HOW TO UNDERSTAND
AND RESPOND TO
COMMUNICATIONS FROM
EPO EXAMINERS

Conference Date: 10 Oct 2008
Conference Ref: H10-3308
Fee: £545 + VAT
Venue: The Rembrandt Hotel, London

The purpose of this seminar is to give, on the one hand, the participants the opportunity to see how examiners apply in practice the fundamental concepts of patentability under the EPC: clarity, novelty, inventive step, added subject-matter ( as well as intermediate generalisations). On the other hand, all elements to be taken in account when amending a European application/patent will be looked at. Ways to overcome missed time limits will also be dealt with. Whenever possible, the different topics will be illustrated by European case law.