Presented by
Management Forum
This two-day seminar for administrative staff in the patent profession details how to competently prepare an application for filing before the EPO. *INCLUDES: Practical and interactive exercises*
★★★★★ "I wanted to deepen my knowledge regarding the formalities procedures at EPO, especially regarding no... more (7)"
3-4 March 2025
+ 14-15 July 2025, 18-21 November 2025 »
from £1199
This practical and interactive course will help administrative staff in the competent preparation of an application for filing before the EPO. The programme will deepen your understanding of this highly complex area by providing information on all the key administrative aspects including the documentation required on filing, the procedural steps to be followed, and details of time limits and fee payments.
These intensive and highly valuable two days will enhance your knowledge of the formalities procedures at the EPO and enable you to be more efficient in your role.
Key topics to be covered:
The course will also offer the opportunity to network with like-minded professionals from other companies and put your questions to our expert trainer on the procedures.
This course is part of our collection of IP & Patents Training Courses.
By attending this seminar, you will:
This course will be of particular value to:
Plus all those needing a good understanding of the formal requirements of the European patent system.
Richard Gillespie, European and Irish Patent Attorney and owner of Inventorship, an intellectual property advice and services company, has over fifteen years’ experience in diverse technical fields (such as medical devices, computers, electronics, and telecoms) from his work at top tier patent practices in Dublin and London. He organises CEIPI tutorials for preparing Irish trainees to become European Patent Attorneys. He also tutors on European and Irish law relating to inventive step.
Richard is a qualified European and Irish patent attorney and a qualified design representative before the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). He holds a degree in computer and electronic engineering from Trinity College Dublin. While there he completed a research master’s degree on the power consumption of CMOS binary multipliers, kayaked and played the guitar. During this time, he enjoyed teaching undergraduate laboratory courses in telecommunications.
NEW higher discounts for multiple bookings - bring your colleagues to make your training budget go further:
Please contact us for pricing if you are interested in booking 5 or more delegates
3-4 March 2025
Live online
09:30-17:00 UK (London) (UTC+00)
10:30-18:00 Paris (UTC+01)
04:30-12:00 New York (UTC-05)
Course code 14520
Until 27 Jan
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for 7 days, no obligation
14-15 July 2025
Classroom
Rembrandt Hotel
London
09:00-17:00 UK (London)
Course code 15270
Optional £300/€419/$479 per night
Until 09 Jun
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
18-21 November 2025
Live online
13:30-16:45 UK (London) (UTC+00)
14:30-17:45 Paris (UTC+01)
08:30-11:45 New York (UTC-05)
Course code 15062
Until 14 Oct
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price; and apply only when booking multiple delegates on the same date.
I wanted to deepen my knowledge regarding the formalities procedures at EPO, especially regarding non-common cases, and now I am much more confident with them. I liked the presentations of Ms Schmitz and Mr Mulder very much and the way they transmit their immense knowledge about EPO procedures. I found the course very stimulating and it made me want to acquire more and more knowledge about the procedures we apply every day in our work.
Nov 28 2019
Federica Lena
Patent Assistant, Marben s.r.l.
Nov 29 2018
The best course for the subject I have attended.
Sophia Florous
Formalities Officer , Industrial Property Organisation
Nov 29 2018
All at a very high level and I must say that both speakers were outstanding. The hand-outs offered will help in our office and the content was comprehensive.
Adriana Fontanarosa
Patent Formalities, Hoffmann Eitle SRL
Nov 29 2018
I found the course very well structured, the presentation was very clear and perfectly conducted by the speakers who were able to give all requested details and maintain the attention of the participants. Just brilliant! I particularly liked the practical examples and exercises.
Lisa Visentin
Patent Formalities, HOFFMANN EITLE S.R.L.
Nov 7 2017
An informative and interesting seminar.
Galina Federau
RDP/Patents-Licenses, itSMS GmbH
Nov 7 2017
Structured, knowledgeable and easy to listen, the speakers were excellent.
Anna Eriksson
IP Coordinator, Awapatent AB
Nov 7 2017
The speakers themselves were clear and easy to understand. They obviously had vast knowledge of patents and were enthusiastic.
Debbie Butler
Patent Administrator, Eli Lilly and Company
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We can customise this course to your requirements and deliver it on an in-house basis for any number of your staff or colleagues.
Contact our in-house training experts Aleksandra Beer and Yesim Nurko to discuss your requirements:
Multiple colleagues? See above for details of our discounts for 2, 3, or 4 delegates. For more, talk to one of our training experts to discuss how to: