Webinar: Key procedural features of the US

Venue

Online

Description

This is the first part of a webinar series on US law. It will discuss key procedural features of the US and highlight differences between the practice before the USPTO and the EPO. The webinar will cover practicalities such as when to first file in the US, the ongoing obligation to file information disclosure statements, as well as the need for inventor signatures. The different types of office actions, including advisory actions and the use of terminal disclaimers will also be outlined.

Our presenter, Amy J. Martin, is an accomplished Intellectual Property Paralegal with almost 30 years of experience supporting global patent and trademark portfolios across leading technology and engineering organisations.  Known for her results-driven leadership, exceptional communication skills, and deep expertise in IP operations, she has built a reputation for improving IP processes, enhancing data accuracy, and strengthening collaboration between legal teams, business units, and outside counsel. Amy recently moved from the US to the UK and is currently employed at Equinox IPMS as Product Quality Specialist.

Later webinars in the series will cover substantive matters of US law such as strategies for responding to final office actions, obviousness and exclusions to patentability.

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.

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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 09.01.2026 The order of receipt by epi will determine the attendance in case of over-subscription.