Did you know? 600 YEARS OF PATENTS
The first recorded patent for an industrial invention was granted in 1421 in Florence to the architect and engineer Filippo Brunelleschi. The patent gave him a three-year monopoly on the manufacture of a barge with hoisting gear used to transport marble.
source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/patent
The Expert Group Intellectual Property of ie-net organizes for the 17th time the Basic Course European Patent Rights and Patent Practice (2nd year). It is organized with the support of the "Centre d'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle" (University of Strasbourg).
The second year (2021-2022) starts on 16 September 2021.
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Benefit from the reduced participation fee of € 2.205 (instead of € 3.150 )
In this Basic Course, the field of intellectual property (with emphasis on European, US and Belgian Law) is explained through exercises and lectures on Patent Law, Patent Practice, Case Law, and developments in the jurisdiction of the European Patent Office. The course is based on the European Patent Convention (EPC), with attention for the peculiarities of US and Belgian patent law and practice.
The tutors are all national and/or European patent attorneys practicing in Belgium, both in industry and in private practice.
Target group
The Basic Course targets everyone who is involved in intellectual property, in particular scientists, R&D managers and attorneys at law, for example as a patent adviser, patent manager or patent attorney in training. The course is also a thorough basis (albeit not a complete preparation) for those who are training for the European Qualifying Examination (EQE).
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Approval number DV.0217461
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Number of training hours: 60