Continuing Professional Education (CPE) seminars 2020
Opposition and Appeal seminars
The new Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal entering into force on 1 January 2020 and their implications on the proceedings will be dealt with in detail at these seminars. The speakers provide you with an intensive and practical overview of all relevant legal and practical issues concerning opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office.
| 10 February 2020 | Munich (DE) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
| 17 March 2020 | The Hague (NL) | epiroadshow supported by the EPO (registration available soon) |
| 14 October 2020 | Paris (FR) | epiroadshow supported by the EPO (registration available soon) |
| 17 November 2020 | Milan (IT) | epiroadshow supported by the EPO (registration available soon) |
All detailed information and registration is available in the event calendar on the epi website.
Case Law seminars in 2020
The "Case Law" seminars will provide you with an overview of the most recent key decisions and developments in the EPO’s board of appeal case law. This collection of lectures offers a range of subjects, including procedural and substantive topics, and with a mixture of general-interest and more field-specific topics. The seminar also includes the demonstration of a mock EPO Oral Proceedings.
All venues for 2020 are published on the epi website as soon as these are confirmed.
Seminar series “Life of a patent”
In 2013 epi started a series of seminars on the "Life of a patent". The series covers 4 topics which are composed of pre-drafting and drafting of applications, prosecution and opposition. The seminar is intended for attorneys new in the profession but also for patent practitioner/patent engineers in industry that would like to refresh their EPC knowledge and skills.
The first two topics will be presented in Lisbon in January 2020.
| 23 - 24 January 2020 Pre drafting course |
Lisbon (PT) | epi roadshow supported by the EPO |
Claim Drafting Course
The claim drafting course aims at providing participants with a solid understanding of the theoretical basis on which the claim language is formulated as accompanied by practical examples in interactive sessions during which the participants discuss and interpret scopes of different claims, analyze different types of claims and the terminology thereof.
All venues for 2020 are published on the epi website as soon as these are confirmed.
