On this occasion, we will deal with the possibilities of making claim amendments during prosecution of a patent application, before grant, or once a patent has already been granted. When drafting a patent application, a diligent patent attorney analyzes the prior art, but it is still a frequent situation that additional prior art is found after filing the application, often after a relatively long period of time.

Then, we face the challenge of limiting the scope of the claims whilst protecting the foreseeable embodiments of the invention. In virtually all jurisdictions, such amendments require support in application as filed. However, the law and practice varies across the jurisdictions.

At the seminar, we will try to find out whether there are any significant differences.

INFORMATION

Date: Thursday 12 February, 09.00 – 17.00, followed by optional mingling

Venue: Westmanska Palatset, Room “Bryggarkungen”, Holländargatan 17, Stockholm.  (www.westmanskapalatset.se)

Hotels: Please book a hotel room directly with the hotel. There are several hotels nearby, and also near the Arlanda Express Railway station, in different price categories: Frey’s Hotel, Radisson Blue Royal Viking Hotel, Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel, Rica Hotel, Hotel Terminus, Best Western Hotel Bentleys, Nordic Sea Hotel, Clarion Hotel Sign, Tegnerlunden, Queen´s Hotel, Kungsbron Hotel, Scandic Norra Bantorget.

See e.g. www.booking.com (hotel at Norrmalm, Stockholm).

Please indicate:
- your name and invoice address,
- whether you are a FICPI member (individual member or member of a national group), and
- whether you wish to participate in an optional mingle with refreshments after the seminar at 17.00 – 18.30, extra charge 300 SEK.

Price: 2500 SEK (1500 SEK for FICPI members) for seminars 09.00-17.00, including lunch. 300 SEK 17.00-18.30, optional mingle with refreshments. An invoice will be sent to you after registration and payment shall be made within 10 days.

 SPEAKERS

Hirohito Katsunuma, Kyowa Patent and Law Office, Tokyo, Japan

Essenese Obhan, Obhan and Associates, New Delhi, India

Alan J. Kasper, Sughrue Mion PLLC, Washington, DC, USA

Alfred Spigarelli, Director Patent Procedures Management, EPO

Jérôme Collin, Cabinet Regimbeau, Paris, France

Alexander Wyrwoll, Winter Brandl…, Munich, Germany

Simon Rees, Haseltine Lake LLP, Bristol, UK

Jens Waltin, Swedish Patent Office (PRV), Stockholm, Sweden

 PROGRAM INVITATION

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