[September 20, 2018]

One Day Seminar: Effective Defence of EPO Patent Applications 2018 (London, United Kingdom - November 15, 2018) - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The "Effective Defence of EPO Patent Applications 2018" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Clarity (News - Alert) in drafting patent applications has always been a serious issue: Complete clarity is required to distinguish the subject-matter of a claim from prior art, and an unclear claim can be interpreted to the disadvantage of the applicant or proprietor.

The problem/solution' approach is not officially part of the EPC, but is a criterion which has been developed by case law. It is now is hard to find a decision of the Boards of Appeal which do not rely on the problem/solution approach in order to decide upon inventive step. It looks easy, but when applied, it should be applied correctly. This is not just a formal matter, but a substantial issue of first importance.

The purpose of this seminar is to teach delegates the essentials of clarity, and the most effective use of the problem/solution approach, giving them an edge over other parties.

Who Should Attend:

• Qualified European patent attorneys
• Patent attorneys in private practice
• Corporate patent attorneys and lawyers
• People working or training in intellectual property
• US attorneys working inEurope
• Trainee patent attorneys
• EQE Candidates

Understanding the implications of clarity of claims - Article 84

• Definition of clarity - Art 84
• Categories and types of claims
• Practical definition of clarity - clear means
• Conciseness and support by description
• Form and content of claims
• Clarity vs. novelty
• Structural vs. functional features

Understanding the implications of clarity of claims - Article 84 continued

• Comprising vs. consisting
• The interplay between Art 83, 84 and 56
• Relative terms
• Inventions defined by parameters
• Definition by result to be achieved
• Sources of difficulties with Article 84 - illustrating case law
• Clarity of claims in opposition procedure
• Application of G 3/14 to amended claims
• Adaptation of the description

Practical workshop: Exercises to exemplify the concepts learnt

Inventive step and how to master the problem-solution approach - Article 56

• Legal definition
• State of the art
• Obvious
• Problem-solution approach - identifying the nearest/closest prior art
• Formulating the objective technical problem

Inventive step and how to master the problem-solution approach - Article 56 continued

• Does the claimed subject matter solve the objective problem?
• Partial problems
• Aggregation/juxtaposition
• Mix of technical and non-technical features
• Deciding on inventive step and positive pointers

Practical workshop: Exercises to exemplify the concepts learnt

Latest case law and its implications for defending your EPO patent applications

• Notable decisions on inventive step

For more information about this conference visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/qf8knw/one_day_seminar?w=4

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