OPPOSITIONS AND
APPEALS ~ THE EPO
CASE LAW

Conference Date: 27 Jan 2011
Conference Ref: H1-3011
Fee: £575 + VAT
Venue: The Cavendish Hotel, London

CHANGE OF VENUE – THIS COURSE WILL NOW BE HELD IN LONDON – please download brochure for details

Discounted rate available if booked with Patents - The EPO Case on 28th January 2011.  Click here to find out more. 

This seminar will consider, drawing on case law and the speakers’ experience, the present working of opposition and appeal procedures at the European Patent Office, including recent developments.

This course, together with Patents – The EPO Case Law on the following day, offers a summary of both background and recent developments from the perspective of speakers with day to day involvement in the practice and procedure of EPO oppositions and appeals.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Trainee patent attorneys
• Patent attorneys in private practice
• Corporate patent attorneys and lawyers
• People working or training in intellectual property
• Consultants and managers

Those already familiar with the field will find the seminars valuable for updating their knowledge

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

• Introduction to Oppositions
• Filing and Admissibility of Oppositions
• Substantive Examination of Oppositions
• Introduction to Appeals
• Filing, Admissibility and Examination of Appeals
• Evidence
• Petitions for Review
• Oral Proceedings

Speakers:
Graham Ashley and Christopher Rennie-Smith - European Patent Office, Munich.

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