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Basic course European Patent Rights and Patent Practice - 1st year

     ie-net leden en bedrijfspartners: € 2.121 ipv € 3.030

 


The Expert Group Intellectual Property of ie-net starts again its two-year course in European Patent Law and Patent Practice. The course starts in January and ends in December of the same year. 
This way our course fits with other, more specific, courses on European or national patent law preparing for a qualification. We focus on gaining insight into European patent law, illustrated by real life examples from the daily practice of our tutors. Participants can hence apply the acquired knowledge more quickly in their daily work.
This approach is in line with the new EQE concept.

In the first year (2025), after introducing the world of intellectual property law, we focus on how to obtain patentable claims, supported by description and figures. These claims should provide the desired legal protection, but which can still be challenged before the European Patent Office.
In the second year (2026) the emphasis will be on procedural patent law to obtain a granted patent via EPC or via the PCT route. The different stakeholders and their role in this process are outlined. The legal value of the thus granted patent is discussed.

The years 1 and 2 of the "Basic Course European Patent Rights and Patent Practice" are independent of each other. One can choose to obtain a good understanding of what it takes to claim an invention (1st year) and/or of the procedure leading to a granted patent (2nd year). There is no need for participants to have taken the first part of the course before participating in the second one.
An introduction course for those participants can be foreseen.

Target group
The Basic Course targets everyone who is involved in intellectual property and wanting to obtain a deep understanding of patent law and its practical implementation.
E.g. researchers, R&D managers, IP managers, for example as a patent advisor, patent manager or patent attorney in training.

The course is offered in a hybrid format.
On the registration form you can choose to preferably attend live, or to follow the course online.

Dates (provisional schedule)

January - June
09-01: Introduction to Intellectual Property Law - Tinneke Jacobs / Kris Hertoghe
23-01: Patentability part 1 (patentability conditions and exceptions) - Annemie Jaeken / Liesbet Paemen
30-01: Patentability part 2 (prior art, priority) - Annemie Jaeken / Liesbet Paemen
27-02: Patentability part 3 (exception to patentability: software CII / AII) - Jeroen Declerck
13-03: Patentability part 4 (exception to patentability: biotech) - Andrej Michalik
27-03: Novelty part 1 (invention / claim / novelty) - Davy Wauters / Kris Hertoghe
03-04: Novelty part 2 (invention / claim / novelty) - Davy Wauters / Kris Hertoghe
24-04: Novelty part 3 (ranges, introduction exercises) - Christophe Ego
08-05: Novelty exercises Chemistry - David Lesthaeghe / Kris Pappaert
22-05: Novelty exercises Electromechanics (EM) - Davy Wauters / Kris Hertoghe
05-06: Inventive step part 1 (inventive step, problem solution approach) - Bart van den Hazel
12-06: Inventive step part 2 (skilled person, partial problem, related technical fields) - Johan Brants

September - December
TBC: Inventive step (exercises EM) - TBC
18-09: Inventive step (exercises Chemistry) - Christophe Ego
TBC: Claims - Redactional requirements of a patent application part 1 - TBC
TBC: Claims - Redactional requirements of a patent application part 2 - TBC
13-11: Claims (amendments and corrections) - Bart van den Hazel
TBC: Claims (rights conferred by the claims) - TBC
11-12: Claims (opposition, limitation, revocation) - Kristel Van den Broeck

tutors

Johan Brants, brantsandpatents
Christophe Ego, Winger
Kris Hertoghe, Winger
Tinneke Jacobs, Bureau M.F.J. Bockstael
Annemie Jaeken, V.O. Patents
David Lesthaeghe, De Clercq & Partners
Andrej Michalík, De Clercq & Partners
Liesbet Paemen, De Clercq & Partners
Kris Pappaert, De Clercq & Partners
Kristel Van den Broeck, V.O. Patents & Trademarks

Bart Van den Hazel, CoBrA-IP
Davy Wauters, Winger

others TBC

scientific coordinator: André Clerix, director IP - IMEC


Time schedule
Thursday afternoon from 17:00h until 20:30h
Registration starting 16:30h
Sandwich meal around 18:30h


Additional information
Course language and course material will be in English.

Contact & info

Dirk De Wilde
Projectcoördinator
ie-net ingenieursvereniging vzw
09/01/2025 Van: 17u00
11/12/2025 Tot: 20u30
HYBRIDE INGENIEURSHUIS Live - Desguinlei 214 Online - zie instructies
€ 3.030 for non-members
€ 2.121 for individual ie-net members (invoice will be sent to your private address)
€ 2.121 for corporate members of ie-net
€ 1.515 for individual ie-net members < 30j & > 65j
(invoice will be sent to your private address)
All amounts are free of VAT


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Number of training hours: 57