Scheduled In-house

IP Management Training Courses

Our IP management training courses have been designed to specifically help you navigate the procedural issues and the practical aspects of filing at the EPO, WIPO and USPTO to ensure successful outcomes.

Managing intellectual property portfolios to the best advantage can be a minefield of complex processes, database searches and formalities. Many patent applications are either lost or encounter issues that could be avoided.

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  • Next: 5 Jun 2024 Live online
  • Also: 26 Sep 2024 Live online
  • Also: 4 Dec 2024 Live online

Building and Managing a Patent Portfolio to Best Support your Business

Updated for 2024

Live online

A comprehensive one-day course that takes you through the IP commercialisation process to understand how to make the most of IP within your business.

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Mr Olivier Corticchiato
  • and Mr Simone Frattasi
  • Next: 22 Apr 2024 Live online

Freedom-to-Operate Searching

Live online

Get to grips with the fundamentals of FTO searching, understand the scope of a search and analyse the types of rights you will encounter.

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Stephen Adams
  • Next: 15 May 2024 Live online
  • Also: 1 Aug 2024 Live online
  • Also: 14 Nov 2024 Live online

IP and Commercialisation: Creating and Maintaining your IP Portfolio

New for 2024

Live online

A practical course focussing on the internal and external considerations of using IP within your business strategy.

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Jane List
  • Next: 1 Jul 2024 Live online

IP Department Roadmap

New for 2024

Live online

This course provides a step-by-step, matrix-based methodology with a top-down and cross-functional approach to design an IP department roadmap

  • 12 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Arnaud Gasnier
  • Next: 4 Jun 2024 Classroom
  • Also: 23-24 Sep 2024 Live online
  • Also: 4 Dec 2024 Classroom

IP Due Diligence & Freedom to Operate in Practice

Live online, Classroom

This intensive one-day course will give you many insights into the best practice of organising and conducting an efficient and thorough IP due diligence project.

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Andy Spurr
  • + 2 more
  • Next: 16 May 2024 Live online
  • Also: 31 Jul 2024 Live online
  • Also: 21 Nov 2024 Live online
  • Also: 14 Feb 2025 Live online

Legal Patent Searching

New for 2024

Live online

An indepth look at the four types of patent search to help you build a successful IP portfolio.

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Jane List
  • Next: 21 Jun 2024 Live online
  • Also: 25 Oct 2024 Live online
  • Also: 31 Jan 2025 Live online

Mastering Risk Management in the Patent Landscape - Freedom to Operate

New for 2024

Live online

Get to grips with the fundamentals of patent risk analysis, understand the scope of a FTO search and the associated challenges.

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Dipan Banerjee
  • and Mr Simone Frattasi
  • Next: 15-19 Jul 2024 Classroom

Navigating the EPO and the European Patent System - Summer School

Summer school

Classroom

An intensive 5-day course that will give you a valuable insight and a comprehensive understanding of the European Patent Office processes.

  • 30 CPD hours Intensive
  • Presented by Joeri Beetz
  • + 3 more
  • Next: 23-24 Apr 2024 Live online
  • Also: 3 Jul 2024 Live online
  • Also: 9 Oct 2024 Live online

Patentability

New for 2024

Live online

A comprehensive and practical seminar covering the key aspects of patentability searching

  • Focused
  • Presented by Stephen Adams
  • and Jane List
  • Next: 25-26 Apr 2024 Live online
  • Also: 4 Jul 2024 Live online
  • Also: 10 Oct 2024 Live online

State of the Art Searching

Live online

Learn when and how to perform a ‘state of the art’ patent search. 

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Jane List
  • Next: 20-22 Mar 2024 Live online
  • Also: 18-20 Sep 2024 Live online

Strategic IP Planning

Live online

A step-by-step practical guide to strategic IP planning

  • 18 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Arnaud Gasnier
  • Next: 25 Jun 2024 Live online
  • Also: 20 Sep 2024 Classroom
  • Also: 4 Dec 2024 Live online

Understanding the European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC)

Updated for 2024

Live online, Classroom

The European Patent landscape is set to change radically in June 2023 with the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court coming into force. This intensive one-day course will give you essential insights into unitary patents, the UPC and how the new patent system will impact your business.

  • 6 CPD hours Focused
  • Presented by Mr Olivier Corticchiato