In this course participants will obtain knowledge of ‘overall issues’ like the priority concept, patent routesand systems, inventor-/ownership, and representation. After attending this module the participant will be able to file a (priority) application and a European patent application (by fax and/or electronic filing), invoke priority and deal with the most occurring issues for getting a filing date, and dealing with the formalities examination. Information on the UPC will also be provided.
Furthermore the participant will have knowledge of the EPC procedure from search to grant as well as of the validation procedure including translations according to the London Agreement.
The participant will also be able to carry out and monitor the main procedural steps during all these phases.
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Detailed information about the topics and course materials can be found in a very comprehensive brochure on the bottom of this page.