This seminar combines one day of claim drafting fundamentals with a further day of focused workshops.
This seminar combines one day of claim drafting fundamentals with a further day of focused workshops. Attendees have the choice of either a mechanical or chemical workshop.
PLEASE NOTE
Attendees will benefit from bringing a copy of the European Patent Convention with them.
Led by Joeri Beetz and Leytham Wall
Know the invention
Claim drafting fundamentals
The importance of a good description
Amendments
Claim interpretation
International considerations
CHEMICAL WORKSHOP
Led by Leythem Wall
Introduction
Further considerations for chemical drafting
Claim drafting exercise
MECHANICAL WORKSHOP
Led by Joeri Beetz
Preparation phase
Claim sketching
Claim drafting
Dependent claims
Drafting the description
Exercises
Leythem Wall
Leythem Wall is a partner in The Hague office of European IP specialist firm HGF. He is a European and UK patent attorney with extensive experience in patent drafting, prosecution and oppositions before the European Patent Office. Having worked in private practice and industry for European and US companies, he also has significant knowledge of the US patent system, and how this compares with Europe.
Joeri Beetz
Joeri Beetz, Patent Attorney, Keltie LLP, specialises in patents in the fields of mechanical engineering, physics and control software. Amongst all the different technologies he has been extensively involved in are optical recording, medical devices, agricultural equipment, lighting, displays and automotive. He regularly represents clients in opposition procedures at the EPO, both to defend and to attack patents. Joeri spent nine years in a Dutch patent firm based in Eindhoven, after five years of working at the in-house patent department of CNH Industrial. He joined Keltie in 2017. During his in-house period he managed a large patent portfolio for a broad range of different combine harvesters. At CNH Industrial, he built an extensive expertise in freedom to operate and patent infringement analysis and gained a keen insight in the commercial implications of different IP strategies. In 2002, Joeri obtained his masters degree in physics at the University of Utrecht. In his final year at University, he built and tested equipment for testing particle detectors for the ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.
This course qualifies for the following CPD programmes:
| 7-8 Nov 2019 | |||
| 7-8 Nov 2019 | Cavendish Hotel, London | GBP 1,299.00 EUR 1,819.00 USD 2,026.00 + VAT @ 20.00% |
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| 19-20 May 2020 | |||
| 19-20 May 2020 | Rembrandt Hotel, London | GBP 1,299.00 EUR 1,819.00 USD 2,026.00 + VAT @ 20.00% |
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| 11-12 Nov 2020 | |||
| 11-12 Nov 2020 | Rembrandt Hotel, London | GBP 1,299.00 EUR 1,819.00 USD 2,026.00 + VAT @ 20.00% |
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“I thought it was a brilliant course, that I would recommend to others. It was really good that we were so few people, so one could ask all the "stupid" beginners questions in a closed forum.”
Vibeke Bay, Patent Attorney, Høiberg
“Course is really well prepared and presented. Speaker makes easy to understand everything.”
Cristina Rojo Matey, Patent Attorney Trainee, NLO
“The course is well organised, the speaker (Joeri) is excellent, competent, clear, patient and available to answer all our questions. The practical workshop was really useful. Overall opinion: excellent course.”
Daniele Montanari, Trainee Patent Attorney, NLO - Nederlandsch Octrooibureau
“Excellent course ”
Elen Margrethe Brendeford, Patent Attorney, Zacco Norway AS
“Well planned, nice overview. Nice to have only two speakers. ”
Eline Van Kappel, Trainee Patent Attorney, VO Patents and Trademarks
“A great content/course with competent speakers ”
Niels Peder Moeller, Patent Attorney, Chas. Hude A/S
“I enjoyed the course and felt encouraged and valued in having decided to train as a Patent Attorney. I was given good suggestions and tips on how to approach the EQE exam and, eventually, be successful at it.”
Marie Lacombe, Junior Patent Attorney, Yara International ASA
“Great!”
Andreas Dietzel, IP Manager, Leogriff
“Great!”
Andreas Dietzel, IP Manager, Leogriff
“Extremely well disposed and well prepared setup.”
Filip Skarp, Patent Consultant, Ström & Gulliksson AB
“Very educational ”
Erika Ermens, Trainee Patent Attorney, Nederlandsch Octrooibureau (NLO)
“Course was well organised and the content and speakers were good”
Heikki Salomaki, , Salomaki
“Kept attendees always active - perfect training”
Agnieszka Zebrowska - Kucharzyk, , PATPOL
“It was very good overall, very useful in focusing the mins on the important aspects to consider when drafting a European patent application.”
James Riley, Patent Engineer, TEVA Runcorn
“I thought it was very good. The content was good and went at a decent pace. ”
James Riley, Patent Engineer, TEVA Runcorn