The following topics are covered

 

EPC Procedural

 

    • Pre-examination details

 

    • How to answer legal questions

 

    • Introduction to EPC

 

    • Time periods, remedies, payment of fees

 

    • Right to file, filing, filing date, filing formalities

 

    • Search opinion, publication

 

    • Examination, amendments

 

    • Opposition, appeal

 

    • Rights conferred by patent, revocation

 

    • Representation and other common provisions

 

 

Exercises

 

    • Questions on EPC subjects

 

 

PCT Procedural

 

    • Introduction to PCT

 

    • Time periods, remedies

 

    • Right to file, filing, filing date, filing formalities

 

    • International search, Supplementary international search

 

    • International publication, International preliminary examination

 

    • National phase, Euro-PCT

 

 

Exercises

 

    • Questions on PCT subjects

 

 

EPC Substantive – claim analysis

 

    • Claim interpretation,

 

    • Patentability, industrial application

 

    • State of the art, novelty, inventive step

 

    • Unity, disclosure

 

    • Priority

 

 

Exercises

 

    • Questions on EPC subjects

 

 

Materials

 

    • 4 books with presentations on EPC procedural, PCT procedural and EPC substantive

 

    • Full set of flowcharts

 

    • L-book, P-book and Reference book

 

 

Course fee

 

    • Pre-Exam Distance Learning online: € 1.850

 

 

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