Timetable of the 1st academic year of the CEIPI / HCPA Basic Course in Budapest 2012 1/10 Venue: Office of the Hungarian Chamber of Patent Attorneys (H-1054 Budapest, Kálmán Imre u. 14.)

CEIPIHU Modules SUBSTANTIVE LAW Subject Articles and Rules Key topics Tutor Date Time I. General Introduction Introduction to Intellectual property righs Paul ROSENICH, 29.03.2012 13:00 - 19:00 intellectual property law • Copyrights LI/CH • Trademarks Patentbüro Paul • Patents Rosenich AG • Industrial designs www.rosenich.com • Trade secrets Economic growth The patent and other National patents rights to protect inventions Regional patens International applications The history of patent law From Venetian patent ordinance to the EPC 2000 The international patent Paris Convention conventions Strasbourg Convention Vienna Convention Patent Cooperation Treaty TRIPs Agreement Patentability Patentable and non- Art. 52 and 57 EPC Patentable inventions patentable inventions; Rule 42(1)(f) EPC Definition of invention Industrial application Technical character under the EPC • Contribution approach Discoveries; aesthetic creations; presentations of information Mathematical methods Computer programs Methods of doing business • Exclusion of subject-matter "as such" Industrial application • Industry • Manufacturability Timetable of the 1st academic year of the CEIPI / HCPA European Patent Law Basic Course in Budapest 2012 2/10 Venue: Office of the Hungarian Chamber of Patent Attorneys (H-1054 Budapest, Kálmán Imre u. 14.)

SUBSTANTIVE LAW Subject Articles and Rules Key topics Tutor Date Time II. Introduction to European Patent Law Introduction into the EPC EPC as multilateral treaty Paul ROSENICH, 05.04.2012 13:00-19:00 Autonomous legal system for grantig European LI/CH patents Patentbüro Paul Bundle of European patents Rosenich AG www.rosenich.com

Interpretation of the EPC Preamble, Art. Rules for interpretation 125,150(2), 164 Vienna Convention and 177 EPC Good faith Vienna Convention Art. 31-32

Institutional provisions Art. 1-13, European Patent Organisation 15-50,166,168-169, • Administrative Council 170-176 und 178 • (EPO) EPC Departments of the EPO Rules 8-13 EPC Independence of the Boards of Appeal Protocol on • Exclusion and objection Centralisation/ • Partiality departmens of first instance Protocol on Technical Opinion Privileges and Competence Administrative Council Financial Immunities/ provisions Protocol on the Accession to the EPC Staff Complement Territorial effect Revision of the EPC Timetable of the 1st academic year of the CEIPI / HCPA European Patent Law Basic Course in Budapest 2012 3/10 Venue: Office of the Hungarian Chamber of Patent Attorneys (H-1054 Budapest, Kálmán Imre u. 14.)

SUBSTANTIVE LAW Subject Articles and Rules Key topics Tutor Date Time III. Introduction to European Patent Law (continuation) Languages and translations Art. 14,65,70 and Official languages of the EPO Kaisha Suominen, 04.05.2012 13:00-19:00 of applications 177 EPC Filing a European patent application and translation FI Berggren Rules 3-7, 36(2) and Language of application filed by reference Oy Ab 40(3) EPC Language of divisional application Language of the proceedings Filing further documents and translations Fee reduction Publications of EPO Entries in Languages in written and oral proceedings Language of publication of European patent application and patent Authentic text of application

RepresentationRepresentation beforebefore thethe ArtArt. 133- 134a134a EPC ActorsActors beforebefore thethe EPO EPO Rules 151-154 and • Applicant 130 EPC • Professional representative • Employee Compulsory representation for non-resident applicants Institute of Professional Representatives • Disciplinary power • Attorney Evidentiary Privilege Appointment and authorisation of representative Common representative Accompanying person in oral proceedings Timetable of the 1st academic year of the CEIPI / HCPA European Patent Law Basic Course in Budapest 2012 4/10 Venue: Office of the Hungarian Chamber of Patent Attorneys (H-1054 Budapest, Kálmán Imre u. 14.)

SUBSTANTIVE LAW Subject Articles and Rules Key topics Tutor Date Time IV. Patentability (continuation) State of the art Art. 54(2),(3), 55 State of the art David Harrison, 14.06.2012 13:00 - 20:00 and 89 EPC Admissible prior art GB Rule 25 EPC • Availability EPC1973: - Public Art.54(4), Rules - Secrecy 23a • Means of disclosure-when available and 87 - Oral disclosure - Internet disclosure - Public prior use - Accessibility and analysability • Disclosure:explicit-implicit Prior rights • EPC 1973 • EPC 2000 Effect of priority date Non-Non prejudicialprejudicial disclosures • Evident abuse • International Exhibition - Certificate of Exhibition

Exceptions to Art. 53, 54(4) and Exceptions to patentability patentability; (5) EPC • Ordre public and marality medical uses Rules 26-29 EPC • Plant and animal varieties • Methods for treatment of the human or animal body - Treatment by surgery - Treatment by therapy - Diagnostic methods First medical use Second medical use Biological processes and products Gene sequences Timetable of the 1st academic year of the CEIPI / HCPA European Patent Law Basic Course in Budapest 2012 5/10 Venue: Office of the Hungarian Chamber of Patent Attorneys (H-1054 Budapest, Kálmán Imre u. 14.)

SUBSTANTIVE LAW Subject Articles and Rules Key topics Tutor Date Time V. Patentability (continuation) Art.54(1)EPC Single disclosure Simon Roberts, 05.07.2012 13.00-20:00 Conformance of all features GB Multiple embodiments British Telecom Optional, use features Genus-species Selection inventions Method versus use claims Disclaimers

Inventive step Art. 56 EPC Person skilled in the art Common general knowledge Technical field Problem-and-solution approach Combining teachings Secondary indications Partial problem Surprising effect Non-technical feature Chemical claims Inventive step attack •Defence against attack Timetable of the 1st academic year of the CEIPI / HCPA European Patent Law Basic Course in Budapest 2012 6/10 Venue: Office of the Hungarian Chamber of Patent Attorneys (H-1054 Budapest, Kálmán Imre u. 14.)

SUBSTANTIVE LAW Subject Articles and Rules Key topics Tutor Date Time VI. Patentability (continuation) Unity; disclosure; claims Art. 82-84 EPC Unity of invention Derk Visser, 30.08.2012 13:00-19:00 Rules 30-34 and 42- • Single general inventive concept NL EIP (GB) 44 EPC • Markush grouping Disclosure • Clear and complete disclosure • Sufficiency of disclosure • Functional formulation • Repeatability Claims • Clear; concise; supported by description • Form of claims • Claim categories • Independent/dependent claims • Disclaimers • Product-by-process claims • Use features Timetable of the 1st academic year of the CEIPI / HCPA European Patent Law Basic Course in Budapest 2012 7/10 Venue: Office of the Hungarian Chamber of Patent Attorneys (H-1054 Budapest, Kálmán Imre u. 14.)

SUBSTANTIVE LAW Subject Articles and Rules Key topics Tutor Date Time VII. Right to the European Patent Right to file, entitlement Art. 58-60 EPC Inventor and applicant Paul ROSENICH, 13.09.2012 13:00-19:00 to the patent • Multiple applicants LI/CH First-to-file principle Patentbüro Paul • Double patenting Rosenich AG Entitlement disputes Art. 61 EPC Entitlement proceedings www.rosenich.com Rules 14-18 and 78 • Recognition of entitlement decisions EPC - Only for applicants Protocol on - Final decision Recognition • Suspension of proceedings • Actions after decision of national court - Prosecute application as his own - File new application - Request refusal

Designation of the Art. 62 and 81 EPC Designation of the inventor inventor Rules 19-2119 21 EPC • Rectification of designationdesignation inventor • Publication of mention inventor - Waiver right to be mentioned

Right conferred by the European Patent and by the Application Rights conferred by the Art. 2(2), 63-65,68 European patent European Patent and 70 EPC • • Rights confered by patent on the - Protection of product directly obtained by process Application of • London Agreement Art.65 EPC - Translation of granted patent Paris Convention • Effect of revocation or limitation Art.5 quater • Authentic text of patent - Narrow translation Protection conferred by Art. 67,66 and Provisional protection by publication application the application 69(2) EPC European filing equivalent to regular national filing Timetable of the 1st academic year of the CEIPI / HCPA European Patent Law Basic Course in Budapest 2012 8/10 Venue: Office of the Hungarian Chamber of Patent Attorneys (H-1054 Budapest, Kálmán Imre u. 14.)

SUBSTANTIVE LAW Subject Articles and Rules Key topics Tutor Date Time VII. Right conferred by the European Patent and by the Application (continuation) Interpretation of the Art. 69. EPC Extent of protection determined by claims Paul ROSENICH, LI/CH 13.09.2012 13:00-19:00 patent (application) Protocol on the Equivalents Patentbüro Paul interpretation of Rosenich AG Art. 69 EPC www.rosenich.com Strasbourg Convention Art. 8(3)

Infringement and Art. 2(2) and 64(3) Infringement and sanctions sanctions EPC - National law - Scope of protection Timetable of the 1st academic year of the CEIPI / HCPA European Patent Law Basic Course in Budapest 2012 9/10 Venue: Office of the Hungarian Chamber of Patent Attorneys (H-1054 Budapest, Kálmán Imre u. 14.)

SUBSTANTIVE LAW Subject Articles and Rules Key topics Tutor Date Time VIII. Patentability (continuation) Priority: Paris Preamble, Art. 87- Paris Convention Francis Leyder, BE 27.09.2012 13:00-19:00 Convention; 89 EPC Priority under the EPC Total Petrochemicals EPC; US and JP patent Rules 52-54 EPC • Duly filed apllication Research Feluy law relating to priority Paris Convention • Paris Convention State and WTO member Art.1-5 quater and • Person or his successor in title 11 • The same invention-disclosure test • "First" application • Outcome of priority application • Subsequent application becomes a first application Claiming priority • Multiple priorities • Effective dates of claims • Disclosure in "previous application as a whole", specific disclosure Declaration of priority • Addition of priority claim • Correction of priority claim Priority document • Filing of priority document • Translation of priority document Re-establishment of rights in the priority period Multiple priorities Effect of priority date Correction/addition of priority claim

US applications • First-to-invent • Hilmer doctrine • Provisional • Continuation/continuation-in-part • Grace period JP applications • Grace period Timetable of the 1st academic year of the CEIPI / HCPA European Patent Law Basic Course in Budapest 2012 10/10 Venue: Office of the Hungarian Chamber of Patent Attorneys (H-1054 Budapest, Kálmán Imre u. 14.)

SUBTANTIVE LAW Subject Articles and Rules Key topics Tutor Date Time IX. The European Patent and Application as Object of Property Transfer and constitution Art. 71-74 EPC Registering a transfer of a European patent Prof. Thierry Debled, 15.11.2012 13:00-19:00 of rights; Rules 22-24 and 85 application BE Vesuvius Assignment and licences EPC Assignment of patent application Licenses • Exclusive license • Sub-license - Law applicable

Information from the EPO Information to the public Art. 128 EPC File inspection Rules 143-147 EPC • Parts not open for file inspection • Electronic file inspection

Register of European Art. 127,14(8) and European Patent Register patents 20 EPC • Entries in Register Rule 143 EPC • Languages • CompetenceCLlDiii Legal Division Periodical publications Art. 129 and 14(7) EPC Official Journal Exchange of information Art. 130-132 EPC Communication between EPO and central industrial between authorities Rules 148-150 EPC property offices and inter-governmental organisations Communication between EPO and courts or national authorities Exchange of publications between EPO and central industrial property offices

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