Oral proceedings can occur during any stage of a European application.
A European patent attorney will almost certainly at some point have to contest a case in oral proceedings, either to defend a client`s invention or to attack a patent held by a competitor.
THE PRACTICE OF ORAL PROCEEDINGS AT THE EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE 2011 is a course that covers topis such as:
Speakers:
Dr George Woods - Formerly of the European Patent Office
Giovanni Pricolo - European Patent Office
