Search III: drafting a search report and a written opinion

The last workshop of the series on search focuses on how to draft a search report and a written opinion. It  will consist of self-paced study of learning materials and two practice-oriented online sessions.

Session 1: after a quick summary of the previous workshop on search strategy and implementing a complete search, a group exercise will be proposed and discussed, to illustrate the various aspects of the proposed methodology. As a part of the first session, the participants will be invited to prepare a case study for the second session. Alternatively, participants are welcomed to use one of their own personal file for the practical component.

Session 2: participants will be invited to share their experience with the group. The tutors will also answer the questions posted in the forum between the two online sessions.

The workshop is not focused on a specific search tool.

Before attending the workshop, the participants will be invited to carefully study the training material that is published on the course room website.  

The online sessions for this course are scheduled as follows:

• Session 1: Wednesday, 26 November 2025 at 09:30 hrs CET (GMT+01:00)

• Session 2: Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 09:30 hrs CET (GMT+01:00)

EPO tutors:

Sergej Polisski and Rob Chapman, EPO Patent examiners

The programme can be consulted here.