The following topics are covered
- claim categories and claim interpretation
- claim features – claiming by function or parameter
- clarity
- essential features for inventive step and enablement
- selection inventions
- Practicing the legal background with short cases
- Finding the invention: eliminating options, finding commonalities and essential features, determining effects
- Drafting the independent claim(s): finding the formulation for the claims
- Drafting dependent claims
- Drafting the introductory part of the description
- Practice the A 2017 exam paper
Materials
- A book with sheets on A Methodology
- Short cases from both technical fields to get familiar with chemistry as well as electricity-mechanics aspects of the papers
- Model solution for paper A 2017
Course fee
- 2-day Paper A Methodology online: € 995
- 2-day Paper A Methodology onsite in the Netherlands: € 915
- 2-day Paper A Methodology onsite in Europe: € 1.160
Discount
If you also register for the Paper B Methodology course, the fees are as follows:
- 4-day Paper A&B Methodology online: € 1.665
- 4-day Paper A&B Methodology onsite in the Netherlands: € 1.620
- 4-day Paper A&B Methodology onsite in Europe: € 1.980
Registration fee and VAT information
An administrative fee of € 125 is charged for every booking. If more than one course is booked at the same time, only one administrative fee will be charged
All fees are excluding 21% VAT