First-hand update for patent practitioners & EQE candidates:
Each year the boards of appeal of the European Patent Office hand down more than 2000 decisions. These decisions set the standard for interpreting and applying the European Patent Convention (EPC).
- Amsterdam / 20.03.2019
- Amsterdam / 15.11.2019
Attendees will learn more on inter partes review and post-grant review and further post-grant procedures in comparison to EPO proceedings. Discuss with the speakers strategies and best practices for taking advantage of the new procedures as well as how to defend your IP when your company or your client find themselves in front of the PTAB.
The value of patents depends on factors such as competitive advantages, potential for exploitation and legal cover. It plays an important role in, among others, patent purchases, strategic IP portfolio management and mergers & acquisitions.
Our speakers will show you strategies for an IP Due Diligence. You will learn how an IP Due Diligence can be conducted efficiently. You will be able to test your Patent Due Diligence skills by the means of practical exercises under the guidance of the speakers.
Participants, doing business in a complex multi-jurisdictional environment, will be enabled to address difficult situations when designing and negotiating IP related agreements in cross-border projects.
Participants, doing business in a complex multi-jurisdictional environment, will be enabled to address difficult situations when designing and negotiating IP related agreements in cross-border projects.
The Global Patent Drafting Conference aims at discussing the challenges of different patent drafting requirements in the main jurisdictions worldwide and providing guidelines to drafting ‘global’ patent applications.
Learn in this hands-on course how to improve your patent portfolio management skills.
- Amsterdam / 07. - 08.05.2019
- Amsterdam / 21. - 22.11.2019
Our speaker, one of the leading SPC experts in Europe, will discuss the referrals with you. He will put the decisions in context and will show you the consequences for national court practice and for your application practice.
- Amsterdam / 09. - 10.05.2019
In this seminar our speakers will develop with you guidelines for preparing a patent application optimised for undergoing parallel procedures at the EPO and USPTO.
