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PATLIB2017 is a conference open to all staff of national patent offices of the EPO's member states and to all staff of their recognised patent information centres.

In 2017 it will take place in Munich, Germany on 3 and 4 May, and will be a learning event.

Delegates will be able to take part in plenary and breakout sessions on a wide range of topics and to enhance their knowledge and skills in sessions targeted at basic and advanced levels. Newcomers and experienced staff are equally welcome at the conference.

This seminar is directed to interpreting and drafting EPO search reports and written opinions.
In particular, the seminar reiterates the relevant regulations, terms and expressions used in extended European search reports (EESR) and international search reports (ISR), as well as the interpretation and analysis of search results and findings of written opinions.
Some selected particular advanced topics, such as e.g. lack of unity, complex applications, relationship between inventive step and sufficiency of disclosure, incomplete search and exclusions from patentability will be discussed and practised in hands-on exercises in two different technical areas (engineering and non-engineering).
Non-Engineering:

polymers
industrial chemistry
biotechnology
pure and applied organic chemistry
pharmacy
chemistry

Engineering:

applied physics
civil engineering
thermodynamics
mechanical engineering
electrical/electronic engineering
telecommunications
audio, video, media
IT and computers

During the workshops, the presented and discussed topics will be combined to arrive at drafting such search reports and written opinions on your own.

INTA’s Annual Meeting returns to Europe May 20–24, 2017. We are thrilled to host the 139th Annual Meeting in Barcelona, the cosmopolitan capital city of Spain’s Catalonia region!

Headquarters for the 2017 Annual Meeting will be the Fira Gran Via Convention Center. The Fira Gran Via is one of the largest and most modern convention venues in Europe. With its eight pavilions and state-of-the-art convention center facilities, the Fira Gran Via offers the perfect venue and hub for all Annual Meeting activities, including

300+ educational sessions, including more than 35 general educational sessions, more than 225 Table Topics, users’ group meetings with leaders from trademark offices, and a Career Development Day.
100+ committee, project team, and Global Advisory Council meetings.
30+ networking receptions, including exclusive INTA events, the Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception, regional receptions, paid networking excursions, and the Grand Finale.
100+ exhibitors featured in the Fira Gran Via’s Exhibition Center, displaying new technologies and products for all of your needs at the office.

The Action Plans of WIPO and the EU Commission for the Protection of IPRStrategies in a timeof change for EU-widePatent infringement:

Paneldiscussion
Workshops 1: Patents
How to draft EP proof patent (priority) applications -
is the EPO raising the bar for the rest of the world?
An insider view/Avoiding pitfalls such as Art. 123, 83 and 84
Workshop 2: Trademarks
EUTMs: Use requirements after unwrapping the TM package
Workshops 1: Trademarks
International Trade Marks - is there a need to upgrade to Madrid 2.0?
Workshop 2: Trademarks
EUTMs: Use requirements after unwrapping the TM package
Workshops 1: Trademarks
International Trade Marks - is there a need to upgrade to Madrid 2.0?
Workshop 2: Patents
What do foreign colleagues expect from EPO-style PCT applications?
The view from outside/best practice/claim drafting
Plenary session:
Present and future IP cross-border litigation in the EU: Judges panel
Workshops 1: Life sciences
Is your supported disclosure (non-) obviously sufficiently plausible?
Workshop 2: Software
Where have my infringers gone? Split infringement: multiparty/multiterritory infringement.

Examination Matters has become the meeting place for patent attorneys dealing with the EPO in the patent granting procedure. Examiners and practitioners provide insight into the mind of the examiner and the day-to-day work performed. Workshops offer the opportunity to conduct detailed discussions with your peers on relevant aspects of examination, share day-to-day experiences and get immediate answers to your practical questions from EPO examiners and epi experts.

This high-level event is once again organised in close co-operation with the epi.

European Patent Office
Isar building, conference area - 1st floor
Bob-van-Benthem-Platz 1
80469 Munich
Germany