How to understand EPO search reports and written opinions Intermediate level Draft programme 19-21 June 2013 Thessaloniki, Greece Venue: Thessaloniki Concert Hall Convention & Cultural Center 25th Martiou and Paralia str. GR 54646 Thessaloniki Greece Seminar reference: OC09-2013 Version 15-04-2013
Wednesday, 19 June 2013 Room "Maurice Saltiel Hall" 09.00 Registration Christine Bruyen, European Patent Academy, European Patent Office, Munich 09.30 Welcome Stratos Koutivas, Head of Search Directorate, Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation 10.00 Patent language and procedures - Patent protection and claims - Basics terms in the patent world, their meaning and use - Patent procedure under the EPC (European Patent Convention) - Patent procedure under the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) 11.20 Coffee break in foyer in front of room "Maurice Saltiel Hall" 11.40 European search opinion (EPC) and written opinion (PCT) - Legal basis and structure - Prior art documents - Novelty and inventive step 12.50 Lunch break at Concert Hall restaurant 14.00 Structure of a search report - Citations and their categories - Additional information in the report - Practical exercise how to set up a search report 15.00 Coffee break in foyer in front of room "Maurice Saltiel Hall"
15.20 Particular cases of search reports - Different reasons for non-standard search reports - Effects on the procedure 16.30 Questions and Answers Any questions on EPO search reports and written opinions will be answered by a panel of experts Michael Standring, Gunnar Schröder, Winfried Hylla, Ronald Haffner 16.45 End of lectures 17.00 Leave by bus to Science Center and Technology Museum "NOESIS" 17.30 Networking cocktail Guided tours of the exhibition of the Noesis Museum 20.30 Departure by bus, back to Concert Hall Thursday, 20 June 2013 Rooms "Maurice Saltiel Hall" (Flat Hall), "Conference Room 1", "Conference Room 2" 09.00 Technical workshops - Novelty - Exemplary case of a lack-of-novelty objection - Exercise: analysis of claims for novelty 10.30 Coffee break in foyer in front of room "Maurice Saltiel Hall"
10.45 Technical workshops - Novelty - continued 12.30 Lunch break at Concert Hall restaurant Rooms "Maurice Saltiel Hall" (Flat Hall), "Conference Room 1", "Conference Room 2" 13.30 Technical workshops - Inventive step - Exemplary case of a lack-of-inventive-step objection - Exercise: analysis of claims for inventive step 15.00 Coffee break in foyer in front of room "Maurice Saltiel Hall" 15.15 Technical workshops - Inventive step -continued 16.45 End of the seminar day 20.00 Seminar dinner downtown Thessaloniki
Friday, 21 June 2013 Rooms "Maurice Saltiel Hall" (Flat Hall), "Conference Room 1", "Conference Room 2" 09.00 Technical workshops - Clarity - Clarity objections, exercises 11.00 Coffee break in foyer in front of room "Maurice Saltiel Hall" 11.15 Technical workshops - Unity - Unity objections, exercises 12.15 Lunch break at Concert Hall restaurant 13.30 Technical workshops - Unity - continued 14:30 Coffee break in foyer in front of room "Maurice Saltiel Hall"
Room "Maurice Saltiel Hall" (Flat Hall) 14.50 Questions and answers Feedback session Christine Bruyen, European Patent Academy, European Patent Office, Munich 15:10 Closing of seminar, awarding of certificates Stratos Koutivas, Head of Search Directorate, Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation 15.30 End of seminar