Webinar: Inventive Step – From Problem Formulation to Assessment of Obviousness

Venue

Online

Description

The second session will focus on the substantive requirement of inventive step under the UPCA. Particular emphasis will be placed on the analytical framework used by the UPC, which requires the identification of a "realistic starting point" and the formulation of the objective technical problem on the basis of the specification of the patent in view of such realistic starting point. Against this background, the assessment will then turn to the question whether the claimed solution would have been obvious to the skilled person in light of the state of the art and common general knowledge. The treatment of secondary indicia, the avoidance of hindsight, and the role of the skilled person will also be addressed. Comparisons will be drawn with the EPO’s well-established problem–solution approach and, where instructive, with national jurisprudence on inventive step.

Speakers

• Tilman Pfrang
• Andrea Perronace

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 epi sends out a link and the guidelines for participants shortly before the webinar.

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Working language

• English

Contact

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

Minimum number of participants

30*
*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 20.10.2025 The order of receipt by epi will determine the attendance in case of over-subscription.