Section
Guidelines 2021
A series of web seminars taking place between 18.02. and 22.04.2021 will give an overview of the new Guidelines (in force as of March 2021) and the updates relevant for examiner procedures.
Computer-implemented inventions in Guidelines 2021
This recorded web seminar summarises the latest revision of the Guidelines concerning computer-implemented inventions.
Speakers: Magdalena Kolasa and Yasemin Türkeli, EPO
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Clarity and disclosure
This recorded web seminar summarises the changes to the Guidelines with regard to clarity and disclosure.
Speakers: Jean-Luc Gal and Nicolas Wyplosz, EPO
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Oral proceedings in opposition via videoconference
This recorded web seminar reflects the new Guidelines for oral proceedings in opposition via videoconference.
Speakers: Britta Kley and Frédéric Bockstahl, EPO
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Non-unity
This recorded web seminar summarises the changes to the Guidelines with regard to unity of invention.
Speakers: Johanna Guidet and Jaime Jiménez, EPO
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Overview of the revised Guidelines
This recorded web seminar gives an overview of the revised Guidelines.
Speakers: Heli Pihlajamaa, Director Patent Law, EPO and John Beatty, Director Procedural Support, EPO
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Further videos will be published here after the live sessions.
Updates 2019
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
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
Speakers: Yasemin Türkeli and Marko Schauwecker
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