Novelty in the fields of chemistry, pharmacy and biotechnology
The patenting seminars on novelty focus on the advanced challenges of assessing the novelty of an invention in the following fields:
- March: the first seminar of this series looks at particular chemical compounds, such as polymorphic and isotopic forms, Markush claims and sub-selections.
- April: the second seminar will focus on the pharmaceutical field: clinical studies and novelty, second medical use, dosage regimen and new clinical situation.
- May: the third seminar will focus on novelty challenges that arise in the context of biotechnological inventions: novelty of antibodies, experimental evidence, novelty of biological material, sufficiency of disclosure.
This training activity is planned in Q1-Q2. Exact dates and details to be announced.
Organised by
European Patent Academy
Organised by
European Patent Academy
Course prerequisites
The first session of each seminar is open to patent examiners and patent attorneys, while the second is reserved for patent examiners only.
Programme
The patenting seminars comprise short technical online courses about one specific aspect of substantive examination or search. Each includes up to three complementary seminars, and comprises two online sessions: a theoretical session followed by a practical one. The two sessions are usually about one week apart.
Registration is open for the complete series or for individual seminars.