Do you want to be regular author for epi Information?
M. Nollen, (BE) Chair of the Editorial Committee
The Editorial Committee is engaged that epi Information will be a journal that a skilled European Patent Attorney needs to keep up with the profession. The ambition is that each issue contains
- an overview of changes in the practice
- an overview of most relevant Case Law of the Boards of Appeal
- an overview of relevant courses and other training opportunities
The overviews should are to be summaries and to give guidance to fellow European Patent Attorneys, as to whether a change requires attention or is an opportunity for an improved practice. Each issue should have such overviews so as to enable that one can rely thereon. Table 1 indicates the overviews that the Editorial Committee has in mind
In order to achieve this, the Editorial Committee needs help from you: we need additional patent attorneys as regular authors, that provide such overview 4 times a year. But, as you may realize, this is also an opportunity for you: any regular author will be the expert providing overviews in the journal that is sent to all European Patent Attorneys.
What we have in mind for an overview:
- 1000-1500 words per contribution
- Covering important updates, providing a summary and guidance and referring with link where to find the text of the update
- Meeting the high standards of our profession as to quality and relevance
- Addressing qualified European Patent Attorneys
- prepared by one author or a small team of authors
What we ask:
- commitment to be a regular author at least for one year, preferably for two years or more;
- willingness to provide the overview according to a format specified by the Editorial Committee
- sufficient background knowledge in the field, so as to give the guidance
- commitment to investigate independently (and/or with fellow authors) updates on a certain subject.
What we offer:
- publication in each issue of epi Information as regular author, with email address in a footnote
- opportunity to become a leading and well-known expert on the topic
- review of the contribution by the Editorial Committee
| Chapter | Subject | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Agenda | Overview of epi, EPO and other conferences in next six months and introduction per conference, indicating target group, nr. of participants etc. Include also Inv of the Year Award etc | Contacts with EPO etc in advance to ensure that information is complete; Include table for overview, |
| Agenda | Overview of trainings and deadlines (ie. EQE, litigation certificate, assistants etc | Probably in the form of a table Perhaps twice per year (?) |
| EPC/PCT practice updates | Update on new EPC rules and other changes at EPO (fees, ancillary regulations). Discuss relevance | Contacts with EPO to ensure that we do not miss a change and to verify that 'advice' is correct |
| EPC/PCT practice updates | Update on new PCT rules | Could be combined with foregoing |
| EPC/PCT practice updates | Guidelines changes review | Subdivide overview of entire guidelines over more than 1 issue |
| Case Law | Rules of Procedures | A regular one or two page overview on relevant decisions. Decisions can be selected by reviewing case law blogs etc |
| Case Law | Enlarged Board (G-decisions and Review decisions | Discussion on each G-referral and G-decision, review of relevant Review decisions |
| Case Law | Chemistry & Pharma | |
| Case Law | Computer related inventions | |
| Case Law | Mechanics | |
| Case Law & practice | Biotechnology | Due to the specifics of the field, it seems useful that a biotech attorney reports on Case Law and practice |
Interest to become a regular author on a specific subject can be expressed by email to: editorialcommittee@patentepi.org
Please provide also a short introduction of yourself. For further information, please contact Maarten Nollen, Arnold & Siedsma, tel. 0032-2-7376290.
