Patent and Patent Information Events in January 2026 (Updated 1/27/2026)

A post below is a copy of the post originally published Jan 3, 2026 (and updates Jan. 6, 12, 13 and 27) at the PIUG Community Discussion Forum.

Summary:

1/6 Questel Basic Training Orbit Intelligence; Patsnap Eureka R&D; 1/7 BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG IP Academy PCT; USPTO Hour [Patent Bar registration process] 1/8 Questel Advanced Training Orbit Intelligence; 1/13 Patsnap Synapse Essentials: Accelerating Business & Development (Life Sciences); 1/14 Legal Tech (Japan) The Golden Rules and Practical Applications of Patent Searching in the Generative AI Era; LES DC Chapter The History of Patent Law; USPTO Exploring USPTO.gov (new); B-P IP Academy Euro-PCT; USPTO Successful Inventing 2026: Feasibility & evaluation; 1/15 Wilson Gunn (UK) Patenting GreenTech; Fish & Richardson Hatch-Waxman 2025 Year in Review; 1/20 predori TOOL TALK 2026; ; DeepIP AI in Patent Practice 2026 (new); Goodwin [mRNA] Vaccine Patent Battles (new); USPTO Patent Examination Procedures; 1/21 The IP Helpdesk (EU) Software and AI & IP (new); WIPO Hague System (new); B-P IP Academy Case studies on PCT;1/22 IPRally Introducing Smart Search; PatSnap Analytics Essentials Patent Search Strategies; IP Author / IP Watchdog An Integrated AI Approach from [the initial disclosure to the final grant] (new); SLW Institute AI in MedTech: Patent Landscape and Trends (new); Sterne Kessler 2025 AI IP Y/R 1/27 Questel Basic Training Orbit Intelligence; SCBT-CENTREDOC RAPID 5.6 new features (new); Patsnap Mastering FTO Analyses; Questel Advanced Training Orbit Intelligence; IPWatchdog The FTO patent diligence discoverability risks; 1/28 CAS Introduction to CAS IP Finder [STN based] (also 1/29); Biosolvent Workflows for generation new chemical compounds (new); B-P IP Academy Computer-implemented inventions –German, European, and US case law; Fish & Richardson Biologics & Biosimilars 2025 Y/R; 12/29 Ensemble IP Quartet's Automated Search Report (new); Sterne Kessler 2025 Design Patents Y/R: 2/2-5 EPO Search and Examination Matters 2026; 2/6 EPO/I3PM IP strategy bootcamp (+2/27 & 3/2); (new); 2/23-4/17 Sterne Kessler Patent Law Boot Camp (Appl by 1/31) (new); WIPO Academy courses (new)

Details:

Tue., Jan. 6, 2026

10:00 – 11:30AM ET | 16.00 - 17.30 CET (also 1/27/2026 at 10:00 AM CET)

Questel Basic Training Orbit Intelligence (Registration)

10:00 - 11:00 AM ET | 16:00 - 17:00 CET

Patsnap Eureka R&D: Driving Innovation from Concept to Creation (Registration)

…Accelerate idea validation by rapidly scanning patents, papers, and prior art; uncover opportunities using structured, AI-powered insights; surface the most relevant solutions; identify design risks

Speaker: Mahbuba Ahmed, Senior Project Manager, Patsnap

Wed., Jan. 7, 2026

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET | 18.00 -19.00 CET

BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG IP Academy PCT (Registration) (iCal)

Speaker:Dr. Maximilian Vieweg, BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG

See (upon registration for IP Academy) a recording (57:56) of Jan. 10, 2024 lecture and copy of slides, 43 p. (in the 2023-2025 course archive) (A. Fundamental principles; B. PCT Contracting States; C. PCT timeline; D. Filing date; E. Applicant; F. Steps in the procedure; G. Time limit; H. Incomplete application documents; I. Amendments to the international application)

12:00 PM- 1:00 PM ET | 18:00 - 19:00 CET

USPTO Hour: Patent practitioner processes and new OED developments (Registration)

Presented by Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) which regulates individuals who practice before the USPTO in patent and trademark matters. From the Agenda: … the process of becoming registered to represent others in patent matters,

Speakers include: Kimberly C. Kelleher, Acting OED Director, Jennifer Harchick, Acting Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property Services…

Thu., Jan. 8, 2026

4:00 – 5:30 AM ET | 10.00 - 11.30 CET

Questel Advanced Training Orbit Intelligence (Registration)

Tue., Jan. 13, 2026

10:00 - 11:00 AM ET | 16:00 - 17:00 CET

Patsnap Synapse Essentials: Accelerating Business & Development Efforts and Monitoring Market Shifts [Life Sciences] (Registration)

…Evaluation of drug landscapes to uncover relevant assets, pipelines, and trends; visualize competitive MoAs to map active mechanisms and identify leading players; benchmark competitors using clinical, commercial, and strategic criteria; automatically monitor new filings, approvals, and developments

Speaker: Supreet Jossan, Senior Project Manager, Patsnap

Wed., Jan. 14, 2026

2:00 – 3:00 AM ET | 8.00 -9.00 CET | 16:00-17:00 JST

Legal Tech (Japan) The Golden Rules and Practical Applications of Patent Searching in the Generative AI Era (Registration) (in Japanese)

The speaker will thoroughly explain the "general-purpose iron rules" that should be kept in mind when introducing generation AI into patent search, regardless of the type of tool. Prompts created by the speaker would be presented focusing on how to ask the generative AI to perform high-precision advanced technology searches, and the practical tips for efficiently promoting screening while avoiding hallucination. New efficient methods for reporting and analysis search results using AI tools. A short demo patent search system Tokkyo.AI.

Speaker: Yoshihide Tsunobuchi (角渕由英), Ph.D, QPIP, Patent Attorney, Lexceed Law Firm

Add. Info: Dr. Tsunobuchi’s article How to utilize the generation AI tool (with prompt), Note.com. Jan.1, 2026, in which he prompted Tokkyo.AI to generate advanced prompt/template for prior art searching (which could be easily translated in English and used at other gen AI tools) and has offered improvement to this prompt. See also shared ChatGPT sessions for patent search and market analysis from a lecture of the speaker and Dr. Akihisa Tsuchimoto at the 60th Tohoku University IP Seminar "Patent Search and Analysis Necessary for Business, Including FTO Searches Utilizing Generative AI" (Engl. Transl) Dec. 6, 2925 annotated in the update of the Dec. 2025 Events post.

7:30 – 9:00 AM EST

LES DC Chapter The History of Intellectual Property Law: Patents (Rockville, MD, in person) (Registration, free)

Speaker: Raymond Van Dyke, Van Dyke Intellectual Property Law

From the Ancients to the Italian Renaissance to the birth of America to today, this presentation will explore the evolution of intellectual property law; this presentation will deal with the creation of patent laws.

See Iconographic of The history of patent law (Univ. of Southern California Gould School of Law); Asbell, Matthew., 2014. A Brief History of the Patent Law of the United States. Ladas & Parry LLP, etc.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET | 18.00 -19.00 CET

USPTO Exploring USPTO.gov: Pathways to Innovation and Insight (Registration) (new)

Topics: USPTO in Freedom 250 movement; USPTO's nearly 200-year history; Innovation programs; USPTO website navigation

Experts: Jason Clark, Director of Strategic Initiatives; Becky Oakes, Historian, Whitney Pandil-Eaton, Writer-Editor and Scott Armstrong-Cesar, Website Editor-in-Chief, USPTO

Selected resources at the uspto.gov: Patent searching (Patent Public Search (PPUBS), Patent Classification (Classification Resources +CPC Master Classification Files CPCMCAPP & CPCMCPT), Official Gazette for Patents (last 52 issues[html]), OGs (2002-present, bulk download, GZLST), Official Gazette Notices (1995-present); Open Data Portal (Patent File Wrapper; PTAB Decisions; Bulk Data Directory (2026 Chart & Descriptions), ODP API, etc.), Trademarks Searching (Trademark Search system, Design search codes, Trademark ID Manual, Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR), Comprehensive clearance search); Patent Basics; Data and statistics (Patents dashboard, PTAB dashboard[appeals], etc.); Economic research (PatentsView, PatentSearch API, Research datasets: Patent Examination (PatEx) (2014-2022), Patent Litigation (1962-2020); Patent Claims (1976-2014); Patent Assignments (1970-2023); AI Patent Dataset (AIPD 2023, 1976-2023) Historical Patent Data Files (1840-2014); USPTO Cancer Moonshot Patent Data (1976-2016); IP infographic; USPTO reports (2012-2025)); USPTO annual reports (FY2025 Workload tables); News and updates; Remarks; Events; PTAB Boardside Chats (2018-Apr. 2025); PTAB Inventor Hour (2019- Jan. 2025, 34 episodes); Artificial Intelligence Initiative.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET | 18.00 -19.00 CET

BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG IP Academy Euro-PCT (Register)

Speaker:Dipl.-Ing. Joachim Mader, BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG

See (upon registration for IP Academy) a recording (52:20) of Jan. 17, 2024 workshop and copy of slides, 29 p. (in the 2023-2025 course archive) (A. The European Regional Phase — General; B. Acts prescribed in the EPC grant procedure; C. Third renewal fee; D. Early entry; E. Review by the EPO)

7:00 - 8:30 PM ET | 1.00 – 2.30 CET (16.1.2026)

USPTO Successful Inventing 2026: Ideas, feasibility, and evaluation (Registration)

The launch of new series Successful Inventing 2026, co-hosted by the USPTO Western Regional Outreach Office and the Licensing Executives Society–Silicon Valley Chapter (LES-SVC).

The first session: The creative process and concept development: early planning: manufacturing, investment considerations, and cost structures; Feasibility stages: Market evaluation; Potential competition; Production and technical, financial and social evaluations

Speakers: Lisa Lloyd, Lloyd Marketing Group; Louis Foreman, Enventys Partners, William “Bill” Seidel,America Invents; and Mary Fuller, USPTO Western Regional Outreach Office (Moderator)

Thu. Jan. 15, 2026

6:00 – 6:40 AM ET | 12.00 -`12.40 CET

Wilson Gunn (UK) Patenting green technology inventions (Registration)

The speaker wii take a look at the companies and countries that are commercialising novel patented technologies to see where the Greentech and Cleantech ecosystems are most used and for what types of technologies. Green Channel programs which allows accelerate patention of Greentech inventions around the world would be also discussed.

Speaker: Regan Gourley, Wilson Gunn

1:30 - 2:30 PM ET | 18.30 – 19.30 CET

Fish & Richardson Hatch-Waxman 2025 Year in Review (Registration)

In 2025, the Hatch-Waxman Act remained a cornerstone of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, shaping the interplay between brand-name manufacturers and generic competitors…. insights into: Key trends in the pharmaceutical industry, Legal developments affecting branded and generic drugmakers, What’s coming up in 2026.

Speakers: Christina Brown-Marshall and Megan Chacon, Principals, Fish & Richardson

Tue. Jan. 20, 2026

5:05 – 5:50 AM ET | 11.05 - 11.05 CET

predori TOOL TALK 2026 (Registration) (in German)

... comprehensive overview of the versatile applications of our AI PATENT INTELLIGENCE TOOL! We will introduce you to numerous AI functions of predori and demonstrate practical application examples live…Watch predori in practice in this webinar and learn how it solves specific challenges..

Add. Info: the latest predory blog: Agentic AI is the future – and already reality (2 Dec. 2025)

11:00 – 11:45 AM ET | 17.00 -`17.45 CET

DeepIP AI in Patent Practice 2026: Trends & the Right Tech Choice (Registration) (new)

Speakers: François-Xavier Leduc - CEO & Co-Founder, DeepIP and Andy Newland - IT Director, Mewburn Ellis

Kick off 2026 with DeepIP and Mewburn Ellis for a focused, practical discussion on where AI is headed in 2026: What AI will realistically change in patent workflows? How to evaluate AI patent tools? DeepIP in action: recent improvements, and how DeepIP is evolving into 2026

Add. Info: Top AI Tools [for patent practitioners]. DeepIP Blog, July 23, 2024, updated Jan. 8, 2026); DeepIP webinar replays, including: Revolutionizing IP: AI-Powered Patent Practice in 2025 (45 min, Jan. 16, 2025).

1:30 - 2:30 PM ET | 18.30 – 19.30 CET

Goodwin Procter Unpacking the Vaccine Patent Battles (Registration)

Speakers: Elaine Blais, Natasha Daughtrey and Zachariah Holmes, Goodwin Procter

The last several years has seen an explosion in IP litigation among patentees, vaccine developers, and the companies that supply components of these products. We’ll go over the outcomes and potential future trends for these cases and provide key insights for any life sciences team working in this space.

Add Info:; Tehran, S., Heinke, M., Li, H., Giglio, T.A., mRNA Patent Wars: How It All Started (Part I); The Growing Legal Battles Shaping the mRNA Landscape (Part II) and The Future of mRNA Innovation and IP (Part III). Caldwell, May 6, 12 and 19, 2025; Welch, Anna Rose, A Primer On The RNA Patent Landscape. [Mapping The mRNA Patent “Battlefield”] and Courtroom Clash: Inside The High-Stakes World Of mRNA Patent Litigation, Advancing RNA. Jan. 31, 2025 and Feb. 28, 2025; Forshey, M., Hauschild, M., Moderna mRNA Vaccine Claims Invalidated – A Legal Battle with Potential Implications for Future mRNA Vaccine Development. Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP., Mar. 31, 2025; Vaccine Wars - Pfizer and Moderna. Sand, Sebolt & Wernow Co., LPA, Aug. 22, 2025; Sagonowsky, E. Moderna, Alnylam resolve patent litigation over COVID-19 vaccine delivery tech |. Fierce Pharma, Sep. 19, 2025; Samorodnitsky, Dan 2025. Moderna Wins UK Patent Battle Against Pfizer and BioNTech. BioSpace, Aug. 1, 2025; Loeb & Loeb, 2024. GSK Joins COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Patent War, May 14, 2024, Bayer sues multiple COVID vaccine makers in lawsuit over mRNA technology, Independent, Jan. 6, 2026

8:00 - 9:00 PM ET | 2.00 – 3.00 CET (17.1.2026)

USPTO Inside the patent black box: What really happens after you file (Registration)

A rare, behind-the-scenes look at how patent applications move through the USPTO: examiners evaluate applications, conduct prior art searches, analyze claims, make patentability determinations, and communicate with applicants throughout the process.

Speaker: Leonard “Leo” Chang, USPTO, SPE

Wed., Jan. 21, 2026

6:00 AM - 8:00 PM EST | 12.00 – 14.00 CET

The IP Helpdesk (EU) IP protection in the AI & Software Era (Registration) (new)

From the program: 10:45 – 11:25 CET Software and AI meet IP: Case studies. Moderator: César E. Fernandez (Int. IP SME Helpdesk)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST | 17.00 – 18.00 CET

WIPO From national to international: When and how to use the Hague System (Registration) (new)

Learn when it makes strategic sense to transition from national to international protection, understand and discover the benefits of filing through the Hague System, a centralized WIPO system…

Add. Info: Hague System – The International Design System (About, Searching Protected Designs (International Designs Bulletin, (In Focus [2021])); Hague Express Database; Global Design Database (GDD));Guide to the Hague System (WIPO, Dec. 2025, 102 p.), Hague System Member Profiles; Hague System Legal Texts); Related webinars: The Hague System from the Perspective of a Practitioner with Tracy-Gene Durkin (video-on-demand. Mar. 25, 2025, 59:05, Tracy-Gene Durkin, Sterne Kessler), Getting to Know the Hague System: Tools and Resources (video-on-demand. Feb. 12, 2025, 46:47, Jonah Asher, WIPO), How to Make International Design Protection Easier with the Hague System (video-on-demand. Jan. 15, 2025, 55:06, Jonah Asher, WIPO), What is the Hague System? (video-on-demand. Jan. 17, 2024, 1:10:37, Jonah Asher, WIPO); WIPO Academy Specialized Course on the Hague System for International Registration of Industrial Designs (DL304E) (Apr. 8-May 25, 2026, 20 hours, Registration, by Mar. 26, 2026, free)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET | 18.00 -19.00 CET

BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG IP Academy Case studies on PCT (iCal)

Speaker:Dr. rer. nat., Docteur, Dipl.-Biol.Axel Berger, BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG

See (upon registration for IP Academy) a recording (1:26:00) of Jan. 31, 2024 workshop and copy of slides, 36 p. (in the 2023-2025 course archive) (Filing a PCT application; Representation; Priority; Filing date; Calculation of time limits; Languages; Preventing publication; Entering the regional phase)

Thu., Jan. 22, 2026

8:00 - 9:00 AM EST | 14.00 – 15.00 CET (EU Session)

2:00 – 3:00 PM EST | 20.00 -21.00 CET (US Session)

IPRally Introducing Smart Search (Registration, both sessions)

Smart search creates a comprehensive search input by combination of inputs of text, images, PDFs, and Microsoft Office documents, and uses AI to synthesize them into a claim-style search query that represents their technical content Smart search is also a critical building block for the automated novelty search workflows in the forthcoming IPRally Agent.

Hosts: Sakari Arvela, CPO and Co-founder & John Paul Keeler, Solutions Consulting, IPRally (EU Session); Katrina Khalil, Solutions Consultant and Andreas Cehlinder, CCO, IPRally (US Session)

Add. Info: Sakari Arvela. Introducing Smart search: a unified way to search with diverse materials, IPRally Blog, Dec. 16, 2025 (incl. video, 2:52, ; Smart Search (Usage Instructions) (updated ~ Dec. 26, 2025)

10:00 - 11:00 AM ET | 16.00 – 17.00 CET

PatSnap Analytics Essentials: Enhance Patent Search Strategies (Registration)

Speaker: Carley Langleben, Project Manager, PatSnap

In this webinar, we will show: … powerful techniques to improve patent search results; Use refinements to improve precision of risk assessment and strategic analysis;… Break down patent documents to interpret complex filings.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET | 18.00 -19.00 CET

IP Watchdog/IP Author [Dolcera] An Integrated AI Approach to Streamlining Patent Prosecution (Registration)

Everyone [in legal tech] understands the need for “point solutions” for isolated tasks like drafting or searching, but increasingly, the true advantage of deploying these AI tools and solutions lies in data continuity. An idea can now move seamlessly from the initial disclosure to the final grant without losing technical nuance or manual data transfer.

Panelists: John Laurence, Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP, Samir Raiyani, CEO. IP Author and Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog, Inc.

Add. Info: IP Author Enterprise (Nov. 10, 2025) (+video, 1:56, Jun. 2024) [includes Patent Categorization and Patent Search Modules]; Vamsivarma, Mohan, From Disclosure to Draft: How AI Converts Raw Invention Input into Patent-Ready Claims, IP Author Blog, Nov. 18, 2025 [2…integration preliminary prior art analysis into the drafting process for real-time refinement]; Inside the Modern Patent Workflow: How Top Firms Combine AI Search, Drafting, and Prosecution Tools. IP Author Blog, Oct. 13, 2025 [IP Author connecs search, drafting, and prosecution into one cohesive environment.]

1:00 – 2:00 PM EST | 19.00 -20.00 CET

SLW Institute AI-Driven Innovation in Medical Technologies: Patent Landscape and Trends (Registration)

Speaker: Marvin Beekman and Robert Hirning (moderator), Principals, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A

This episode will provide an overview of recent trends of patent filings in AI-related MedTech areas, including a comparison of filing numbers and prosecution outcomes in different technology areas and countries. The presentation will also address geographic filing strategies for these inventions.

Add. Info: Cf. Trends in patent filing for artificial intelligence-assisted medical technologies. Smart & Biggar, Sep. 03, 2025; Marks & Clerk. AI report Ch. 2 MedTech (Publication trend; Sector breakdown; Allowance rates; Opposition; Embedding Analysis), Sep. 2023.

1:00 – 2:00 PM EST | 19.00 -20.00 CET

Sterne Kessler 2025 AI Intellectual Property Year in Review (Registration)

Speakers: Todd Hopfinger and Lestin Kenton, Sterne Kessler

The program will examine key legal decisions and policy developments from 2025 shaping the intersection of artificial intelligence and intellectual property. Webinar attendees will also receive exclusive advance access to our forthcoming 2025 AI Year in Review: Analysis & Trends report.

Tue., Jan. 27, 2026

4:00 – 5:30 AM ET | 10.00 - 11.30 CET

Questel Basic Training Orbit Intelligence (Registration)

10:00 – 11:00 AM ET | 16.00 - 17.00 CET

5:00 – 5:45 AM ET | 11.00 - 11.40 CET

SCBT-CENTREDOC RAPID 5.6 : Explore AI and new features (Registration) (in French)

Discover the brand new 5.6 version of RAPID during a live demonstration: simplified multilingual abstracts, new search fields and improvement of existing filters.

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Add. Info: SCBT-CENTREDOC (est. 1964 as Center of Excellence in Technology Monitoring for the Swiss Watchmaking

Industry, www.scbt.ch | www.rapid.swiss, Mission: We connect different sources of information to turn non-correlated information into actionable intelligence. Services: Landscapes (State of the Art…), Competitive Intelligence, Anteriority searches, FTO, Legal analysis, Deep Dive (Technology, company, market); Technology & legal monitoring. RAPID 5: A big data lake of scientific and technological information; AI based multi-categorization; Fully automated legal status monitoring, Semantic analysis-based worldwide patent search; Import/export from Questel, Patbase, IPScreener, Scopus and Webcrawlers. Outputs to Patentsight, Intellixir, and other customer databases. Monitoring/Automatic Alerts: competitors’ technological activities; Strategic foresight to anticipate opportunities and potential threats; Detection of problematic patent applications; Detect potential patent gaps and white spaces. From RAPID history: RAPID: Remotely Accessible Patent Information Database (2004); RAPID 3 (2010)

Patsnap From Search to Strategy: Mastering FTO Analysis (Registration)

..Search by combining semantic, Boolean, and field-based techniques; use targeted review methods to identify critical features for risk assessment; set automated alerts that track new filings, changes, and emerging threats.

Speakers: Anjola Temowo and Chloe Henry, Senior Project Managers, Patsnap

10:00 – 11:30 AM ET | 16.00 - 17.30 CET

Questel Advanced Training Orbit Intelligence (Registration)

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET | 18.00 -20.00 CET

IPWatchdog (ClearstoneIP) The FTO Paradox – Conducting Thorough Patent Diligence While Protecting Privilege and Avoiding Willfulness (Registration)

…Panel will discuss: How Halo v. Pulse Electronics changed the rules of engagement for patent diligence; How to structure FTO investigations to maintain attorney-client privilege and work product protection; Practical workflows that enable responsible diligence while minimizing discoverability risk…

Wed., Jan. 28, 2026

8:00 – 9:00 AM ET | 14.00 -15.00 CET (also Jan. 29, 2025, 14:00 – 15:00 PM ET)

CAS Introduction to CAS IP Finder™ (Powered By STN™) (Registration)

Built on the renowned foundation of STN®, CAS IP Finder™ offers new tools that make it easy to search, analyze, and share top-quality IP results (New flexible search pathways, including the new query builder for point-and-click search and the proprietary AI-enhanced exploratory search; intuitive new results viewer, powerful analysis and visualization tools, and flexible report templates.

Speaker: Paul Peters, Director, Customer Success Specialists, ACS International

See also recorded webinar: Exploratory search … in CAS STNext (Oct. 30, 2025, w/Paul Peters)

10:00 – 11:00 AM ET | 16.00 -17.00 CET

Biosolvent (Germany) Why AI Can’t Produce Novelty: How to Build Workflows for IP Generation (Registration) (new)

Speaker: Alexander Neumann, PhD, BioSolveIT, Germany

AI and machine learning can deliver strong results in drug discovery, but a fundamental limitation appears when you push beyond known chemistry: the generation of truly novel, viable scaffolds. In this webinar, we explore approaches for unlocking new chemical modalities and take a look at the pitfalls and myths surrounding de novo compound ideation [with the goal is genuinely new, patentable structures beyond known actives].

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET | 18.00 -20.00 CET

BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG IP Academy Computer-implemented inventions – news from German, European, and US case law (iCal)

Speaker:Dr. jur., LL.M., Dipl.-Inform. Christof Karl , BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG

See (upon registration for IP Academy) a recording (1:54:25) of Jan. 24, 2024 workshop and copy of slides, 104 p. (in the 2023-2025 course archive) Summary: 1.Patent protection (Concept, Functionality, Algorithms, GUI, Data model) vs. Copyright (Code); AI; Data storage and retrieval (blockchain …); Simulations (generative design …); 2.EPO/EPC: Examination approach and case law: Historical development (T 1173/97 (Computer program product/IBM) („further technical effect“); T 0641/00 (Two identities/COMVIK) (inventive step); T 0258/03 (Auction method /HITACHI) (requirement of technical means); G 3/08 (Programs for computers) (COMVIK and HITACHI confirmed); T 0489/14 (Pedestrian simulation/CONNOR) & G 1/19 (CII Simulations with high hurdles)); COMVIK: the „two hurdle“ approach; Technicality (1. Presentation of Information (Y/No); 2. Text classification (Y/No); 3. Programming languages (No); 4. Business methods /Preduction Systems (No); 5. Mathematical methods; 6. Database access (Y); 7. Information retrieval (No); 8. Artificial intelligence (Y); 9. Image processing; 10. Automation; 11. Computer games; 12. Graphical user interfaces (Y); 13. Medical; 14. Security / cryptography; 15. Modelling and simulation (Y)); GPTO/Patent Act: Examination „three hurdle“ approach and case law: Historical development (Federal Court of Justice/Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) (X ZB 22/07 – Control facility for investigation modalities[20.01.2009];Xa ZB 20/08 – Dynamic document generation [22.04.2010];X ZR 47/07 – Playback of topographical information [26.10.2010]; X ZR 121/0 Website display [24.02.2011]; X ZB 1/15 Aircraft condition [30.06.2015] [see BGH case summaries in slides’ Appendix]; FCJ vs examination practices; US Examination Approach; Alice Test; 3. AI-related Inventions (Sufficiency of disclosure, Plausibility))

1:30 - 2:30 PM ET | 18.30 – 19.30 CET

Fish & Richardson Biologics & Biosimilars 2025 Year in Review (Registration)

Since the passage of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act, the field of biologics and biosimilars has expanded and evolved. Speakers will provide comprehensive look at the U.S. biologics and biosimilars field in 2025. (U.S. biologics and biosimilars market, including approvals and launches, Legislative and regulatory developments, Litigation and post-grant trends)

Speakers: Philip Chen, Rae Crisler, and Martina Hufnal, Principals, Fish & Richardson

Thu., Jan. 29, 2026

8:00 – 9:00 AM ET | 14.00 -15.00 CET

14:00 – 15:00 PM ET | 20.00 -21.00 CET

Ensemble IP Introducing Quartet's Automated Search Report (Registration) (new)

Quartet's Automated Search Report delivers an instant snapshot of the most relevant documents in context/the competitive IP landscape: Automated searches across patents and non-patent literature. Intelligent ranking to prioritize the most relevant results

Add. Information: Ensemble IP/Quartet

1:00 – 2:00 PM EST | 19.00 -20.00 CET

Sterne Kessler 2025 Design Patents Year in Review (Registration)

Speakers: Tracy Durkin, Ivy Estoesta, Dan Gajewski, and Deirdre Well, Sterne Kessler

This engaging program will highlight the most significant U.S. and international developments in design rights from 2025. Webinar attendees will also receive exclusive advance access to our forthcoming 2025 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends report.

2:00 – 3:00 PM ET | 20:00 – 21:00 CET

CAS Introduction to CAS IP Finder™ (Powered By STN™) (Registration)

See description for Jan. 28. 2026 webinar (above)

Speaker: Mike Axton, Solutions Architect. CAS

In advance:

Mon. – Thu., Feb. 2-5, 2026

7:00-10:00 AM ET | 13.00-17.00 CET

EPO Search and Examination Matters 2026 (Registration)

From a Preliminary Program: Day 1 (2/2/2025) The AI IP Landscape; Day 2 (2/3/2025) AI in Search; Day 3 (2/4/2025) AI in Examination; Day 4 (2/5/2025) BoA AI Decisions

Fri., Feb.6, 2026

8:00-11:00 AM ET | 14.00-17.00 CET

EPO/I3PM IP strategy bootcamp (Registration, by 2/4/2026)

3 day program (with Days 2 and 3 on Feb.17, 2026 and Mar. 2, 2026)

Speakers: Jamie Soon, I3PM International Institute for IP Management; Thomas Bereuter. EPO, Prof. Alexander Wurzer; CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, Benjamin Delsol, DELSOL Group, I3PM, Maria Boicova-Wynates, Wynants & Co (IBD Group), Maier Fenster. The Ehrlich Group (IL)

Feb. 23, 2026 – Apr. 17, 2026

Sterne Kessler Patent Law Boot Camp (Application by 1/31/2026 12 pm ET)

An intensive 8-week program, designed to provide accomplished scientists with a foundational understanding of patent law and its practical application. Cover essential aspects of patent law, including patent prosecution, infringement, validity, and intellectual property strategy, all through the lens of scientific innovation, includes 2-3 days hands-on assignments directly related to the weekly lecture. Tution would be offered for selected candidates. Qualification: Ph.D (or Ph.D candidates) in Molecular and Cell Biology, Microbiology, Virology, Immunology, Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry.

WIPO Academy Courses

Self-study courses (100 h), No Fee/Exam/Certificate

Jan. 9 - Mar, 31, 2026 (Additional sessions: Apr.-Jun, Jul. –Sep; Sep. –Dec. 2026)

DL 301OE Patents (self-study) (Registration)

DL-318OE Patent Information Search (self-study) (Registration)

DL-320OE Basics of Patent Drafting (Self-study) (Registration)

DL-450OE Intellectual Property Management (Self-study) (Registration)

Regular Courses Apr.8 – Jul. 6, 2026 (Registration by Mar., 31, 2026) (100 h, excepr DL-304) (Certificate)

DL 301E Patents (Registration, Fee)

DL-318E Patent Information Search (Registration, Fee)

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