Provisional course schedule
This course is expected to be rescheduled for Q1 2025. If you would like to be notified once the course dates are confirmed, please click the “I’m Interested” button above and provide your contact information. We will ensure you receive updates promptly.
Brochure
A detailed brochure of this course is available here.
Legal requirements in Europe that shape the claims
- Scope of protection and its relation with infringement
- Independent & dependent claims
- Claim categories
- Claim formats, interpretation, scope, fall-back positions
- Essential features and clarity
Patentability of the claims in Europe
- State of the art – technical teaching, enablement
- Novelty
- Inventive step, the problem solution approach
- Unity, alternatives, inter-related items – ‘plug & socket’
Starting to draft
- Determining the business and needs of the client
- Analyzing of potential infringers
- Distilling the invention disclosure to its essentials,
deriving key features and effects of the invention - Analysing the prior art
- Identifying the features that define the invention
Drafting the claims
- Selecting claim category
- Selecting claim object
- Drafting an independent claim to cover the invention, and defines only the essential features
- Drafting in the two-part form
- Selecting dependent claims
Course fee
- 2-day Claim Drafting online in 2024: € 850
Registration fee and VAT
You may register multiple participants for the same course within a single registration. However, each course requires a separate registration.
- If you book multiple courses individually on the same day, only one administrative fee of € 125 will apply. A consolidated invoice, including any applicable discounts, will be issued.
- All fees listed above are exclusive of 21% VAT. If a valid VAT number is provided, VAT will be exempted.
When to register?
This online courses have limited participant slots. To ensure your place, we highly recommend registering as early as possible.