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
18-19 Jun 2020
& 26-27 Nov 2020
GBP 1,299 1,099 *
EUR 1,819 1,539 *
USD 2,026 1,714 *
* When you book before 9 Apr
This practical and interactive course will help administrative staff in the competent preparation of an application for filing before the EPO. The programme will deepen your understanding of this highly complex area by providing information on all the key administrative aspects including the documentation required on filing, the procedural steps to be followed, and details of time limits and fee payments.
These intensive and highly valuable two days will enhance your knowledge of the formalities procedures at the EPO and enable you to be more efficient in your role. The course will also offer the opportunity to network with like-minded professionals from other companies and question our expert trainers on the procedures.
Key topics to be covered:
By attending this seminar, you will:
Introduction to the European patent system
The European patent application
The European patent application….continued
Practical excercise: Divisional application
Introduction to electronic filing
Procedure before the receiving section and search divisions
Fees
Practical exercise: Divisional application
Time limits – notification
Loss of rights – remedies
Practical exercise: Time limits
Substantive examination – examining division
Post-grant proceedings
Overview of PCT
Regional entry before the EPO as designated office
Cees Mulder
Dr Cees Mulder is a European patent attorney. From 2001-09 he was a founding partner of DeltaPatents (NL). Since 2009, he has been lecturing European Patent Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Maastricht, where he teaches in the post-doc curriculum ‘Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management’. In 2017, he was appointed professor of European Patent Law in a Global Context. In addition, Dr Mulder is a senior lecturer in many courses and seminars on industrial property law. He is the author of the book ‘The Cross-Referenced Patent Cooperation Treaty’ and co-author of the book ‘Proceedings before the European Patent Office – A Practical Guide to Success in Opposition and Appeal’.
Petra Schmitz
Petra Schmitz, European Patent Office, Munich. After studying law at university she worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Private Law and Patent Law at the Technical University Munich. In 1989 she started work in the EPO as a lawyer in Directorate Patent Law. Since October 2005 she has been a legally qualified member of the Boards of Appeal. She is also a member of the Presidium of the Boards of Appeal. Petra is acting as CEIPI tutor at the University of Strasbourg for the preparation of Part D of the European Qualifying Examination (EQE). She is a co-author in the EPC commentary Singer/Stauder.
This course qualifies for the following CPD programmes:
| 18-19 Jun 2020 | ||||
| 18-19 Jun 2020 | Rembrandt Hotel, London | GBP 1,299.00 EUR 1,819.00 USD 2,026.00 + VAT @ 20.00% |
GBP 1,099.00 EUR 1,539.00 USD 1,714.00 Until 9 Apr* |
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| 26-27 Nov 2020 | ||||
| 26-27 Nov 2020 | Rembrandt Hotel, London | GBP 1,299.00 EUR 1,819.00 USD 2,026.00 + VAT @ 20.00% |
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* Note the early booking discount cannot be combined with any other offers or promotional code
“The best course for the subject I have attend.”
Sophia Florous, Formalities Officer , Industrial Property Organisation
“I found the course very well structured, the presentation was very clear and perfectly conducted by the speakers. ”
Lisa Visentin, Patent Formalities, HOFFMANN EITLE S.R.L.
“All in a very high level. In my past I was a teacher too, so I'm always very careful in evaluating the teachers that I met. And must say that both speakers were outstanding. The hand-outs offered were satisfactory and for sure will help in our office. The content was comprehensive. ”
Adriana Fontanarosa, Patent Formalities, Hoffmann Eitle SRL
“The speakers were good and clear but the content is dated”
Debbie Butler, Patent Administrator, Eli Lilly and Company
“An informative and interesting seminar”
Galina Federau, RDP/Patents-Licenses, itSMS GmbH
“The content left nothing more to desire. I am very positive also in regards to presentation and the excellent speakers ”
Anna Eriksson, IP Coordinator, Awapatent AB