Training

The EPO offers a wide variety of training opportunities throughout the year.

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How to understand EPO search reports and written opinions
19 - 21 June 2013
Thessaloniki, Greece

Training for all needs

The EPO organises training for the following target groups:

institutions – staff of IP offices and other public bodies, patent libraries (Patlib centres)
professional representatives, their assistants and EQE candidates
business consultants, industry and SMEs
judges and litigators
universities, research centres and technology transfer officers
patent information users
users of online services

The EPO offers both classic seminars or workshops and online training: scheduled virtual classrooms and e-learning accessible at any time.

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Open your draft application for a European Patent Academy event here.

Upcoming training by the EPO

Events are shown by approaching registration date.

23.5.2013 | Virtual classroom, online: Monthly online patent information newsflash
27.5.2013 | course, online: Systematic approach to patent search
27.5.2013 | Virtual classroom, online: Unitary patent and Unified Patent Court: Introduction and latest developments
29.5.2013 | Virtual classroom, online: Power-searching for beginners with Global Patent Index
3.6.2013 | course, online: Systematic approach to patent search
10.6.2013 | Vienna, Austria: Patent information on climate-change mitigation technology (Y02)
13.6.2013 | Munich, Germany: PCT at the EPO
13.6.2013 | Munich, Germany: Clarity-Unity: analysis of patent applications during search (intermediate level)
14.6.2013 | Munich, Germany: Munich International Patent Law Conference of 2013
17.6.2013 | course, online: EPOQUE Net: New counting methodology and costs monitoring

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