Patent and Patent Information Events in March 2026 (updated 3/24/2026)
Patent and Patent Information Events in March 2026 (updated 3/24/2026)
The post below is a copy of the one posted on March 1, 2026 (and updated March 15, 16, 21 and 24, 2026) at the PIUG Community Discussion Forum).
Summary: 3/3 DPMA Monitoring of IP Rights (new);Patsnap Eureka Materials: Formulation Research; 3/4-13 WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52; 3/4 BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG IP Academy: Brands, trademarks, trade names, and GI; 3/5 EPO Quantum Technologies Platform; EU IP Helpdesk IP Assessment; Questel Orbit Intelligence Basic Training (+3/19); Integral Molecular. New antibody genus patenting strategies; USPTO Alexander Graham Bell's Telephone Patent: 150 years, a world of connection; 3/10 EU IP Helpdesk IP & Open Science; Patsnap Biological Sequence Insights; Questel Orbit Intelligence Advanced Training (+3/26); 3/11 EPO EPAC I. General Aspects of Patent Law, EPC and PCT; EPO Sufficiency; HLK UPC in focus: Inventive step; 3/12 EU IP Helpdesk IPR and Software; LES USA & Canada The CRISPR Saga; .3/17-18 DPMA User Forum 2026 (new) 3/17 EU IP Helpdesk IP Commercialisation & Licensing; EPO Deep Tech Finder (new); EPO IP assessment/IP Score (new); DeepIP The 2026 AI Standard for Chemistry & Life Sciences Patents; IP Copilot How AI Is Reshaping Patent Litigation (prior art searching) (new); WIPO Overview of PATENTSCOPE (+3/19) (new); 3/18 EPO EPAC 1: General Aspects of Patent Law, EPC and PCT; USPTO Hour: Patent Examiner Hiring (Semiconductors, Biotech, Org Chemistry) (new); Sterne Kessler Patent Rights in AI Enabled Biotech (new); 3/19 EU IP Helpdesk Open Science and IPR; Patsnap Analytics: Reports and Visualisation; 3/20 EPO Inventions in quantum computing; 3/22-26 ACS Spring 2026 Meeting; 3/24 DPMAregister: Basic and extended research (new); WIPO PCT System: Prior Art for International and National Phases, and Grace Periods (in Russian) (new); EU IP Helpdesk IP for Future and Emerging Technologies; 3/26 Shiga Int. Patent Office: Patent Divisional Practice in Japan (new); CAS IP Finder New results viewer and analysis tools; Ensemle IP Patent Invalidity (new); Clarivate Clarivate The new speed of FTO Review/Derwent Patent Monitor (new); SLW Institute A Practical Guide to Quantum Technology (new); 3/27 SLW Institute Patent Law's Adaptation to Technological Innovation (Legal AI in Life Sciences) (new); 3/30 USPTO PTAB Listening Sessions: PTAB and Life (new); 3/30-4/2 WIPO SCT/49; 3/31 Patsnap Life Science AI Agent Suite; LexisNexis Innovation Momentum 2026
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Tue., Mar. 3, 2026
4:00 – 5:00 AM ET | 10.00 – 11.00 CET
DPMA Monitoring of IP Rights (in German, free) (new)
From the Program: featuring Monitoring, DPMAkurier, and Search Modes This event presents the monitoring of IP rights using the free publication and register database: ➢ Overview of available options for monitoring IP rights ➢ Explanation of procedural and detailed views ➢ Presentation of practical examples. (Series: “IP Rights Searches in Practice”) (Next webinar “Monitoring of IP Rights”, Sep. 29, 2026)
10:00 - 11:00 AM ET | 16:00 - 17:00 CET
Patsnap Eureka Materials: Formulation Research (Registration)
Speaker: Kareem Zeid, Patsnap
Identification of new formulations based on the target product and desired ingredients; optimization through additives; novelty assessment; high-level analysis on the market, key players, and applications
Add. info: See summary of the Eureka Materials Help documentation in Footnote 1 below.
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Mar. 4-13, 2026
WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on IP and GR, TK and Folklore, Fifty-second session,WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52 (Webcast)
From Draft Agenda: 7. … The Protection of Traditional Knowledge: Draft Articles (WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/4) ( [Art 1] Use of Terms: Publicly available/[Publicly domain], Secret TK; [Art 5BIS Publicly accessible national TK databases vs. Non-public national TK databases [accessible to patent offices, in confidence, except for citing as prior ar t{5BIS.10}, [Art.7 Disclosure Requirement (of [country of] source and/or origin of TK). 7.4 Rights arising from a granted patent shall not be affected / shall be revoked // [Alt No Disclosure Requirement.]]; Glossary of Key Terms Related to IP and GR, TK and TCE (WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/7) [Codified TK; Registers of TK [See Inventory Of Existing Online Databases Containing TK, WIPO/GRTKF/IC/3/6 (2002), The Role of Registers & Databases in the Protection of TK, 2004 UNU-IAS Report], Source of GRs; Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), TK Resource Classification]; Resources Available on the WIPO TK, TCe and GR Website (WIPO/GRTKF/IC/52/INF/8), 8. Genetic Resources (IP Issues concerning GR interlinked with TK/TCE)
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Wed., Mar. 4, 2026
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET | 18.00 -19.00 CET
BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG IP Academy Brands, trademarks, trade names, and geographical indications (Registration)
Speaker:Prof. Dr. Alexander von Mühlendahl, BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG
Add. Info: In IP Academy archive for 2023-2025, see video (1:53:01) and slides (123 p.) of the Feb, 28, 2024
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Thu., Mar. 5, 2026
4:00 - 5:00 AM ET | 10:00 - 11:00 CET
EPO Technology platforms: quantum technologies (Registration by Mar. 4, 2026)
This lecture will explain how to discover Europe’s deep-tech Quantum ecosystem with the Deep Tech Finder (DTF) tool and explore quantum patent applications through the technology platform. The Quantum technology platform maps a broad selection of diverse quantum related technologies and applications (through concepts and sub concepts) , provides access to batches of patent applications, well-organised into via pre-made ESPACENET queries.
See add. info in comments to the Dec. 17 EPO/OECD event.
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4:30 – 6:00 AM ET | 10:30 – 12:00 CET
EU IP Helpdesk IP Assessment (Registration)
Speaker: Dr Christian Hackl, TUM Tech GmbH/TUM, European IP Helpdesk
(Basic) Invention vs. innovation? Categories of assessment of a new technology? Challenges?
See a recording of the Mar. 6, 2025 webinar on the subject (1:13:46, from 08:04) (Innovation Value Chain; Assesment:Technology (36:49), Market (39:54), Legal (41:10), Financial (42:10) and Strategy (43:33); Challenges (48:15); Patent Strategy (49:11); IP—Value Chain: Ongoing Assessment (52:19); IP & Stage Gate* (52:47); Assessment during (early) patent life (53:50); Ongoing Assessment Open Innovation (55:38)). *Hackl, C., Guillermin, S., 2020. Integration of IP into the “Classical” Stage-Gate Model. les Nouvelles - Journal of the Licensing Executives Society 55(2)., 143-147
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8:00 - 9:30 AM ET | 14.00 – 15.30 CET
EPO Cross-field inventions in sustainable materials (bio-inspired engineering) (Registration)
EPO Tackling the future lecture series gives insight to patenting cross-field inventions that combine technologies from several different fields
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10:00 – 11:30 AM ET | 16.00 - 17.30 CET (also 3/19/2026 at 10:00 AM CET)
Questel Basic Training Orbit Intelligence (Registration)
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET | 18.00 – 19.00 CET
Integral Molecular. New antibody genus patenting strategies in post Amgen v. Sanofi.(Registration)
Speakers: Richard McCormick, Immunolnnova IP Consulting, Zachary Silbersher, Silbersher Law, Ben Doranz, Ph.D., Integral Molecular and Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog, Inc.
Examples of allowed by USPTO genus claims for antibodies based on common structural feature of the antibody’s paratope [antigen-binding site] and permissible substitutions across the CDRs would be discussed.
See Banik, S.S.R., Deng, X., Davidson, E. et al. Redefining antibody patent protection using paratope mapping and CDR-scanning. Nat Biotechnol43, 170–174 (14 Feb. 2025). Authors, Integral Molecular employees, proposed to use a mutational CDR scanning to identify antibody’s antigen-binding site [paratope]. A genus antibody claim based on such scanning could be written as: “An antibody comprising a heavy chain variable region (HVR) and light chain variable region (LVR), wherein the HVR comprises an … HCDR3 comprising an amino acid sequence of X1PX2X3X4WX5, wherein X1 is an amino acid selected from F, I, L, Y, … ”.”
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1:30 - 4:00 PM ET | 19.30 – 24.00 CET
USPTO Alexander Graham Bell's Telephone Patent: 150 years, a world of connection (Registration, on-site and virtual)
From the Agenda: 1:45-2:35 p.m. Panel I: From Bell to Broadband — Innovation and Industry Across 150 Years (the evolution of communications from the original telephone patent to today’s broadband, wireless, and global digital networks) Moderator: Jill Gostin, President-Elect, IEEE, Panelists: Edwin S. Grosvenor, American Heritage, Joshua Levy, Historian of Science and Technology, Library of Congress, Brian Wood, Curator, Bell Homestead National Historic Site (ret.), Sheldon Hochheiser, Historian Archivist, AT&T (ret.); 2:35-3:25 PM ET Panel II: Protecting Ideas and Shaping the Future — IP and the Next 150 Years (communications and emerging technologies) Moderator: Louis Foreman, Enventys, Professor at Wake Forest , Panelists: Giulia McHenry, SVP, AT&T, Bob Giles, SVP President, Chief IP Counsel, Qualcomm, Christopher Beauchamp, Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School and Patrick Coyne, Coyne Consulting, PLLC; 3:35-4:00 PM ET …Anniversary Tribute : Sara Grosvenor, Alexander and Mabel Bell Legacy Foundation and Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
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Tue., Mar. 10, 2026
5:30 – 7:00 AM ET | 10:30 – 12:00 CET
EU IP Helpdesk IP & Open Science (Registration)
Speaker: Dr. Nigel Clarke, IfM, University of Cambridge
[Intermediate] We will explore the concept of “openness” in its various forms and show how the IP system fits with the essence of OS. We will show examples of how the sharing of IP, data, and publications, can be as open as possible, but closed when necessary.
See a recording of the Feb. 13, 2025 webinar on the subject (1:29:33, from 08:45)
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10:00 - 11:00 AM ET | 15:00 - 16:00 CET
Patsnap Bio Essentials: Biological Sequence Insights (Registration)
Speaker: Chloe Henry,, Patsnap
Search biological sequences; Identify patents linked to your sequences; Locate sequences inside patent documents using Patsnap’s Sequence Assistant
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11:00 AM– 12:30 PM ET | 16.00 - 17.30 CET (also 3/26/2026 at 10:00 AM CET)
Questel Advanced Training Orbit Intelligence (Registration)
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Wed. , Mar. 11, 2026
EPO EPAC 1: General Aspects of Patent Law, EPC and PCT, PV03-2026, Session 1 (Self-enrollment)
Part of the EPO Training for EPAC (European patent administration certification). This basic course (16 h) provides the fundamentals of patent law, with a focus on the EPC and PCT. (Course room opens: 2 March 2026, Live sessions: 11 and 18 March 2026).
Add. info: The program of PV03-2026, the first of four courses, the 2026 EPAC preparation course may correspond to the Module “Understanding patents” at the Learning path for formalities officers and paralegals: General aspects of the patent system; The European patent system, The European patent granting procedure, The PCT system, The PCT procedure (all entry level).
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7:30 - 9:30 AM ET | 13.30 – 15.30 CET
EPO Patent litigation in Europe: Topic Sufficiency (Registration, by Mar. 10. 2026)
Speaker: Ian Karet, Baker McKenzie (ex-Linklaters)
Introduction to the concept of Sufficiency. The fundamentals of insufficiency under Article 83 EPC, what it means for the whole claim to be enabled, and how to identify gaps in disclosure from the perspective of the skilled person.Key timelines and steps involved in assessing insufficiency, including accessible explanations of Biogen insufficiency, plausibility, and the implications of G 1/21. Practical examples on the application principles of insufficiency in examination and opposition scenarios.
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10:30 - 11:30 AM ET | 15.30 – 16.30 CET
HLK UPC in focus: Insights on inventive step… (Registration)
Speakers: Kayleigh Walker, Alex Rogers and Greg Ward , HLK
In the webinar, our experts will delve into the hot topic of inventive step. They will discuss the similarities and differences between the EPO and UPC approaches to inventive step, and how litigants may tailor their arguments to best effect…
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Thu. , Mar. 12, 2026
5:30 – 7:00 AM ET | 10:30 – 12:00 CET
EU IP Helpdesk IPR and Software (Registration)
Speaker: Dr. Eugene Sweeney , CEO Iambic Innovation
This webinar will look at some specific issues concerning the protection and exploitation of software, such as the most appropriate IP Rights to use (e.g. patents, database rights, etc), and different exploitation models for software tools, product and services (e.g. Open Source licensing, start-ups, etc)
See a recording of the Oct. 30, 2025 webinar on the subject (1:27:44, from 09:32)
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET | 18.00 – 19.00 CET
LES USA & Canada. DC Chapter. A Song of Fire and Splice: The CRISPR Saga (Register, $69 for non-members)
[In CRISP technology] …there has been and continues to be a war over patent priority, that has been waged for over a decade by four separate groups of purported inventors, and at present there is no end in sight. In particular, Broad Institute, Harvard University, and the MIT (collectively, "Broad") and The Univ. of California/Berkeley, the Univ. of Vienna, and Emmanuelle Charpentier (collectively, "CVC"), are currently back before the PTAB after the Federal Circuit vacated an earlier decision in Broad’s favor in a second interference between them. The two other parties, ToolGen (a Korean company) and Sigma-Adrich each have separate pending interferences against Broad and CVC, with a possible further interferences between ToolGen and Sigma.
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Tue.-Wed. Mar. 17-18, 2026
DPMA User Forum 2026: Quantum Technology in Focus (in German) (Registration) (new)
See Agenda (see highlights below for Tue, Mar. 17-18, 2026 and Wed. Mar. 18, 2026)
3/17 4:30 -10:30 AM ET | 9.30 -15.30 CET (DPMA. Munich and Online)
3/18 4:00 - 8:30 AM ET | 9.00 -13.30 CET (livestream)
Note: For real-time English subtitles, a Google Chrome extension ViiTor could be used.
Tue., Mar. 17, 2026
4:30 -10:30 AM ET | 9.30 -15.30 CET
DPMAnutzerforum 2026 (DPMA User Forum 2026) (Registration) (in German) (new)
From Agenda:
9.35 CET "IP trends, quantum technology and news from the DPMA", Eva Schewior, President, German Patent and Trademark Office [DPMA]) (Add. info. Rolf Claessen, Interview with Eva Schewior, (3:09-35:08, Jan. 30.2026); DPMA annual figures for 2025: considerable increase in inventions, 2026. . Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, 10 March 2026; DPMA Statistics [for 2025]: Patents, Utility Models and Designs, For detailed annual, see March issue of the journal "Blatt für Patent-, Muster- und Zeichenwesen"); Neues aus dem DPMA // Patenttrends 2025 (29:54, Mar. 25, 2025)
10.00 CET Keynote. Peter Berg, Chief IP Counsel, Infineon Technologies/President of the Association of Professionals of IP, [Vereinigung von Fachleuten des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes, VPP];
10.30 - 11.15 CET Quantum Technology: From Theory to Industrial Application. Presenations on quantum computing
Dr. Julian Wienand, planqc GmbH & BARDEHLE PAGENBERG; on Quantum sensing, Karl Briegel, QTAS GmbH and on quantum communication, Dr. Lukas Knips, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (see, for example, QuIC. A Portrait of the Global Patent Landscape in Quantum Technologies, Feb, 2026, 37 p.(co-authored by Dr. Julian Wienand); Quantum sensors for better monitoring of cancer treatments,,Karl Briegel, Interview 18 August 2025; Quantum Cryptography by Lukas Knips, 2021,12:43, also EPO/OECD, Mapping the global quantum ecosystem Dec. 2025. 163 p.; McKinsey & Company, 2025. Quantum Technology Monitor 2025, June 2025, 82 p.)
7:30-8:00 AM ET | 12:30-13:00 CET "WIPO Green", Yoshinari Oyama, WIPO (in English)
5:30 – 7:00 AM ET | 10:30 – 12:00 CET
EU IP Helpdesk IP Commercialisation & Licensing (Registration)
Speaker: Dr Christian Hackl, European IP Helpdesk / TUM Tech GmbH
The webinar will provide an overview of key aspects in the field of intellectual property licensing, including negotiation tips and legal traps. What is a license agreement (vs. assignment and distribution agreement), patent owner options… Best practice case studies in technology licensing
See Recordings of Sep. 17, 2024 webinar on the IP Commercialisation and licensing (54:06). Note a forthcoming webinar, IP Commercialisation and Licensing - Advanced on Apr. 9, 2026
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9:00 – 10:00 AM ET | 14.00 – 15.00 CET
EPO Deep Tech Finder - KL10-2026 (Registration, by Mar.16, 2026) (new)
The lecture presents and demonstrates the different features of the Deep Tech Finder in various scenarios: finding startups and locating investors, etc.
The lecture will be recorded and made available to all participants after the session.
9:00 – 10:30 AM ET | 14.00 – 15.30 CET
EPO /EU IP Heldesk IP assessment: how to improve informed decision-making (Registration, by Mar.16, 2026) (new)
This training focuses on the IP-related challenges and issues that arise during systematic assessment of technologies and patents. The online seminar offers effective strategies and a tool, IPscore, that you can use to evaluate your research projects and innovations, will give you a clearer picture of their commercialization potential.
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM ET | 17.00 – 17.45 CET
DeepIP The 2026 AI Standard for Chemistry & Life Sciences Patents (Registration) (new)
Speakers: Romain Vidal, AI I Patent Strategist, DeepIP
Choosing AI That Can Handle Complex Markush structures; ST.26 sequence listings; Experimental tables & reaction schemes; Scientific drawings & structural logic
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET | 17.00 – 18.15 CET
IP Copilot/IP Watchdog How AI Is Reshaping Patent Litigation (Registration) (new)
Panelists: Daniel Block, Director, Sterne Kessler, Austin Walters, Founder & CEO, IP Copilot, and Gene Quinn, President & CEO, IPWatchdog, Inc.
Traditional workflows—such as prior art searching, claim analysis, and invalidity investigations—require attorneys to manually review large volumes of patents and technical publications. Modern AI systems can analyze thousands of documents simultaneously, surface relevant disclosures, and pinpoint evidence tied to specific claim elements. Instead of reviewing a small set of references, attorneys can now explore far larger datasets and test multiple search strategies in parallel. …we explore how AI-powered tools allow patent teams to conduct prior art analysis and litigation preparation at scale.
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM ET | 17.30 – 18.15 CET (also Mar. 19, 2026 at 8.30 CET) (new)
WIPO Overview of PATENTSCOPE (Registration)
.Wed. , Mar. 18, 2026
4:00 - 8:30 AM ET | 9.00 -13.30 CET
DPMAnutzerforum 2026 (DPMA User Forum 2026) (livestream) (Registration)(in German) (new)
Day 2: Contributions from the DPMA From Agenda:
9.00 - 9.30 CET Search in the official publication and register database DPMAregister, Lars Hartmann, Helena Linner, DPMA
(see DPMAregister (webpage); DPMAregister, Official Publication and Register Database. DPMA, 2p.)
9.00 - 9.30 CET Historical property rights searches (holdings and Search capabilities), Patrick Last, DPMA (Cf. Historische Recherche seminars in München (2h) or Berlin (30 min), Searching Historical IP Rights in Berlin (in Eng), [former Kaiserliche Patentamt (ex.:DE126499 (C), 1908, Patentblatt (1908)) & Reichspatentamt (ex. DE623205 (C) (1935)) (see D. K. Stevenson, 1998 for pat. numbers/year tabl) DRP ("Deutsches Reichspatent", 1877 - 1945) and DRGM ("Deutsches Reichs Gebrauchs Muster", 1891 – 1944, and Deutsche Patentamt (until 1968, DBP, Deutsches Bundespatent); registers of WWI and WWII secret patents, etc.;cf. DPMA History], DEPATISnet: DE A, B and C from 1877-
11.00 – 11.30 CET The strategic importance of the German patent system in the European context , Justus Kruse, Detlev-Georg Schmidt-Bilkenroth, DPMA (See the recording (41:17 w/transcript) of the same panel discussion at the DPMAnutzerforum 2023)
12:00 – 12:30 CET Design or non-being – protect valuable designs! Markus Ortlieb, Diana Wieland, DPMA
5:00-7:00 AM ET |10:00-12:00 CET
EPO EPAC 1: General Aspects of Patent Law, EPC and PCT, PV03-2026, Session 2 (Self-enrollment)
See description for EPO EPAC 1 Session 1, Mar. 11, 2026, above.
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1:00 - 2:00 PM ET | 18.00 – 19.00 CET
Sterne Kessler AI Assisted Innovation: Protecting Patent Rights in AI-Enabled Biotech (Recording) (new)
Speakers: Carla Ji-Eun Kim and Daniel Block, Sterne Kessler
…Examination of a series of biotech‑focused hypotheticals to illustrate how different uses of AI can affect inventorship determinations, ownership, and enforceability, particularly when AI outputs influence experimental design or claimed subject matter.
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Thu., Mar. 19, 2026
5:30 – 7:00 AM ET | 10:30 – 12:00 CET
EU IP Helpdesk & Horizon Results Platform Open Science and IPR (Registration)
Speaker: Michele Dubbini European, IP Helpdesk
[Basic] Publish findings vs.pursue patent protection: strategic, legal, and ethical considerations
See a recording of the Oct. 30, 2025 webinar on the subject (1:27:44, from 09:32).
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10:00 - 11:00 AM ET | 16:00 - 17:00 CET
Patsnap Analytics Essentials: Reports and Visualisation (Registration)
Speaker: Carley Langleban, Patsnap
Creation patent data reports using advanced visualization tools and customized charts and graphs; Build 3D technology landscapes to map innovation spaces.
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Fri., Mar. 20, 2026
5:30 – 7:00 AM ET | 10:30 – 12:00 CET
EPO/EU IP Helpdesk Protecting IP in quantum technologies:quantum computing (Registration)
From Agenda: 10.05 CET Innovation market and trends in Quantum Computing Johannes Schaaf,EPO; 10.25 CET Patentability issues in Quantum Computing, tbd, EPO Examiner; 10.45 Case Study from HEU funded project: Foqacia
See a recording of the Oct. 4, 2024 webinar on Patent Protection for Quantum Computing [ (1:49:15 from 34:30); Optional self-paced preparation: EPO Academy online courses: The European patent system from filing to grant and From application to patent: patentability requirements at the EPO
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Sun.- Thu., Mar. 22-26, 2026
ACS Spring 2026 (Atlanta, GA and digital) (Registration)
Highlights of ACS 2026 Program: Selected CHAL [Division of Chemistry and the Law] and CINF [Division of Chemical Information] Symposia and talks and posters (all in Georgia World Congress Center): Tue, 3/24 CHAL Hot Topics in Chemistry & the Law (Room B209, AM and PM sessions): Prior art searching in the age of AI: Case studies of contemporary technologies in the chemical IP space. Abigail Oelker and Han Byul Park, Exponent Inc. (AM); Patentability of isotopically substituted molecules, Richard Bone, Genentech Inc. (PM); Wed., 3/25 CHAL BIOT X CHAL: Advances in Biotech Patent Law and Intellectual Property (B302, AM): Patents vs. trade secrets: strategic IP protection for chemists, Rivka Monheit, Pabst Patent Group LLM; CINF AI and ML With Publicly Available Chemical Data (A302, AM): Automated literature retrieval engine: From query composition to a ranked, self-updating database, Saghar Gomrok and Qianyi Cheng, The Univ. of Memphis; From text to discovery: Enabling materials discovery via a low-cost, LLM-powered data extraction workflow, Austin Mroz, Imperial College London; PolymerLit: A benchmark dataset for optical polymer structure recognition, Zhengkai Tu…Connor Coley, MIT; CINF Generative and Agentic Systems in Chemistry (C203, AM and PM); Towards a generalist agentic system for accelerating chemical discovery, Yuanqi Du, CornellUniversity (framing knowledge extraction as a search problem with a computational verifier); Orchestrating the future of scientific discovery: Agentic AI powered by trusted data, Andrea Jacobs, CAS (AM); CINFChemical Information Across the Chemistry Enterprise (B3/B4 - EXHIBIT HALL, PM ): Reconciliation of food chemical substance information between FDA’s IT systems to …improve the findability of food chemicals data in the historical regulatory and safety records, Diane Schmit, et al. US FDA; Intelligent extraction and summarization of research articles Mitchell Taylor,, The Univ. of Memphis
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Mon. -Thu, Mar. 23-26, 2026
12:00 PM -4:15 PM | 18:00 CET-00:15 CET (next day)
USPTO Stakeholder Training on Examination Practice and Procedure (STEPP)(virtual) (Interest form, by 3/20) (new)
This course is limited to USPTO-registered patent attorneys and agents. The training … focus on how examiners review patent applications according to the MPEP. Day 1.. reading a sample patent application;. Day 2 Conducting a search and application formalities. Day 3 Mapping prior art to claims Day 4 Mapping prior art to claims (contd.); Writing an office action.See also: Detailed Schedule
Prior to attending, those accepted into the course may wish to complete pre-activity homework. This includes reviewing several computer-based training (CBT) modules [ Examiner Training Materials or Examination Guidance and Training Materials] and reading the sample application.
Tue., Mar. 24, 2026
3:00 – 6:00 AM ET | 9.00 – 12.00 CET
DPMA DPMAregister: Basic and extended research (online, in German) (new)
Registration by e-mail (datenbanken@dpma.de) by Mar. 17, 2026 Registration fee 25,- €
From the Program: This seminar introduces the free publication and registry database: ➢ Database content ➢ Demonstration of search capabilities (basic and advanced searches) ➢ Explanation of process and detailed views ➢ Hands-on exercises on your own PC, guided online (Series: “IP Rights Searches in Practice”)
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4:00 – 7:00 AM ET | 9:00 – 12:00 CET
WIPO PCT System: Prior Art for International and National Phases, and Grace Periods (in Russian) (Recordings to added) (new)
Speakers: Olga Krysanova, WIPO, Artem Ezhov, EAPO and Lyubov Senchikhina, FIPS, Rospatent
Includes presentations of practices of EAPO and Rospatent, acting as ISAs of searching prior art at the international phase and citing it in the ISRs, their practices of defining prior art at the national and regional phase, Grace period for EAPO (6 months for priority date, NPL only) and the Russian Federation (12 months from the filing date, increased from 6 months in 2025) have been discussed.
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5:30 – 7:00 AM ET | 10:30 – 12:00 CET
EU IP Helpdesk IP for Future and Emerging Technologies (Registration)
Speaker: Dr. Nigel Clarke, IfM, University of Cambridge
[Basic] Future and Emerging Technologies, (FETs) are those which are in early-stage commercialisation having recently left the lab. This webinar focusses on future and emerging technologies (FETs) and the insight that analysis of patenting activity can bring to the evolution of these technologies. Examples are chosen from EU initiatives such as Flagship projects amongst others.
See a recording of the Sep. 9, 2025 webinar on the subject (58:30, from 09:20)
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Thu., Mar 26, 2026
10:00 - 11:00 AM ET | 16:00 - 17:00 CET
CAS New results viewer and analysis tools in CAS IP Finder (Registration)
Speaker: Natalia Kiseleva, CAS
Evaluate the classic command-line search results in the result viewer and patent landscape views.
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11:00 AM- 12:00 PM ET | 17:00 - 18:00 CET
Ensemle IP Expert Search Webinar Series Patent Invalidity - Avoiding Prior Art Search Pitfalls (Registration) (new)
Speaker: Jonathan Skovholt, Founder and Head of Search Operations. Ensemle IP
… expert advice on avoiding the most common pitfalls in validity searching. Learn how effective use of AI in your search can help identify new documents …
See also Skovholt, J., Identifying Grounds for Patent Invalidity: 5 Prior Art Pitfalls - Ensemble IP Blog, Dec, 28, 2021. Ensemble IP Validity/Invalidity (Search Services)
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11:00 AM- 12:00 PM ET | 17:00 - 18:00 CET
Clarivate The new speed of FTO Review/Derwent Patent Monitor (Registration) (new)
Speakers: Marcques Domask, Lead Product Manager and Laura Bantle, Esq., Principal Technical Solution Consultant, Clarivate Intellectual Property
In this webinar, our experts will show you how a structured, collaborative review model - supported by explainable AI and Derwent World Patents Index-backed intelligence - can accelerate first pass analysis, improve consistency across teams and reduce overall FTO cycles. We’ll also walk through a full, end-to-end FTO review in practice, using our recently launched software solution, Derwent Patent Monitor, to show exactly how teams progress from initial screening to a defensible decision.
1:00 - 2:00 PM ET | 19:00 - 20:00 CET
SLW Institute A Practical Guide to Quantum Technology for Patent Practitioners (Registration) (new)
Speaker: Dr. Laura Kinnischtzke, Ph.D and Matt Norwood (moderator), Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
...technical overview of different technologies implicated in the world of quantum physics and quantum computing. topics ranging from cryogenic systems to photonics to quantum algorithms.
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Fri., Mar. 27 , 2026
1:00 - 2:00 PM ET | 19:00 - 20:00 CET
SLW Institute Legal Frameworks for AI in Life Sciences: Patent Law's Adaptation to Technological Innovation (Registration) (new)
Speaker: Trevor Lind and (moderator) Dr. Nicholas P. Lanzatella ,Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Examination how patent law and patent office practice are (or are not) evolving to address technological advancements resulting from the use of AI within the life sciences industry: impact of AI usage on inventorship; subject matter eligibility; and submission of in silico data for enablement purposes. Potential for using in silico data to support enablement of therapeutics, as well as a comparison of how in silico data usage is being addressed in Europe.
Mon., Mar. 30 , 2026
3:00 - 5:00 PM ET | 21:00 - 23:00 CET
USPTO PTAB Listening Sessions: PTAB and Life Sciences (USPTO, Alexandria, VA and livestream) (Registration, TBD) (new)
Mar. 30 – Apr. 2, 2026
WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and GI (SCT), Forty-ninth session, SCT/49 (Webcast)
From the Draft Agenda: #5. Updated Proposal by CA, IL, KR,, UK, USA and EU for a Joint Recommendation Concerning Industrial Design Protection for Designs for GUIs, SCT/44/6 Rev.4; 2. Proposal by USA for a Study on Industrial Design Protection for New and Emerging Technologies: Approaches to Protection of New Technological Designs, Including Projected Designs, Holographic Designs, and Virtual/Augmented Reality Designs (PHVAR Designs). SCT/49/5.
PHVAR Designs: Projected keyboard ;VR Training Simulator and Medical Imaging Hologram Technology
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Tue., Mar. 31, 2026
10:00 - 11:00 AM ET | 16:00 - 17:00 CET
Patsnap Life Science AI Agent Suite (Registration)
Speakers: Jason Xi and Josh Smith, Patsnap
.Add. info Pasnap Eureka AI Agents: Eureka: Your Guide to the Upgraded AI Agents Platform; What is an AI agent? How Patsnap AI Agents Work; Patsnap Pharma Document Analyzer; Pharma Insights Advisor; Antibody-Target Predictor
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET | 18:00 - 19:00 CET
LexisNexis/IP Watchdog Innovation Momentum 2026: What the World’s Top Innovators Are Doing Differently (Registration)
Panelista: Esmael Dinan, Ph.D., Ofinno., Charles Varvaro, IBM, Tim Pohlmann, Ph.D., LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions, Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog, Inc.
… discussion of the 5th Annual Innovation Momentum 2026: Global Top 100 Report, a data-driven analysis identifying the companies sustaining innovation leadership in a rapidly evolving global technology landscape. …the analysis evaluates quality-weighted portfolio strength, global validation, and sustained competitive positioning,
AdAdd. info: Lexis Nexis Innovation Momentum 2026: The Global Top 100 Intellectual Property Report, 2026; Richter, Marco. Global top 100 report measures technological influence and quality in portfolio management. IAM Magazine, 04 March 2026 (Cf. 2023 and 2024 Reports); See: Methodology of data retrieval and data processing: Innovation Momentum calculation:
where PSi, TRi and MCi are Portfolio size, Technology relevance (number of forward citations corrected for patent age and patent office citation practices, is divided by it’s time-variant technology-specific average value [1]) and Market coverage (patent family size), assesses at the date of Report (i=2) and two years prior (i=1). Innovation Momentum shows an increase of company’s TR compare to industry specific portfolio growth related TR increase, factored by a portfolio size and a market coverage. The Compatitive impact (patent quality) used in the report is defined as TR x MC [1], etc. [1] Ernst, H., Omland, N. (2011): The Patent Asset Index - A New Approach to Benchmark Patent Portfolios. World Patent Information 33, pp. 34–41
Footnote 1. Add. info to Patsnap Eureka Materials: Formulation Research, Mar. 3, 2026
Eureka Materials (Help), Searching in Materials, Composition Search Alloys/inorganic non-metal fornulations (tabular inorganic, ceramic, mineral, coordination compounds, polymers), search by element names, percentage/weight percentage ranges; Substance Inquiry (by name, alias [trade name?] or molecular formula, Substance Pool, optional?); Structure Search; Material Profile Search, SPUM (Substance [material/material class], Property[Physical/Chemical/Mechanical/Thermal/Electrical/Optical/Magnetic Properties with further subdivisions; synonyms integrated], Unit [Automatic Conversion], Measurement) model, filtering results to specific range; Material Synthesis Process (Material worklows Polymer, Metal/alloy, Inorganic/Ceramic For Polymers? catalysts, monomers, polymerisation media, compounding ingredients (plasticisers, crosslinkers, vulcanising agents, accelerators, degradation activators, activating agents, lubricants, etc,), polymer type/class; physical chemical treatment, manufacturing workup); Advanced Search (Patent/Keywords/ Material-related fields [Property, substance, application domain, etc.], Materials Search Results Page: List, AI-Extracted Technical Summary, Analysis View: Material Application, Property Trends/Distribution, Preparation Process, Word cloud, Technology Evolution Route /Efficiency Layout/Effect Application Matrix; Summary of Most Relevant Results; Filters (Properties, Material Workflow, Substance, Application Domain, Technical Output , Technology Topic, Technology Field, etc.); Find solutions (materials) tool, Material Scout AI Agent (Patent SPUM extractor, SPUM Search & SPUM Analyst Mode ); Alloy Researcher AI Agent (extract and classify, MACE (Metal Alloy Composition Extractor => Composition Table), Hiro AI assistant.
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Updates
Updated 3/1/2026 Mar. 22-26, 2026 ACS Spring 2026 (Atlanta, GA and digital)
Update 3/2/2026 Mar. 17, 2026 WIPO Overview of PATENTSCOPE (also Mar. 19, 2026)
Update 3/15/2026 Mar. 17-18, 2026 DPMA User Forum 2026; Mar. 17, 2026 EPO Deep Tech Finder; EPO /EU IP Heldesk IP assessment: how to improve informed decision-making; IP Copilot/IP Watchdog IP Copilot/IP Watchdog How AI Is Reshaping Patent Litigation; Mar. 18, 2026 USPTO Hour: Patent Examiner Hiring, Recruiting Efforts and the patent examiner role; Mar. 23-26, 2026 USPTO Stakeholder Training on Examination Practice and Procedure (for to USPTO-registered patent attorneys and agents); Mar. 26, 2026 Shiga International Patent Office Patent Divisional Practice in Japan; Clarivate The new speed of FTO Review/Derwent Patent Monitor; Mar. 30, 2026 USPTO PTAB Listening Sessions: PTAB and Life Sciences (USPTO, Alexandria, VA and livestream)
Update 3/16/2026 Mar. 17, 2026 DeepIP The 2026 AI Standard for Chemistry & Life Sciences Patents
Update 3/21/2026 Mar. 18, 2026 Sterne Kessler AI Assisted Innovation: Protecting Patent Rights in AI Enabled Biotech (Recording); Mar. 26, 2026 Ensemle IP Expert Search Webinar Series Patent Invalidity - Avoiding Prior Art Search Pitfalls; SLW Institute A Practical Guide to Quantum Technology for Patent Practitioners; Mar. 27, 2026 SLW Institute Legal Frameworks for AI in Life Sciences: Patent Law's Adaptation to Technological Innovation
Update 3/24/2026 Mar. 3, 2026 DPMA Monitoring of IP Rights; Mar. 24, 2026 DPMA DPMAregister: Basic and extended research; WIPO PCT System: Prior Art for International and National Phases, and Grace Periods (in Russian); Mar. 31, 2026 LexisNexis/IP Watchdog Innovation Momentum 2026: What the World’s Top Innovators Are Doing Differently
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