EPO patent information forthcoming webinars (Sept. 16 – Dec. 9 2020) and other selected e-courses from EPO e-learning center of the European Patent Academy.
Summary: Information below includes selected EPO learning resources related to patent information and prepared primarily for non-European audience. It includes:
(I) forthcoming patent information webinars (Starting Sep. 16, 2020) complemented with liks to previus recording of the same events, if available;
(II) other selected recordings of recent virtual classrooms on patent information;
(III) selected recorded videos and/or copies of presentation from Search matters 2019, 2018 and 2016;
(IV) Selected self-paced training courses
I. EPO forthcoming patent information webinars (Sep. 16 – Dec. 9, 2020)
For a list all sessions and for registration, one could go directly to EPO webex page,
Accessing court decisions on patents across Europe with ECLI (VC11-2020)
This online seminar will introduce to you the European Case Law Identifier (ECLI) and show you how to access patent-related court decisions across Europe, using a single access point, the ECLI search engine.
Sep 16, 2020 4:30 am ET | 10:30 CET (1 h) Registration page
See also Accessing court decisions on patents across Europe with ECLI (May 2019) (38:32, Ignacio Muñoz Ozores)
PATSTAT Online (VC12-2020)
This online seminar introduces PATSTAT Online, the EPO's database for statistical analysis of patent data, and its beginners' interface.
Sep 16, 2020 8:30 am ET | 14:30 CET (1 h) Registration page
See also: PATSTAT Online - Beginners interface (July 2019) (28:58, Johannes Schaaf, VC27)
INPADOC worldwide legal status database - basic (VC13-2020)
The EPO gathers legal status information from over 40 countries around the world in its INPADOC worldwide legal status database. You can access INPADOC via Espacenet. In this online seminar we will explore the background and coverage of INPADOC. We will look at examples of patent applications and their legal status history, and find out about the latest additions to the database. Last but not least, we will identify some of the pitfalls when using legal status data and how to avoid them.
Sep 29, 2020 8:30 am ET | 14:30 CET (1 h) Registration page
See also a recording: INPADOC basic (January 2019) (36:58)
Introduction to the European Patent Register (VC14-2020)
This online seminar explains what the European Patent Register is, how it works, how to search it and what to do with your result lists. It also takes an in-depth look at the different services offered by the Register. We will explore the Federated Register together with its deep links to the national registers, have a closer look at the Global Dossier service and show you how to use the Register Alert service.
Oct 7, 2020 4:30 am ET | 10:30 CET (1 h) Registration page
See also a recording The EP Register as a source of legal information (March 2020) (51:56, Yolanda Sanchez Garcia)
Patent families
This online seminar explains the concept of patent families and their key features, including priorities. Starting with an overview of how patent data is processed, grouped and stored in the EPO's databases, the webinar will introduce the general concept of patent families and the way they are used at the EPO for Espacenet, Open Patent Services (OPS) and other products. Examples and case studies will illustrate how patent families are created and how they can be interpreted by patent information users.
Oct 13, 2020 8:30 am ET | 14:30 CET 1 h 15 m Registration page
See also a recording: Patent families (January 2020) (48:57, Sofie Leplae and Fenny Versloot-Spoelstra)
Patent information from the ASEAN region - patent systems, search and documentation 1: Singapore and Malaysia
How can I search for prior art filed in Singapore? What sources are available for finding out if I have freedom to operate in Indonesia?
How can I find out the current status of my competitor's application in Malaysia?
The ASEAN region has developed into one of the fastest-growing markets in the world and is attracting increasing attention from patent applicants and searchers.
What are the most important features of the different patent systems? What sources are available for prior art searches, patent monitoring and legal status retrieval?This series of online seminars will explore various aspects of patent information from six countries in the ASEAN region: Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. In addition, we will have a look at the IP infrastructure of Myanmar, which implemented its first patent law in 2019.
Presenters: Martin Noé ,Eva Loschnig, Sebastian Heckmeier, Jürgen Mühl, Jutta Haußer, Eva Straková, Cherry Joy Engelmann
Nov 17, 2020 9:00 am | 15:00 CET 1 h 15 m Postponed to 2021 Registration page
INPADOC worldwide legal status database – advanced
This online seminar for advanced users of INPADOC, the EPO's worldwide legal status database, provides insights into the latest developments in the INPADOC legal status database. There will be an in-depth overview of the latest additions to the database and tools for using the database, along with a case study on how to use the events. The webinar includes the latest news on coverage and updates to the INPADOC legal event database in 2020
Nov 18, 2020 4:00 am | 10:00 CET (1 h) Registration page
See also a recording: INPADOC worldwide legal status database (January 2020) [INPADOC advanced] (50:40, Sofie Leplae)
Patent information from the ASEAN region - patent systems, search and documentation 2: Thailand and Indonesia
See a description of Nov. 17, 2020 webinar.
Dec 1, 2020 9:00 am | 15:00 CET 1 h 15 m Postponed to 2021 Registration page
Patent information from the ASEAN region - patent systems, search and documentation 3: Vietnam, the Philippines and Myanmar
See a description of Nov 17, 2020 webinar.
Dec 9, 2020 9:00 am | 15:00 CET 1 h 15 m Postponed to 2021 Registration page
II. Other selected recordings of recent virtual classrooms on patent information:
SPC’s term extensions and adjustments: protection beyond 20 years in Europe, the US and Asia 3: Korea and Japan (June 2020)
SPC’s term extensions and adjustments: protection beyond 20 years in Europe, the US and Asia 2: Chinese Taipei, SG and others (June 2020)
SPC’s term extensions and adjustments: protection beyond 20 years in Europe, the US and Asia 1: EU and USA (June 2020)
New Espacenet: Advanced features (January 2020)
Patent information from India (December 2019)
Overview of Korea (December 2019)
Overview of Japanese patent information (November 2019)
Overview of Chinese patent information (November 2019)
Patent information from EPO validation states: Cambodia (February 2019)
Patent information from EPO validation states: Morocco & Tunisia (February 2019)
Patent information from EPO validation states: Moldova (February 2019)
III. Selected Search Matters 2019, 2018 and 2016 videos/presentations
"Search Matters" is an annual event that showcases the EPO's patent search strategies and techniques, focusing on efficient search strategies, search practice in specific technical fields, as well as recent developments For highlights of Search Matters 2020 program, see a separate PIUG-PD post.
Search Matters 2019
AI and the search for patent quality: How AI will change patent search and why that is important (49:54, Samuel Davis (CEO/Founder, amplified.ai) [This lecture takes a data-driven approach to understanding the potential of artificial intelligence from a practitioner's perspective and explores the process implications for global patent systems].
Panel discussion: The future directions of search and searchers in an artificial intelligence era (59:46)
Patent Landscaping methodology: A case study on blockchain inventions (40:25, Geert Boedt, EPO) [...In this presentation you will get an overview of the basic steps (re)searchers have to undertake in order to reach evidence-based conclusions that can be used to support informed choices.]
Access to Japanese prior art using classification, indexing and citation information (42 p., Adam Cohen, Christoph Wirner, EPO)
Search Matters 2018 [a link to video is inside the module]
Freedom-to-operate searches using EPO tools (1:02:55, Patrick Le Gonidec, Andrey Afanasiev and Frédéric Cavallo, EPO)
Searching with C-sets in CPC – an overview (99 p. Katerina Theodoridou and Mark Plehiers, EPO)
Searching peptides and their functions in medical use claims (52 p., Regula von Eggelkraut-Gottanka, EPO)
Searching chemical inventions by name (102 p., Tim Lange, EPO)
Computational chemistry – searching in a highly interdisciplinary technical field (53 p., Przemysław Godzina, EPO)
Searching for a blend of ingredients: efficient strategy (59 p., Sylvie Perrone Dunet, EPO)
Searching Markush formulae in organic and inorganic chemistry (61 p., Miren Langer and Thomas Maxisch, EPO)
Searching products requiring product-by-process and/or parameter definition (64 p., Eveline Lançon and Bernd Goers, EPO)
etc.
Search Matters 2016 [links to videos are inside the module]
Searching functional features: tools and tactics (video 1:05:07 + presentation, 26 p.,Alessandro Colombo, EPO)
When to stop the search (video 1:14:53, + presentation, 74 p. Günther Aichmayr, EPO)
How to identify patent thickets and related patents (45 p., Alain Materne, Gershom Sleightholme-Albanis and Nigel Clarke, EPO)
Searching Russian and Indian prior art (64 p. Alan Bacon, EPO)
(IV) Selected self-paced training courses:
EPO Patent information tools (Entry, 4 h) (Assistant: Current Espacenet, Assistant: European Patent Register, Introduction to the Global Patent Index (GPI), short videos on Federated Register, CCD - Common Citation Document, Register Alert, Global Dossier, EP Bulletin search and links to basic documentation (CCD Handbook (60 p.), European Patent Register Resource Book (210 p.); Classic Espacenet Resource Book (207 p.), EP Bulletin search User manual (81 p.))
Search strategies (Basic level, 2 h) ([how to devise an effective search strategy, evaluate found the prior art, when to stop searching; role and importance of strategies in the search process])
Introduction to the European patent system (Entry, 4 h, Certificate) [A basic introduction to the most important legal and procedural aspects of patents and the European patent system.
Searching prior art based on patent applications (Basic, 15 h, Certificate) [A practical guide towards systematic patent search, from the process of analysing the patent application to carrying out a sufficiently complete and efficient search and deciding when to stop the search]
Patent Classification (Entry, 5 h) Includes (I) Introduction to the CPC learning module and a recording of a webinar (49:00, Antony Fonderson, EPO, 18 Nov. 2015) and (II) Y02 [new classification scheme for climate change mitigation technologies] learning module
Using CPC in classification (Basic, 16 h, Certificate) [overview of the CPC classification system, from the basics to the CPC definition documents.]
Practical and strategical aspects of the CPC (Experienced, 7 h, Certificate)
Opposition procedure at the EPO (Experienced, 4 h, Certificate) [in-depth overview on the opposition procedure at the EPO]
Patent litigation A to Z (Basic, 40 h) [This course provides easy access to the main concepts involved as well as to items of specific interest in patent litigation.]
Problem-solution approach: Exercises (Experienced, 8 h) [overview and practical exercises about the problem-solution approach, which was developed to assess the inventiveness requirement of a European patent application: General aspects; Exercises Chemistry/Non-Chemical fields][
Source: https://e-courses.epo.org/; https://epo.webex.com/mw3300/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=epo
Introduction to the Global Patent Index (GPI)
Update: 9/16/2020 7:57 Sec. (IV) Selected self-paced training courses has been amended.
Update: 9/20/2020 1:50 PM Presentation "Searching Russian and Indian prior art" has been added to Sec(III).Search Matters 2016
Update: 10/2/2020 7:22 PM Information about web-based training "Introduction to the Global Patent Index (GPI)" has been added.
Update 10/7/2020 Webinars on Asian Patent Information postponed to 2021
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