O European Patent Office, em parceria com o Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial, vem à Universidade do Porto no próximo dia 7 de novembro, para uma sessão de esclarecimento relacionada com a propriedade intelectual.
A decorrer em local a anunciar brevemente, o Worshop “From research to patent” terá início às 09h00 (ver programa abaixo). A participação é gratuita, sendo ainda oferecido o almoço a todos os participantes.
A sessão será inteiramente em inglês. Os interessados podem inscrever-se aqui.
PROGRAMA (em atualização):
09h00 – Registration
09h10 – Welcome
– To be annouced Local/national co-operation partner and/or European Patent Academy, EPO
09h20 – The European Patent Office: facts and figures
– Pedro Borges, Examiner, European Patent Office
09H45 – Introduction to intellectual property rights
- Registered IP: special focus on patent basics
- Unregistered IP
– Expert – INPI
10h15 – Steps towards a granted patent
- EPC filing procedures
- Alternative routes: national and PCT filing
– Pedro Borges, Examiner, European Patent Office
10h45 – Coffee break
11h00 – Exercise session: What is new? What is inventive? What is technical?
– Pedro Borges, Examiner, European Patent Office
11h45 – Idea? Think patent!
» Respecting the timeline is crucial
» Coverage of the patent (understanding claims)
– Pedro Borges, Examiner, European Patent Office
12h15 – Lunch
13h30 – Searching for patents
» Why does patent information matter?
» Espacenet
» European Patent Register
» (Exercises optional)
– Pedro Borges, Examiner, European Patent Office
15h00 – Developing an IP strategy
» Exploiting your idea
» Potential commercial value of an idea
» The friendly way of enforcement: extra-judicial co-operation and agreements
» The unfriendly way of enforcement: warning letter, preliminary injunction and infringement proceedings
» Expert – To be announced
16h00 – Coffee-break
16.15 – Commercialising research results
– André Fernandes, U.Porto Inovação
16h45 – Closing remarks
– Local/national co-operation partner and/or European Patent Academy, EPO
17h00 – End of the workshop