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About the event
Opposition Matters follows in the footsteps of its sister events, Search Matters and Examination Matters, which have become key events for patent searchers and attorneys. It is designed to give participants direct access to EPO examiners and European patent attorneys with years of opposition experience. The first edition of this new event took place on April 22-23 and focused on the hot topic of 2021: the introduction of inter partes oral proceedings by videoconference.
In the sections below, you can:- watch the recordings of the plenary sessions and panel discussions.
- access and download the presentations of the event.
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Day 1 (22 April 2021)
09.00 Welcome
09.15 Oral proceedings by videoconference in opposition
Frédéric Bockstahl, examiner, Mobility and Mechatronics, EPO
Julia Gwilt, European patent attorney, epi- Presentation
- Discussion
- Conclusion
Download presentation (PDF, 486 KB)
10.30 Panel discussion on oral proceedings by videoconference in opposition
Moderator:
Suzanne Herrera, Director, Operational Quality and Risk Management, EPOPanelists:
Frédéric Bockstahl, examiner, Mobility and Mechatronics, EPO
Caroline Demoëte, head of department, Business Application Layer Operations, EPO
Diego Eguidazu Alonso, Chief Information Officer, EPO
Julia Gwilt, European patent attorney, epi
Britta Kley, lawyer, Patent Law, EPO
Birger Koblitz, head of department, Information Security, Chief Information Security Officer, EPO
11.15 Break11.30 Tips for working with interpreters at oral proceedings
Sonja Harm, conference interpreter, head of department, Interpreting, Language Services, EPO
11.45-12:45 Inside the mind of an opposition division
Nataša Doslik, senior expert, Healthcare, Biotechnology and Chemistry, EPO
Margarita García Martín, European patent attorney, epi
Day 2 (23 April 2021)
09.00 Auxiliary requests - when and how?
Alexandre Bitton, team manager, Mobility and Mechatronics, EPO
Margarita García Martín, European patent attorney, epi- Presentation
- Discussion
- Conclusions
Download:
Presentation part I (PDF, 2.4 MB)
Presentation part II (PDF, 894 kB)
11.00 Break
11.15 Opposition: how the Register can help you
Yolanda Sánchez García, European Patent Register product marketing manager, Patent Knowledge, EPO
Francis Leyder, European patent attorney, epi
12.00 Break
12.15 Hearing of witnesses by videoconference
Doris Thums, head of department, Opposition and Substantive Patent Law, Patent Law, EPO
12.30-13:00 Panel discussion on the hearing of witnesses by videoconference
Moderator:
Suzanne Herrera, Director, Operational Quality and Risk Management, EPOPanelists:
Nataša Doslik, senior expert, Healthcare, Biotechnology and Chemistry, EPO
Doris Thums, head of department, Opposition and Substantive Patent Law, Patent Law, EPO
Caroline Demoëte, head of department, Business Application Layer Operations, EPO
Christian Rupp, European patent attorney, epi