PCT Update Seminar
The Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) organizes a seminar on recent changes and updates on the International Patent Application system (PCT). The seminar speaker is an experienced PCT expert from the WIPO. The language of the seminar is English.
The main target groups of the seminar are patent professionals such as patent attorneys, agents, engineers and assistants. In order to get the most out of the seminar you should know the basics of the PCT system prior to the event.
Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus järjestää seminaarin kansainvälistä patentinhakujärjestelmää (PCT) koskevista viimeaikaisista muutoksista ja päivityksistä. Seminaarissa aiheesta luennoi kokenut WIPO:n asiantuntija. Seminaari on englanninkielinen.
Kurssi on ensisijaisesti suunnattu PCT-järjestelmää jo jonkin verran tunteville patenttiasiamiehille, patentti-insinööreille ja patenttiassistenteille.
Please note also the ePCT Training on Wednesday, 14 October 2015.
Huomaa myös ePCT-koulutus keskiviikkona 14.10.2015.
| Date: | Tuesday 13 October 2015 |
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| Venue: | Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) Arkadiankatu 6 A, 00100 Helsinki, Finland |
| Seminar fee: | 450 euros + value-added tax 24% |
| Registration: | Registration ends on 9 October 2015 |
SEMINAR REGISTRATION
Seminaari-ilmoittautuminen (suomeksi) Avautuu uuteen välilehteenSeminar Registration (in English) Avautuu uuteen välilehteenSEMINAR PROGRAMME
08.45 Registration and coffee
09.00 Opening / Welcome
09.05 Update on PCT Membership and PCT Statistics
09.30 Best practices related to the preparation and filing of PCT application and common mistakes
10.30 Coffee break
10.45 Best practices related to the preparation and filing of PCT application and common mistakes (continued)
11.15 Update on PCT services/processing of international applications at PRH
11.30 Update on restauration of the right of priority and incorporation by reference
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Update on other recent developments in the PCT system:
- PCT Highlights
- Licensing of PCT Applications
- Third Party Observations
13.30 Update on Digital Access Service (DAS) and Supplementary International Search (SIS)
14.30 Coffee break
14.45 Recent PCT Rule changes:
- 1st July 2014
- 1st July 2015
15.00 Update on PCT and PPH (“Patent Prosecution Highwayˮ)
15.15 2015 PCT Working Group and PCT Assembly: recent discussions and forthcoming Rule and practice changes
16.00 End of Seminar