Effective Defence of EPO Patent Applications is a course that covers topics such as:
- Categories and types of claims
- Definition of clarity – Art 84
- Conciseness and support by description
- Practical definition of clarity – clear means
- Clarity vs. novelty
- Form and content of claims
- Comprising vs. consisting
- Structural vs. functional features
- Relative terms
- The interplay between Art 83, 84 and 56
- Definition by result to be achieved
- Inventions defined by parameters
- Clarity of claims in opposition procedure
- Sources of difficulties with Article 84 – illustrating case law
- Adaptation of the description
- Application of G 3/14 to amended claims
- State of the art
- Legal definition
- Problem-solution approach – identifying the nearest/closest prior art
- Obvious
- Formulating the objective technical problem
Effective Defence of EPO Patent Applications brings together:
- Patent attorneys in private practice
- Qualified European patent attorneys
- People working or training in intellectual property
- Corporate patent attorneys and lawyers
- Trainee patent attorneys
- US attorneys working in Europe
- EQE Candidates
Effective Defence of EPO Patent Applications will be held on 23 Sep 2024.
