Course: Guidelines2day | e-learning centre

  • 1

    This series of recorded web seminars gives an overview of the new Guidelines (in force as of 1 April 2025) and the updates relevant for examiner procedures.

    • Last developments in fees area 

    • Recording: Last developments in fees area

      25 March 2025 | Speakers: Philipp Römer-Siegl, Max Valk

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    • New case law in the Guidelines 

    • Recording: New case law in the Guidelines

      01 April 2025 | Speakers: Josef Schriefl, Britta Kley

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    • Introduction of the new Unitary Patent Guidelines 

    • Recording: Introduction of the new Unitary Patent Guidelines

      08 April 2025 | Speakers: Camille-Rémy Bogliolo, Satu Tschubel, Ralph Weber

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    • Real-time interaction using the Shared Area in MyEPO 

    • Recording: Real-time interaction using the Shared Area in MyEPO

       

      15 April 2025   |   Speakers: Tobias Lüdemann, Kieran Donnelly

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    • Recent changes of the Guidelines

    • Recording: Recent changes of the Guidelines

      29 April 2025   |   Speakers: Elena Ladera, Eva Bach

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    • Patenting CII and AI related technology, impact and use of AI in proceedings before the EPO 

    • Recording: Patenting CII and AI related technology, impact and use of AI in proceedings before the EPO

       

      06 May 2025   |   Speakers: Emmanouil Rovilos, Katarzyna Walert

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  • 2

    This series of recorded web seminars gives an overview of the new Guidelines (in force as of March 2024) and the updates relevant for examiner procedures.

    Legal changes to support digital transformation

    06 March 2024   |   Speakers: L. Brüning-Petit, Max Valk, Jochen Moser and Eva Bach

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    The Unitary Patent

    Speakers: Marko Schauwecker and Camille Bogliolo

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    Changes related to the fees

    20 March 2024   |   Speakers: Marko Schauwecker and Camille Bogliolo

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    Decision of the EBoA G2/21 and G1/22 and G2/22

    10 April 2024   |   Speakers: Philipp Römer-Siegl, Marko Schauwecker, Nicolas Wyplosz and Markus Zwerger

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    Representatives' area in MyEPO

    17 April 2024   |   Speakers: Kristina J Almer, Kieran Donnelly and Donny Kettenis

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    Case law for changes in the Guidelines

    24 April 2024   |   Speakers: Katarzyna Walert and Josef Schriefl

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  • 3

    This series of recorded web seminars gives an overview of the new Guidelines (in force as of March 2023) and the updates relevant for examiner procedures.

    Legal changes for digital transformation

    08 March 2023   |   Speakers: Heli Pihlajamaa, Eva Bach, Vytenis Semeta and Helena Madeira

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    Opposition by ViCo

    15 March 2023   |   Speakers: Marko Schauwecker and Josef Schriefl

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    Updated practice concerning late filed submissions

    22 March 2023   |   Speakers: Britta Kley and Katja Eberle

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    Rule 56a EPC - correction of erroneously filed application documents

    29 March 2023   |   Speakers: Nicolas Wyplosz and Eva Bach

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    Video citations

    04 April 2023   |   Speakers: Philipp Römer and Cécile Vanier

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    Case law for changes in the Guidelines

    18 April 2023   |   Speakers: Yasemin Türkeli and Katarzyna Walert

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  • 4

    This series of recorded web seminars gives an overview of the new Guidelines (in force as of March 2022) and the updates relevant for examiner procedures.

    Adaptation of the description

    09 March 2022   |   Speakers: Georg Wolfbauer and Jean-Luc Gal

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    Oral proceedings

    16 March 2022   |   Speakers: Josef Schriefl and Tobias Irmscher

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    Computer-implemented inventions and artificial intelligence

    23 March 2022   |   Speakers: Magdalena Kolasa and Yasemin Türkeli

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    Biotechnology

    30 March 2022   |   Speakers: Zoran Cilenšek, Scott Stanley and Marko Schauwecker

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    Validity of the priority claim and information on new Rule 56a EPC

    06 April 2022   |   Speakers: Britta Kley, Eva Bach and Nicolas Wyplosz

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    Recent legal changes

    26 April 2022   |   Speakers: Heli Pihlajamaa, Luigi Petrucci, Monika Neumann, Laurence Brüning-Petit and Anna Maria Bach Pedrocchi

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  • 5

    This series of recorded web seminars gives an overview of the Guidelines entered into force as of March 2021 and the updates relevant for examiner procedures.

    Biotechnology

    22 April 2021   |   Speakers: Marko Schauwecker and René Wagner

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    Computer-implemented inventions in Guidelines 2021

    25 March 2021   |   Speakers: Magdalena Kolasa and Yasemin Türkeli

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    Clarity and disclosure

    11 March 2021   |   Speakers: Magdalena Kolasa and Yasemin Türkeli

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    Oral proceedings in opposition via videoconference

    04 March 2021   |   Speakers: Britta Kley and Frédéric Bockstahl

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    Non-unity

    25 February 2021   |   Speakers: Johanna Guidet and Jaime Jiménez

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    Overview of the revised Guidelines

    18 February 2021   |   Speakers: Heli Pihlajamaa, Luigi Petrucci, Monika Neumann, Laurence Brüning-Petit and Anna Maria Bach Pedrocchi

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  • 6

    This series of recorded web seminars gives an overview of the Updates relevant for formalities procedures which entered into force in 2019 and the updates relevant for examiner procedures.

    Updates 2019 relevant for formalities procedures

    This recorded session presents the updates to the Guidelines for Examination in the EPO relevant for formalities procedures. The topics discussed comprise a. o.

    • Filing of priority documents
    • File inspection and abolishment of certain administrative fees
    • Amendments to the  Arrangements for Deposit Accounts (ADA)
    • Refund of fees
    • Requesting further processing in respect of the time limit under Rule 71(3) EPC
    • Translation of the international application

    16 November 2019   |   Speakers: Monika Neumann and Luise Zimmermann

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    Updates 2019 relevant for examiner procedures

    Watch this recorded session on the new Guidelines 2019 which provides an overview of the updates relevant for examiner procedures which may affect the day-to-day work of a patent practitioner. It discusses in detail some important amendments like.

    • Novelty of sub-ranges in selection inventions
    • Mathematical methods and artificial intelligence
    • Deletion of alternatives from lists
    • Oral proceedings
    • Characterisation of a product by parameters 
    • Interpretation of statements of purpose

    20 November 2019   |   Speakers: Yasemin Türkeli and Marko Schauwecker

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