A presentation from European Patent Office Director Gerry van Dooren, followed by a conversation with our Moderator, Linda Huber, to teach US practitioners how to effectively draft patent applications for the EPO.

A presentation from EPO lawyer Magdalena Kolasa and Patent Examiner Emmanouil Rovilos, followed by a conversation with our Moderator to teach US practitioners about patenting software and AI inventions in the EPO.

This program will provide the audience with an overview of the structure of intellectual property litigation in Europe.

The Boards of Appeal will unpack G1/24, AI case law, and other key developments. U.S.-EPO claim interpretation differences will also be part of the discussion.

This session will review early UPC jurisprudence and practical takeaways for international enforcement strategy, with U.S. counsel moderating the conversation.

This program intends to give our audience an overview of the different intellectual property treaties in the African region. Our speaker will share the basic terms of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) for English-speaking countries, the African Intellectual Property Organization (Organisation Africaine de la Propiete Industrielle (OAPI) for the French-speaking countries, as well as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights poised to Harmonize IP policies across all the African Union (AU) member countries.