Two Day Seminar: The Formal Requirements of the European Patent System - London, United Kingdom - May 9th-10th, 2017 - Research and Markets

DUBLIN, Mar 03, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Formal Requirements of the European Patent System " conference to their offering.

What you will learn by attending

- How to competently prepare an application for filing before the EPO
- Guidance on all administrative aspects
- What documents are required on filing
- Procedural steps
- Supervision of time limits
- Fee payments

Topics to be Covered:

- Introduction to the European Patent System
- The European Patent Application
- Procedure before the Receiving Section and Search Divisions
- Fees
- Time Limits
- Loss of Rights
- Examination Procedure
- Towards Unitary Patent Protection in the European Union
- Post-grant Proceedings

Who Should Attend:

- Administrative and patent formalities staff
- Office managers in industrial patent departments
- Administrators in private practice
- Those needing a good understanding of the formal requirements of the European Patent system

Agenda:

Day One

09.00 Registration & Refreshments

09.30 Introduction to the European Patent System
- History and development
- Organisation of the European Patent Office
- Departmental responsibilities

10.15 The European Patent Application
- Documents needed on filing
- Accordance of a date of filing

11.00 Refreshments

11.15 The European Patent Application ....continued
- Formalities examination
- Missing parts of the description and missing drawings
- Case Management

13.00 Lunch

14.00 Procedure before the Receiving Section and Search Divisions
- Search report and search opinion
- Response to the search opinion
- Publication of the application

15.30 Refreshments

15.45 Fees
- Modes of payment
- Reductions
- Refunds

17.00 Close of Day One

Day Two

08.30 Refreshments

09.00 Time Limits
- Calculation
- Extensions
- Notification

09.45 Loss of Rights
- Further processing
- Re-establishment of rights
- Transfer of rights

10.30 Refreshments

10.45 Examination Procedure
- Formal procedures up to grant of the European patent
- Refusal of the application
- Withdrawal of the application
- Deemed to be withdrawn
- Accelerated examination

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Towards Unitary Patent Protection in the European Union

14.15 Post-grant Proceedings
- Limitation
- Opposition and Appeal proceedings

15.00 Refreshments

15.15 Euro-PCT Patent Applications
- Overview of the international phase
- Entry in the regional phase

16.30 Close of Seminar

For more information about this conference visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/w8tlm8/the_formal

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