessions will introduce the main concepts of IP value extraction and commercialisation. The sessions explore ways in which value can be extracted from IP via different models, ranging through securing markets to actively harvesting royalties. It covers the basic IP value-extraction mechanisms and how they can be implemented through licensing and enforcement.
The fee of EUR 100 covers all four one-hour virtual classroom sessions.
This blended e-learning course addresses the preparation for the EQE pre-examination. The on-line training material contains in-depth articles, case studies, quizzes to test your knowledge and previous examinations. Experienced epi tutors support you in a discussion forum as well as in live virtual classroom sessions. The fee of EUR 350,- covers the participation in the course.
This distance learning course is offered to patent examiners at national IP offices. Participants will learn to apply the criteria for clarity as well as the methodology for determining the unity of invention in line with the EPO practice (Guidelines and Case Law). Virtual classroom sessions allow for direct interaction with EPO expert tutors.
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 series of five one-hour virtual classroom sessions will
introduce the main concepts of IP evaluation and protection. Innovation is the
commercialisation of an invention. Decisions on which technologies should be
developed and which IP assets created must be carefully evaluated. IP needs to
be protected, but protection costs money, so it must be assessed within the
overall context of innovation potential and enforceability. In a global market,
the life-cycle management of patents on a worldwide basis is key to making best
use of the patent system to gain and maintain competitive advantage.
The fee of EUR 100 covers all five one-hour virtual classroom sessions.
The conference Examination Matters has become the meeting place for patent attorneys
dealing with the EPO in the patent granting procedure. This course room
offers access to the recordings of three public webinars covering some of the most popular topics of the event.
This self-paced training course is all about understanding and
interpreting the information contained in search reports and written opinions.
The emphasis is on practical examples and exercises.
Pan-European Seal: this
on-line course is mandatory for candidates in
science and technology fields (DG1) and in international
& legal affairs (DG5).