Webinar: G1/24 – an earthquake in European patent practice

Venue

Online

Description

This webinar is for epi members & epi students only!

In this webinar, the Patentee, the Opponent and a former Board of Appeal member discuss a case where the sole appeal was withdrawn at the start of the oral proceedings, leaving the patent maintained but plenty to talk about.

Chaired by Chris Mercer, the panel discusses how the appeal might have unfolded, with Michael Fleuchaus (Patentee) and Jim Boff (Opponent) presenting their arguments and Howard Read (a retired EPO Board of Appeal member) asking probing questions. The discussion focuses how G1/24 might have been used in added subject matter and inventive step attacks and defences.

A rare opportunity to gain practical insight into how parties prepare for using developing case law in appeal proceedings.

Speakers

• Christopher Paul Mercer
• Jim Boff
• Michael A. Fleuchaus
• Howard Read

Target group

Level of expertise
Intermediate / advanced level

Medium
Online training

Technical requirements
In order to attend the on-line course participants need a computer with an internet browser and a high-speed broadband internet connection. For the webinar, epi uses Zoom. Security settings on local Firewalls need to be checked. In order to make full use of the webinar session, we recommend to use headsets.

To access to the webinar a link will be send out directly by Zoom shortly before the webinar.

Application and use of personal data

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Working language

• English

Contact

For further information, please contact Barbara Riffert ([email protected]).

Minimum number of participants

20*
*If the minimum number of participants was not reached by the registration deadline, the event will be cancelled. In this case the epi will inform you immediately.

Registration deadline

Registration is open until 22.06.2026 The order of receipt by epi will determine the attendance in case of over-subscription.

Group of participants

This event is only for epi Members and epi Students.