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Whether you are looking to get to grips with the latest processes and procedures, draft effective agreements or simply keep abreast of latest legislation and developments, Management Forum offers a wide range of IP training courses, presented both as public or in-house events to fulfil your patenting and intellectual property training needs.

Whilst the world’s national IP laws have become more consistent over recent years, the world of intellectual property is still a complex area. In order to legally and efficiently protect and exploit IP rights to the best advantage it is paramount that businesses stay abreast of latest developments and best practice.

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2-day Avoiding Pitfalls in Patent/Know-How Licences and R&D Collaborations

In-house & bespoke training

An in-depth look at the key aspects of patent/know-how licences and R&D collaborations, assessing the potential pitfalls and areas where things can and do go wrong.

Typically presented by Richard Brady (bio)

Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Advanced Drafting Techniques for Successful EPO Patent Applications

In-house & bespoke training

Many patent applications and patents are lost before the EPO, either before Opposition Divisions or before Appeal due to incorrect original drafting, and added subject matter is a recurrent problem. Learn advanced drafting techniques for successful EPO patent applications.

*INCLUDES: Interactive workshop sessions and details of the latest case law and its implications*

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Daniel X Thomas (bio)

Typical duration: 1 day
Pricing from £450 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Annual Conference for Senior Patent Administrators

In-house & bespoke training

This prestigious ‘must-attend’ event has been designed specifically for senior patent administrators. It provides an ideal opportunity to learn about developments that affect you and your role, to make sure you are up to date on best-practice and are working as efficiently as possible.

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Christopher Casley (bio) , Matthias Reischle (bio) , Catherine Van Houten (bio)

Typical duration: 2 days
Pricing from £800 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Avoiding Pitfalls in Patent/Know-How Licences and R&D Collaborations

In-house & bespoke training

Analyse the key aspects of patent/know-how licences and R&D collaborations, assessing the areas where things can and do go wrong.

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Richard Brady (bio)

Typical duration: 1 day
Pricing from £450 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Building and Managing a Patent Portfolio to Best Support your Business

In-house & bespoke training

A comprehensive one-day course that takes you through the IP commercialisation process to understand how to make the most of IP within your business.

Typically presented by Olivier Corticchiato (bio) , Simone Frattasi (bio)

Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Drafting Effective Pharmaceutical Patents

In-house & bespoke training

Drafting successful pharmaceutical patents is complex and there are many pitfalls and risks to be aware of. You need to ensure you’re maximising the protection for your, and your client’s, pharmaceutical inventions thorough both primary and secondary pharmaceutical patents.

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Amanda Murphy (bio)

Typical duration: 2 days
Pricing from £800 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Drafting International Intellectual Property Agreements

In-house & bespoke training

Focus on the drafting skills and legal and commercial issues to be considered when drawing up international IP agreements.

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Anthony D Del Monaco (bio) , Brian Kacedon (bio) , Cara Regan (bio)

Typical duration: 2 days
Pricing from £800 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Effective Defence of EPO Patent Applications

In-house & bespoke training

Clarity in drafting patent applications has always been a serious issue. The purpose of the seminar is to teach delegates the essentials of clarity, and the most effective use of the problem-solution approach, giving delegates an edge over other parties.

*INCLUDES: Interactive workshop sessions and details of the latest case law and its implications*

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Daniel X Thomas (bio)

Typical duration: 1 day
Pricing from £450 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Formal Requirements of the European Patent System

In-house & bespoke training

A two-day seminar for administrative staff in the patent profession on how to competently prepare an application for filing before the EPO.

*INCLUDES: Practical and interactive exercises*

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Richard Gillespie (bio)

Typical duration: 2 days
Pricing from £800 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Freedom-to-Operate Searching

In-house & bespoke training

Get to grips with the fundamentals of FTO searching, understand the scope of a search and analyse the types of rights you will encounter.

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Stephen Adams (bio)

Typical duration: 1 day
Pricing from £450 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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How to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Combined EU/US Patent Applications

In-house & bespoke training

This seminar addresses the parallel, but substantially different, rules for drafting and prosecuting patents required by the Examiners and Appeal Boards of the EPO and USPTO.

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Bradley Hulbert (bio) , David Meldrum (bio)

Typical duration: 2 days
Pricing from £800 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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IP and Commercialisation: Creating and Maintaining your IP Portfolio

In-house & bespoke training

A practical course focussing on the internal and external considerations of using IP within your business strategy.

Typically presented by Jane List (bio)

Delivery: collaborative classroom

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IP Department Roadmap

In-house & bespoke training

This course provides a step-by-step, matrix-based methodology with a top-down and cross-functional approach to design an IP department roadmap

Typically presented by Arnaud Gasnier (bio)

Delivery: collaborative classroom

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IP Due Diligence & Freedom to Operate in Practice

In-house & bespoke training

This intensive one-day course will give you many insights into the best practice of organising and conducting an efficient and thorough IP due diligence project.

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Tim May (bio) , Andy Spurr (bio)

Typical duration: 1 day
Pricing from £450 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Key Updates for Senior Trade Mark & Design Administrators

In-house & bespoke training

This annual update, specifically designed for senior trade mark and design administrators, includes the latest updates from WIPO with discussion on the Madrid and Hague systems and a review of the differences between US, EU and UK practice and what to do about them.

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Xiaodan Dai (bio)
and 3 more leading experts

Typical duration: 2 days
Pricing from £800 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Legal Patent Searching

In-house & bespoke training

An indepth look at the four types of patent search to help you build a successful IP portfolio.

Typically presented by Jane List (bio)

Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Litigation-Proofing and Proving your Patent Claims

In-house & bespoke training

This seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of patent claim interpretation in the USA, UK and Germany.

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Ulrich Blumenroeder (bio) , Bradley Hulbert (bio) , Matthew Jones (bio)

Typical duration: 1 day
Pricing from £450 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Mastering Risk Management in the Patent Landscape - Freedom to Operate

In-house & bespoke training

Get to grips with the fundamentals of patent risk analysis, understand the scope of a FTO search and the associated challenges.

Typically presented by Dipan Banerjee (bio) , Simone Frattasi (bio)

Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Navigating the EPO and the European Patent System - Summer School

In-house & bespoke training

An intensive 5-day course that will give you a valuable insight and a comprehensive understanding of the European Patent Office processes.

Typically presented by Joeri Beetz (bio)
and 3 more leading experts

Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Patent Protection for Software-Related Inventions in Europe and the USA

In-house & bespoke training

An intensive update on patent protection for software-related inventions covering all the major developments in European patent law in particular GUI inventions and 'mixed' inventions with both patentable and non-patentable subject matter.

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Alan Boyd (bio) , Tim May (bio)

Typical duration: 1 day
Pricing from £450 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Patentability

In-house & bespoke training

A comprehensive and practical seminar covering the key aspects of patentability searching

Typically presented by Stephen Adams (bio)

Delivery: collaborative classroom

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State of the Art Searching

In-house & bespoke training

Learn when and how to perform a ‘state of the art’ patent search. 

Typically presented by Jane List (bio)

Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Strategic IP Planning

In-house & bespoke training

A step-by-step practical guide to strategic IP planning

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Arnaud Gasnier (bio)

Typical duration: 3 days
Pricing from £1,200 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Successfully Conducting Oral Proceedings at the EPO

In-house & bespoke training

Oral proceedings are organised to conclude the majority of appeal cases, and in many opposition and examination cases. Consequently, a European patent attorney will almost certainly at some point have to attend oral proceedings, either to defend a client's invention or to attack a patent held by a competitor. To defend your client's interests correctly and competently it is vital to know what to expect at those occasions and to be property prepared for it.

Typically presented by Joeri Beetz (bio)

Delivery: collaborative classroom

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The Art of European Claim Drafting

In-house & bespoke training

This seminar combines one day of claim drafting fundamentals with a further day of focused workshops.

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Joeri Beetz (bio) , Leythem Wall (bio)

Typical duration: 2 days
Pricing from £800 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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The Patent Administrator

In-house & bespoke training

This course will give you a comprehensive introduction to the role of the patent administrator

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by JoAnna Emery (bio)

Typical duration: 1 day
Pricing from £450 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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The Trade Mark Administrator

In-house & bespoke training

This trade mark administrator training course is a comprehensive overview of what every trade mark administrator should know.

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Victoria Silk (bio)

Delivery: collaborative classroom

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Understanding the European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC)

In-house & bespoke training

The European Patent landscape is set to change radically in June 2023 with the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court coming into force. This intensive one-day course will give you essential insights into unitary patents, the UPC and how the new patent system will impact your business.

Typically presented by Olivier Corticchiato (bio)

Delivery: collaborative classroom

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US Patent Practice

In-house & bespoke training

What all European patent attorneys need to know - an intensive and highly interactive two-day seminar including discussions on US patent law and strategies and tactics for patent prosecution at the US Patent Office

Rated by attendees to the public programme

Typically presented by Nicole Reifman (bio) , James Suggs (bio)

Typical duration: 3 days
Pricing from £1,200 per attendee
Delivery: collaborative classroom

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