China, Japan, Korea: EPO hosts virtual classrooms on Asian patent information

The EPO offers a series of virtual classrooms on patent information from Japan, China and Korea in November and December 2012. During these short sessions, experts from the EPO's Asian patent information services will give an overview on particular aspects of the patent systems and granting procedures, along with tips on how to search information in free Asian databases. Participation is free of charge. The times and dates of the upcoming sessions are:

• 27 November 2012, 10-11 hrs CET: "Patent information from Japan"
• 4 December 2012, 10-11 hrs CET: "Patent information from Korea"
• 11 December 2012, 10-11 hrs CET: "Patent information from China"

To register, please contact pitraining@epo.org.