Training

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

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Search Matters 2012

For experienced patent search professionals from industry

19-20 March 2012
The Hague, Netherlands

How to understand EPO search reports and written opinions

17-19 April 2012
Berlin, Germany

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Training for all needs

The EPO organises training on the following topics and 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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Upcoming training by the EPO

Events are shown by approaching registration date.

23.5.2012 | London, United Kingdom: EPO Online Services workshop in the UK
31.5.2012 | Virtual classroom, online: Monthly online patent information newsflash
4.6.2012 | Skopje, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: IP training for national judges seminar series - Patent litigation and procedures
4.6.2012 | Berlin, Germany: Search and examination of European patent applications
6.6.2012 | Catania, Italy: Serving Life-Science Information for the Next Generation (SLING)
11.6.2012 | Munich, Germany: Guidelines2DAY
11.6.2012 | The Hague, Netherlands: Patent documentation standards and tools for data exchange
18.6.2012 | Munich, Germany: Novelty and inventive step - Intermediate level
19.6.2012 | London, United Kingdom: EPO Online Services workshop in the UK
20.6.2012 | London, United Kingdom: EPO Online Services workshop in the UK

Search for training

Search for patent-related conferences, seminars and courses using a variety of criteria. To limit the results to EPO training, select "EPO events" under "Event provider".