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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19 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 24 Sep 2024
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*
Presented by Daniel X Thomas (bio)
6 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 18 Jul 2024
Analyse and discuss the key aspects of patent/know-how licences and R&D collaborations, assessing the areas where things can and do go wrong.
Presented by Richard Brady (bio)
6 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 5 Jun 2024
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.
Presented by Olivier Corticchiato (bio)
13-16 May 2024 - Online webinar
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.
Presented by Amanda Murphy (bio)
4-5 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 11 Jul 2024
Focus on the drafting skills and legal and commercial issues to be considered when drawing up international IP agreements.
18 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 23 Sep 2024
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*
Presented by Daniel X Thomas (bio)
26-27 Feb 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 13 May 2024
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*
Presented by Richard Gillespie (bio)
22 Apr 2024 - Online webinar
Get to grips with the fundamentals of FTO searching, understand the scope of a search and analyse the types of rights you will encounter.
Presented by Stephen Adams (bio)
15-16 May 2024 - London
Also on: 6 Nov 2024
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.
7 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 15 May 2024
A practical course focussing on the internal and external considerations of using IP within your business strategy.
Presented by Jane List (bio)
15 Jan 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 1 Jul 2024
This course provides a step-by-step, matrix-based methodology with a top-down and cross-functional approach to design an IP department roadmap
Presented by Arnaud Gasnier (bio)
7-8 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 4 Jun 2024
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.
7-8 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 19 Sep 2024
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.
Presented by
JoAnna Emery (bio)
and 3 more leading experts
14 May 2024 - London
Also on: 5 Nov 2024
This seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of patent claim interpretation in the USA, UK and Germany.
11-12 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 5 Jun 2024
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.
23-24 Apr 2024 - Online webinar
A comprehensive and practical seminar covering the key aspects of patentability searching
Presented by Stephen Adams (bio)
25-26 Apr 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 10 Oct 2024
Learn when and how to perform a ‘state of the art’ patent search.
Presented by Jane List (bio)
20-22 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 18 Sep 2024
A step-by-step practical guide to strategic IP planning
Presented by Arnaud Gasnier (bio)
21 Feb 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 10 Jun 2024
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.
Presented by Joeri Beetz (bio)
12-13 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 11 Jul 2024
This seminar combines one day of claim drafting fundamentals with a further day of focused workshops.
16 Feb 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 14 May 2024
This course will give you a comprehensive introduction to the role of the patent administrator
Presented by JoAnna Emery (bio)
15 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 3 Jun 2024
This trade mark administrator training course is a comprehensive overview of what every trade mark administrator should know.
Presented by Victoria Silk (bio)
8 Mar 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 25 Jun 2024
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.
Presented by Olivier Corticchiato (bio)
26-29 Feb 2024 - Online webinar
Also on: 13 Jun 2024
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