Search and Examination Matters 2025

Tuesday, 18 February 2025

• Tuesday, 18 February 2025

  • Select activity 13.00-13:15 HRS WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION __ _Steve...

    
    

    13.00-13:15 hrs   Welcome and introduction

    Steve Rowan, Vice-President Patent Granting Process, EPO
    Peter Thomsen, President, epi

    
    

    Quality at source: search

    Panel discussions on how to foster legal certainty through quality at source: high- quality patent applications, prior art search, procedure, and structure, including the drafting of patent applications, to ensure robust, clear, and enforceable patents. On the first day, the discussion will focus on pre-search and the use of AI for searching, the appropriate scope, and how to avoid common errors, setting an overall view of issues critical to ensuring quality at source via search (also in specific fields).
    

    13.15-14.00 hrs   Pre-search: state of the art cited

    Explore the critical role of pre-search in patent applications. Discover how thorough pre-search impacts patent quality, influencing the entire granting process. Learn best practices for identifying relevant prior art and understand its implications for patent examiners and applicants.

    Adrian-Léon Gex-Collet, Director, EPO
    Bart van Wezenbeek, Patent Attorney, epi

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    14.15-15.00 hrs   ANSERA search: latest developments
    

    Joint EPO experts, IP specialists, and patent attorneys for a discussion on the latest ANSERA search developments, highlighting how EPO's advanced search tools benefit patent examiners. Explore how cutting-edge features enhance the examination process and their impact on patent quality. Understand the implications for the overall patent granting process and how technology is shaping the patent granting process future.
    

    Stefan Klocke, Director, EPO
    Cyril Valfort, Team Manager, EPO

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    15.00-15.30 hrs   A solid early written opinion
    

    How are written opinions drafted, and what is their role in the patent grant process? Learn what aspects are covered, the level of detail provided, and how these opinions shape the outcome of patent applications. Understand the critical importance of a well-crafted written opinion delivered swiftly, and the key decisions it can trigger for applicants. Gain insights into dealing effectively with written opinions for successful patent granting.
    

    Andrei Stefan, Team Manager, EPO 
    Arie Blokland, Patent Attorney, epi

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