e-learning centre of the European Patent Academy

This course comprises recorded lectures in which expert examiners present their CPC technical fields.

The lectures are based on the presentations delivered during the CPC field-specific trainings that took place from 2018 onwards. The events were aimed at staff who use the CPC in classification at national offices in both member states and non-member states.

The publication of information related to patent applications and granted patents is anchored in the EPC under Chapter II of Part VII.

The EPO maintains a variety of tools for searching and analysing this information and regularly conducts public webinars. 

Every patent application is assigned a category in one of the major patent classification schemes to ensure it can be found in subsequent searches by patent offices and other interested parties. Learn more about how this is done.

This online course has been designed for staff of Patlib centres. Here they can expand their knowledge on the European patent system, patent information and IP rights with the help of self-paced courses and interactive VCs organised on these topics.

This online course has been designed for staff of Patlib centres. Here they can expand their knowledge on the European patent system, patent information and IP rights with the help of self-paced courses and interactive VCs organized on these topics.

This online course has been designed for staff of Patlib centres. Here they can expand their knowledge on the European patent system, patent information and IP rights with the help of self-paced courses and interactive VCs organized on these topics.

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.

Search Matters has become the go-to event for patent search professionals interested in finding out more about the best search strategies and tools. This year's theme was "Searching for sustainability"  and the event focused on several practical aspects of the patent search process, such as efficiency in search, Asian patent documentation, prior art from the internet and many other search related topics.

Moreover, sustainability and digital transformation in the patent world were discussed.

This tutored e-learning course is intended for examiners of national industrial property offices participating in the pilot for the Search Tool.

Participants are invited to register with an online course room that gives access to self-learning resources on structured searches. Approximately one month after the course room opens, two two-hour online sessions are offered, for answering questions from participants and illustrating the main concepts with examples. The course is concluded with an online test.