Patent and Patent Information Events in June 2026 (Updated 6/23/2026)

 Patent and Patent Information Events in June 2026 (Updated 6/23/2026) 

 The post below is a copy of the one posted on May 31, 2026  (updated June 1, 9 and 23, 2026) at the PIUG Community Discussion Forum. 

 

 

Summary 6/2 Questel Basic Training Orbit Intelligence (+ 6/23); TURPIUG Digital Tools Webinar #4 UnlockIng the Power of PatSnap Analytics (new); Patsnap Eureka Materials; 6/3 PatSeer AI-Powered Ask & Refine; 6/4 AIDB/CAS CAS Newton & CAS IP Finder (new); 6/5 European IP Helpdesk: Finding Patents 6/9 Questel Advanced Training Orbit Intelligence (+ 6/30); CMS Inventive step at the UPC (new); Patsnap Bio Essentials: Sequence Analysis; SLW Institute Patenting Pharmaceutical Solid Forms Revisited (new); 6/10-12 PATINFO2026 (Ilmenau., Germany) (in German); 6/10 IP School (IP Juku) Infringement Determination Workshop (in Japanese)(new); EPO EPAC 4: PCT procedure and entry into national/regional phase after PCT (6/17 and 6/24); EPO Cross-field inventions in sustainable materials; PIUG Community Engagement Hour: Mastering Sequence Searching; Morrison Forester. IP Strategies for Biologics; 6/11-12 2026 CFIB Annual Meeting, Lion, 6/11 Osaka Inst. of Techn. Kansai IP Seminar: The Current State and Future of AI Use in IP Operations (in Japanese)(new); TURPIUG Digital Tools Webinar #5 Accelerating R&D with AI [IPscreener] (new); CAS Searching numeric properties with CAS Newton℠; LexisNexis How AI Is Transforming IP Strategy Across the Patent Lifecycle; 6/17 International IP helpdesks: AI & IP in China, India, Latin America, and South-East Asia; Cypris AI‑driven commercialization: Closing the IP–R&D gap (new); Kilburn & Strode In silico data (new); 6/18-19 Great IP EXPO2026 [6/18]Transforming IP Practice with Generative AI, Generative AI and Patent Searching (in Japanese)(new); [6/19] Transforming IP Practice with Generative AI/ Potential of Local LLMs (in Japanese)(new); 6/18 FORUM Institut für Management GmbH FTO: Search and Analysis; CIPA SPCs for plant protection products after Brexit (new); Latin America IP SME Helpdesk Mercosur: … Intellectual Property Strategies; Questel Qthena Basics [Patent Drafting Software with AI]; Spencer Fane FDA 101: Regulatory Review and Exclusivities for Drug and Biologics (new); USPTO Patent searching (new); 6/23 [CIPA] Informals Lecture Priority (new); 6/24 EPO Patents and health technology/ focus on robotics; Clarivate [Use Derwent Patent Analytics (former Innography) for licensing programs] ((new); BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG IP Academy US design patent law; TAFT Design Patent Prosecution, Litigation… in 2026; USPTO CPC for cellular immunothery (new); USPTO PPUB (new); 6/25-26 EPO/EIC IP for deep-tech businesses; 6/25 WIPO Japan/JETRO Overview of the European IP Situation (in Japanese); IPI Academy (Falconbury/Management Forum, UK) State of the Art Searching Training Course; Ensemble IP Is keyword searching obsolete? (new); Minesoft Instant Patent Novelty Report (new);  EPO/EIC IP strategy practice and case studies; CAS Prompting for CAS Newton in CAS IP Finder (new); IPRally Patent Intelligence, Reimagined: RPX Empower meets IPRally (new);  6/26 LegalTech Fundamentals and Golden Rules of FTO Searches in the Gen AI Era (in Japanese)(new); EPO/EIC IP management/ IP assessment/ FTO assessment; WIPO TISC Introduction in AI [in IP] (new); 6/30  Shiga How Patent Claim Characteristics Influence Validity and Litigation Outcomes in Japan (new); Patsnap Strategic Value from IP Data; Questel AI-Assisted Systematic FTO with Qthena (new); Lexis Nexis Turning Patent Data into Business Decisions (with Patent Analytics and AI) (new); WIPO Chemical searches in PATENTSCOPE (+ 7/2) (new); In Advance Clarivate Patent Intelligence program @ Clarivate Ignite IP Conference 2026 October 18-20 | Philadelphia, USA (limited free registration) (new).

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Tue., Jun. 2, 2026

4:00 – 5:30 AM ET | 10:00 – 11:30 AM ETT (also 6/23/2026 at 10.00 AM ET)

Questel Basic Training Orbit Intelligence (Registration)

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8:00 – 9:00 AM ET | 14.00 - 15.00 CET

TURPIUG Digital Tools Webinar #4 Unlocking the Power of PatSnap Analytics (Registration) (new)

Speakers: Chloe Henry & Carley Langleben, Patsnap

… will share Patsnap recent news and developments in unlockIng the Power of PatSnap AnalytIcs.

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

Patsnap Eureka Materials: Material candidates identification (Registration)

Speakers: Kareem Zeid and Josh Smith, Project Managers, Patsnap

In this session, we'll discover how to: Identify material candidates based on a set of performance requirements/metrics…. Assess novelty by identifying other relevant IP and literature

Add. info: See the summary of the Eureka Materials Help documentation in the comments to the Mar. 3, 2026 Patsnap Eureka Materials presentation.

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Tue., Jun. 3, 2026

9:30 -10.00 CEST (Time Slot 1)

1:00 -1:30 PM ET | 19.00 – 19:30 CET (Time Slot 2)

PatSeer Find Prior Art with AI-Powered Ask & Refine (Registration, both time slots)

PatSeer introduces an innovative capability – Ask & Refine, designed to simplify and enhance patent analysis workflows. This session will demonstrate how users can ask targeted questions on patent result sets and instantly categorize documents into meaningful groups, enabling faster insights and refined searches. Topics: Introduction to Ask & Refine; Live novelty case study; Asking AI-driven Yes/No and multiple-choice questions to extract key insights; Instant categorization and filtering patents based on responses; Interactive Q&A.

Speaker Rohit Joshi, PatSeer, and host Ila Sutavane, PatSeer.

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Tue., Jun. 4, 2026

 8:30 - 10:00 EDT | 14.30 - 16.00 EDT

AIDB/CAS The Recipe for Smarter IP Search: CAS Newton & CAS IP Finder (Registration) (new)

( 3rd AIDB webinar in collaboration with providers)

Speakers: Paul Peters, ACS Int. and Elena Detta, PhD, CAS

"What does it take for a truly "smart" patent search? If you deal with IP Strategy and patent documentation, you know that finding the needle in the haystack of scientific literature requires the right tools. In this webinar ...we will not do theory, but we will see practice. Using a decidedly unusual metaphor inspired by Italian 🍝 gastronomy, the CAS team will show us the latest innovations applied to STN: ...Applied AI: You'll see CAS Newton, the new AI agent designed to scan the world's largest collection of scientific and patent literature, in action. Efficient Prior Art: Learn how to leverage the capabilities of CAS IP Finder to optimize your searches." To conclude, we will walk through a chemical structure-search workflow in CAS IP Finder.

Add. info: see recordings of CAS IP Finder webinars : CAS Newton℠ for CAS IP Finder™ (May 21, 2026, 1:08:54, Paul Peters) and How to search structures and retrieve references in CAS IP Finder™ (Apr. 16, 2026, 39:09, Larissa Bergmann)

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Fri., Jun. 5, 2026

4:30 – 6:00 AM ET | 10:30 – 12:00 CEST

European IP Helpdesk: Finding Patents (Registration) (Rescheduled from May 19, 2026)

Speaker: Dr Nigel Clarke, Visiting Fellow, IfM, University of Cambridge; Stanfield Clarke Associates

In this webinar we will explore the art and science of patent searches, equipping you with the knowledge and tools to navigate this intricate landscape with confidence.
The importance of patent searches in innovation and IP protection; Different types of patent searches and their applications; Key strategies and best practices for conducting comprehensive patent searches;Tools and resources to streamline your patent search process.

See a recordings of the May. 28, 2025 webinar Finding Patents (1:17:21, from 7:00) ; Nigel S. Clarke, The basics of patent searching, World Patent Information, Volume 54, Supplement, 2018, Pages S4-S10, ISSN 0172-219 (Open access) (Part of special issue Best of Search Matters, Edited by Stephen Adams, Thomas L. Bereuter, Nigel S. Clarke)

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Tue., Jun. 9, 2026

10:00 – 11:30 CET (also 6/30/2026 at 10:00 AM ET)

Questel Advanced Training Orbit Intelligence (Registration)

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9:00 - 10:00 AM ET | 14:00 - 15:00 CET

CMS Unified Patent Court (UPC) - Part 1 (Registration) (new)

Event Speakers: Thomas Hirse, CMS Düsseldorf, Tom Carver, CMS London, Constantin Kurtz, CMS Munich, Jeroen Boelens, CMS Amsterdam, Jane Hollywood, CMS London, Álvaro Seijo Bar, CMS Madrid

Session 1 … Obviousness / Inventive step at the UPC: Is it obvious? This session explores how the UPC approaches the assessment of inventive step and what this means for patent protection in Europe. We will unpack the UPC’s emerging practice, including the test articulated in Amgen v Sanofi and Meril v Edwards, and its application at first‑instance level.

Add. info Landmark Amgen v Sanofi and Regeneron case sets out inventive step test to be applied at the UPC, HOFFMANN EITLE, 17.03.2026 ; Smith, R., . UPC Court of Appeal has its say on inventive step HOFFMANN EITLE. 26.01.2026

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10:00 - 11:00 AM ET | 15:00 - 16:00 CET

Patsnap Bio Essentials: Sequence Analysis (Registration)

Speakers: Chloe Henry and Josh Smith, Project Managers, Patsnap

Search biological sequences comprehensive search parameters; Connect sequences to patents through integrated bio and analytics workflow; Locate sequences inside patent documents using Patsnap’s Sequence Assistant; Featured use case: Use the Antibody R&D module to explore functional antibody-antigen relationships.

Patsnap Bio Help: A New Way of Searching and Identifying Protein or Nucleotide Sequences; A Guide to Patent Sequence Extraction and Alignment; Comparing a Sequence of Interest to Your Competitors; Sequence Management Platform; Navigating the Patsnap Bio Search Results Page; Sequence Assistant; Bio Enabled Analytics; Bio Antibody R&D Module, etc.

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1:00 - 2:00 PM ET | 19:00 - 20:00 CET

SLW Institute Patenting Pharmaceutical Solid Forms Revisited (Registration) (SLW Life Sciences Webinar Series) (new)

Speakers: Steven Reid. Ph.D., and David Van Vliet, Ph.D., and (moderator) Ryan Connell, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

We revisit the patenting of pharmaceutical solid forms—especially crystalline polymorphs—by integrating scientific, regulatory, and legal considerations…In view of the global market importance of polymorphs, we survey varying patent law challenges in major jurisdictions, framing polymorph patenting that calls for highly data-driven, jurisdiction-sensitive strategies requiring close coordination between science and legal doctrine.

Add.info: [Original] SLW webinar: Patenting Solid Forms of Pharmaceuticals (w/ Steven Reid, Oct. 8, 2024, video (1:01:30), slides , 37 p); Newman, A., Wenslow, R., 2016. Solid form changes during drug development: good, bad, and ugly case studies. AAPS Open 2, 2, 11 p.. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41120-016-0003-4; Lindeman, J.A., 2010. Patenting Crystalline Forms Of Pharmaceuticals, PPXRD-9 The Pharmaceutical Powder X-ray Diffraction Symposium, 23 June 2010, 50 p. (Prior Art, p.9-22); Barash, E.H., 2016. Solid Form Patents Data in Claims., PPXRD 14, Pharmaceutical Powder X-ray Diffraction Symposium, June 7, 2016, 34 p.; Barash, E., Solid Form Patents: Part I – Introduction and Laying the Genus/Species Foundation. IPWatchdog.com, Mar. 8, 2022; Shiwcharan, D.J., Millonig, R.C., (Oct. 22, 2025). Polymorph Patents. in 2025 Life Sciences IP Tool Kit, Sterne Kessler (Gillentine, M.R.,editor).p. 12-15; Reid, M., Review of recent EPO decisions on polymorphs (Technical briefings). J A Kemp. May, 5, 2026, etc.

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Wed.-Fri, Jun. 10-12, 2026

PATINFO2026, 48^th Colloquium of the TU Ilmenau on Patent Information and Industrial Property Protection, (Ilmenau., Germany) (Registration, €800,00) (in German)

Theme: "Intellectual Property Rights in times of AI, geopolitical change and pressure to innovate", PATINFO2026_Flyer  (Engl. Transl.),

From the Preliminary Program

Wed. June 10, 2026

The PATINFO2026 workshops :IPnovation, DPMA, Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum, IP7 Technologies GmbH, uptoIP GmbH, IP Author, PatSeer Technologies Pvt Ltd., G.E.I. Kramer & Hofmann mbH, INTERGATOR, predori GmbH, Questel SAS, Minesoft GmbH, Ensemble IP LLC, infoapps, genese.de GmbH, IPRally (see Workshop Abstracts (Engl. Transl.))

Thu. June 11, 2026

The changing face of IP Intelligence in a World of AI, Monika Bruckmann, Evonik, Food; WIPO activities at the interface of IP and AI, Ulrike Till, WIPO

Presentation by Exhibitors: infoapps GmbH , Ensemble IP LLC , INTERGATOR, uptoIP GmbH , GSI Office Management , Lighthouse IP / Fovea IP Group; Questel SAS , genese.de GmbH , IPnovation GmbH , TT Consultants , PATOffice , predori GmbH; PatSeer Technologies Pvt Ltd. , G.E.I. Kramer & Hofmann mbH , fluid GmbH (noventive)

Fri. June 12, 2026

Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Numerical Searches with Artificial Mind, Alexander Giesen, Patent Information User Group PING; Non-patent literature in the AI age: What AI can do in NPL research – and what can’t, Michael Felbinger, IPnovation, Vienna, AT; Between precision and comprehensibility: AI-supported patent information in dialogue with the user, Katrin Weissenberger, Peter Niermann, Minesoft, Neuss; AI language models as research assistants: Between hallucination and efficiency gain, Sebastian Goebel, Bösherz Goebel Partnership of Patent Attorneys mbB, Meerbusch.

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Wed., Jun. 10, 2026

IP School (IP Juku Co., Ltd) Infringement Determination Workshop (2 h, video recording only, 5,500yen/~$34) (in Japanese) (new)

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

Content: This workshop aims to quickly acquire practical thinking for determining patent infringement through two hours of basic knowledge lectures (how to compare the product in question with claims and how to interpret patent infringement), practical exercises (where you create charts comparing products and patent claims and develop perspectives on points likely to become contentious point), and facilitator commentary.

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4:00 -6:00 AM ET | 10:00 -12:00 AM ET

EPO EPAC 4: PCT procedure and entry into national/regional phase after PCT, PV06-2026), Session 1 (Registration) (see Session 2 & 3, June 17 and 24, 2026)

See training materials EPAC – entry level (April 2026): EPO. The PCT procedure (14 p.); Filing an international application: (19 p). Entering national/regional phases (9 p.); Entry into the European phase: formal requirements and examination (10 p.) (Learning path for patent administrators)

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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. The lectures will be recorded and made available to all participants after the session.

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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET | 17:00 – 18:00 CET

PIUG Community Engagement Hour: Mastering Sequence Searching in a Rapidly Evolving Patent Landscape (RSVP)

From the program: fundamentals of biological sequence searching in the patent; search parameter: percentage identity, query coverage, E-values, and alignment scoring - where "similar enough" can have significant legal consequences; leading sequence search platforms and databases — from NCBI's BLAST to commercial tools: “no single tool tells the whole story”; impact of the WIPO ST.26 sequence on search search workflows; sequence-based Search Strategy Design: FTO, Invalidity and patentability (incl. variants, fragments, and functional equivalents); sharing best practices

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4:00–5:00 PM ET I 22:00 -23:00 CET

Morrison Forester. IP Strategies for Biologics (Registration)

Session 5 of Spring Advanced Patent Law Course with Morrison Forester and Harvard Griffin GSAS Biotech Club

Speaker: Meghan Poon. Ph.D., Partner, Morrison Forester

… Sessions address both foundational and emerging issues…using real-world examples and current developments

Cf. a recording from 2020 Morrison & Foerster’s and Nucleate’s Advanced Topics in Patent Law Course Biologics Patent Drafting and IP Strategy (Feb. 9, 2022, 59:15 w/ Meghan Poon) (Chapters: Biologics vs. Small Molecules, 4:07; Protecting Biologics, 10:04; Production, Upstream Protection; 15:10, Platform Technology, 20:54; Treatment, Companion Diagnostics, 28:48; Subject Matter Eigibility for Biologics, 32:14; Writter Description Standard, 37:12; Prosecution - Written Description, 40:18; Enabling a Biologics Application, 48:36).

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Tue-Wed., Jun. 11-12, 2026

2026 CFIB (Club Francophone d’Information Brevet) Annual Meeting, Gattefossé, Lion (new)

See a report by Benoit Sollie, the current CFIB Chair and Philippe Borne’s LinkedIn post.

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Tue., Jun. 11, 2026

5:30 – 7:00 AM ET | 11.30 - 13.00 CET | 18:30-20:00 JST

Osaka Institute of Technology Kansai IP Seminar: The Current State and Future of AI Use in Intellectual Property Operations — From "Labor-Intensive" to "Knowledge-Intensive and Strategic" (Registration) (in Japanese) (new)

Speaker: Yorozu Hidenori (萬 秀憲), Yorozu IP Strategy Consulting;

By 2026, generative AI will have evolved … to models capable of reasoning and autonomous action. Its full-scale adoption in intellectual property (IP) operations is steadily progressing, yielding dramatic efficiency gains—such as reduced man-hours for patent searches and shorter times for drafting specifications. This presentation will explain specific use cases across the phases of search, prosecution, and strategy formulation. It will outline the transformation of workflows from "Human-in-the-Loop" to "Human-on-the-Loop" and present a roadmap for IP professionals to evolve from mere "task executors" into "context architects."

Add. info. Mr. Yorozu Hidenori is a prominent IP expert, who particularly interested in adoption AI in patent practice, including in patent searching. See his IP consulting blog, partly in English

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7:00 – 8:00 AM ET | 13.00 - 14.00 CET

TURPIUG Digital Tools Webinar #5 Accelerating R&D with AI [IPscreener] (Registration) (new)

Speaker: Linus Wretblad, QPIP, Founder & CEO, IPscreener

… will share IPscreener’s recent news and developments in accelareting R&D with AI-assisted patent searches..

Add. info: a recording of What's New in IPscreener webinar (May 8, 2026, 44:55, w/Linus Wretblad; Highlights: Invention Manager - autonomous searching in real-time), see also comments to May 8, 2026 webinar.

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10:00 - 10:30 AM | 16:00 - 16:30 CET

CAS Searching numeric properties with CAS Newton℠ (Registration)

Speaker: Jan-Hendrik Baur, ACS International, Ltd.

In this session, we will briefly explain the foundations of numeric property searching (NPS) and demonstrate what users can do with our new agentic AI for IP. What you will Learn: how CAS Newton automatically recognizes and apply numeric search fields; translates natural language into context-aware keywords and numeric constraints; how to receive overviews of publications and related numeric information.

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

LexisNexis/IPWatchdog How AI Is Transforming IP Strategy Across the Patent Lifecycle (Registration)

Panelists: Matthew Moffa, Perkins Coie LLP, Tim Pohlmann, Ph.D., , LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions, Gene Quinn, Founder & CEO, IPWatchdog, Inc.

The conversation will focus on the real-world use of AI beyond patent preparation and prosecution. Panelists will discuss how organizations are using AI-assisted analytics, portfolio benchmarking, competitive intelligence, claim and technology mapping, and commercialization insights to better understand the strength, scope, value, and strategic direction of patent assets.

Add. info: LexisNexis Adds Protégé^TM AI Assistant in LexisNexis® PatentSight+^TM to Deliver Decision-Ready Patent Intelligence in Minutes | LexisNexis PressRoom, May 13, 2026 (Example: Who are the top players in solid-state battery technology, and how do they compare in terms of portfolio strength and impact? => [Syntax ((ipcSmart=("H01M") OR titleAbstractClaims=("secondary battery", electrochemical NEAR1 cell, battery NEAR1 cell, lithium NEAR1 battery)) AND titleAbstractClaims=("solid-state battery","solid state battery", solid NEAR1 electrolyte*, ceramic NEAR1 electrolyte*, polymer NEAR1 electrolyte*, oxide NEAR1 electrolyte*, sulfide NEAR1 electrolyte*,"LLZO","LIPON","argyrodite","NASICON", garnet NEAR1 electrolyte*))] => Graph: Quality vs Quantity - Top Owners in Solid-State Battery); Strategic Insights Powered by AI Patent Analytics

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Mon. –Wed. Jun. 15-17, 2026

IAM IPBC Global (San Diego, CA) (new)

Highlight of Agenda:

6/15 4:25 -5:25 PM PT… [Effective risk management in the AI era] Kent Richardson, Richardson Oliver Insights

6/16 10:10-10:20 AM PT What advanced analytics reveal about the future IP landscape, Eric Lin, Patlytics

See Add.info for Patlytics in Footnote 1 below.

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Wed., Jun. 17, 2026

4:00 – 5:30 AM ET | 10:00 – 11:30 CET

International IP Helpdesk’s comprehensive guide on artificial intelligence & IP in China, India, Latin America, and South-East Asia (Registration)

From Agenda: Overview of evolving AI legislation worldwide; Presentations of the International IP Helpdesks in China, India, Latin America and SEA.

Add. info: International IP Helpdesk’s comprehensive guide on artificial intelligence & IP in China, India, Latin America, and South-East Asia. Publications Office of the EU, Apr. 2026, 24 p (Copyright, Patents, industrial Designs, and Trade Secrets).

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4:00 -6:00 AM ET | 10:00 -12:00 AM ET

EPO EPAC 4: PCT procedure and entry into national/regional phase after PCT, PV06-2026), Session 2 (Registration) (see Session 1 & 3, June 10 and 24, 2026)

See add. info in comments to Session 1, June 10, 2026

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11:00 AM-12:00 PM ET | 17:00 -18:00 CET

Lexology Masterclass/Cypris AI‑driven commercialization: Closing the IP–R&D gap (Registration) (new)

Speaker: Steve Hafif, CEO, Cypris

We'll explore how integrating R&D intelligence, commercial insight and AI-driven tools is transforming the way IP portfolios are built. Topics: Use of early-stage R&D intelligence for white space identification, FTO, and prior art decisions; The role of AI agents and vertical intelligence platforms in connecting R&D, IP, and business teams in real time

Add. info: Cypris.ai (website); AI Dashboad & The Cypris Innovation Database; Blog: Prompts for Patent Landscaping and White Space Searches (Apr. 27, 2026); A Practical Guide to Continuous Patent Monitoring (Apr. 27, 2026) [& Cypris Launches Agentic Monitoring (June 1, 2026)]; AI Powered FTO Searches (Apr. 13, 2026); The Commercial Intelligence Gap in Enterprise IP Strategy (Mar. 17, 2026), AI Patent Search Tools to Accelerate R&D Intelligence (Mar.6, 2026), etc. Cypris webinars: Unifying IP and R&D with AI-Driven Intelligence (IPWatchdog. Apr 23, 2026, see Agentic FTO Search for AxeBlade drill bit, @ 22:25-26:28 (Thinking & Report),’New Concept Mediation Agent’ prompt, 28:24-28:30); Building an AI Intelligence Layer for R&D, (Innovation Research Interchange, Fev. 19, 2026 w/ Steve Hafif). See also comment to Apr 23, 2026 Cypris webinar in the April 2026 event list.

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11:00 -11:30 AM ET | 17:00 -17:30 CET

Kilburn & Strode Best practice for in silico data: Opportunities and pitfalls at the EPO (Registration) (new)

Speakers: Mark Abthorpe, Susan Hancock and Sarah Lau, Kilburn & Strode

…recent advancements, including the use of AI tools, have led to researchers increasingly replacing traditional wet-lab data with computational data in applications … in development of medicinal products. We will consider: The role computational data has to play in satisfying enablement and inventive step requirements at the EPO;… Opportunities for challengers to revoke patents relying on computational data.

 

Thu.- Fri. Jun. 18-19, 2026

9:00 PM (day before)– 4:00 AM ET | 3:00 – 10:00 CET | 10:00 – 17:00 JST

Great IP EXPO2026 (すごい知財EXPO2026)“AI x IP Practice” (Registration) (new)

See the Timetable and selected presentations below.

Thu., Jun. 18, 2026

12:30 -12 55 AM ET | 6:30 - 6:55 CET | 13:30 -13:55 JST.

Great IP EXPO2026. Transforming IP Practice with Generative AI: From Automated Search and Assessment to IP Management (Registration) (in Japanese)(new)

Speakers: Yuta Shimono (下野 祐太), Mni Co., Ltd. and Yutaro Uemura (上村 侑太郎), LeXi/Vent Yutaro Uemura

This presentation will explain concrete examples: the automated generation of comprehensive search queries and infringement analysis via claim charts. We will also introduce "AI Patent Rocket," a tool that cuts the man-hours required for patent searches and supports IP's contribution to corporate strategy through rapid hypothesis testing.

Add. AI Patent Rocket (AI特許ロケッ) has been developed by a start-up Mni Co., Ltd., startup from Kyoto University and Matsuo Kendai Co., Ltd.. AI Patent Rocket (web-page), A demo (1:31). A company offers to dowload a technical desription (27 p.) of the product (marked as confidential) which inlude links for three unlisted Youtube videos whicgh demonstrate three nmajor capabilities: (1) search expression generation (1:24) (p.16); (2)automation of infringement investigation(1:50) (p.18) (3) analysis of 800 documents, visualize them on trend maps, and check reports and novelty lists(2:50) (p. 20). From Apr. 2026 the company started using Lighthouse IP patent databases for 83 countrues and institutions). See also company pages:: reduction patent searches cost by 99.9%; Patent Maps Use cases: Automatic generation of patent maps; Efficiency of patent search work; Classification of patent documents; [NPL] Trends Using Generating AI; Automatic determination of whether or not the patent is infringed.

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1:00 -1 55 AM ET | 6:30 - 6:55 CET | 14:00 -14:55 JST

Great IP EXPO2026. Generative AI and Patent Searching: Considering What and Why to Search, and How to Communicate Results (Registration) (in Japanese)(new)

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

This program allows participants to experience a practical process—leveraging generative AI—for conducting patent searches, covering what to search for, why to search for it, and how to communicate findings in a way that resonates with the client. Through demonstrations, participants will learn methodologies to clarify the "what" and "why" of a search…

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03:00 - 13:00 ET | 09:00 - 17:00 CET

FORUM • Institut für Management GmbH Freedom-to-Operate: Search and Analysis (online)(Registration, 1,290 €)

Speakers: Dr. Christof Karl, Dipl.-Inform., German and European Patent Attorney, Partner, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich (Germany); Eugène Blanchard, European Patent Attorney, JT International SA, Geneva (Switzerland); Julia Hammes, PhD, Patent Information Specialist, Uppdragshuset Sverige AB, Stockholm (Sweden)

From the Program: Searching relevant IPR: Who should perform the search; (Level of) information to be given to outside counsel/search firm to perform search; Search strategy how to find technically relevant documents; Scope of the search: search by countries, search by competitors; Search tools and databases; Dealing with foreign languages; Maintaining search records; Structuring the search report; The use of AI in patent searching; Evaluation of search results: Infringement, including indirect infringement; Validity, prior art search; Particularities of foreign jurisdictions, in particular the US…A complete approach: Landscaping and competitor watching

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7:30 – 8:30 AM ET | 13:30 – 14:30 CET

CIPA SPCs for plant protection products after Brexit – what’s the same and what’s different (Registration, £71.67 (ex. VAT) for non-members) (new)

Speakers: Joel Beevers, Potter Clarkson and Lawrence Cullen, Independent Consultant

In this webinar we will shine the spotlight on Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) for plant protection products (PPPs), explaining how these products are authorised in the UK and European Union and what this means for the process of obtaining SPCs. We will cover the differences and similarities between SPCs for PPPs and their more numerous medicinal product counterparts. We will also discuss the extent to which case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union is relevant to SPCs for PPPs and some other noteworthy developments in the field of which practitioners need to be aware.

Add. info; Lewis, Graham 2023. Introduction to Supplementary Protection Certificates for plant protection products. Technical briefings, 30 August 2023; Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products de Pastors, A., 2000. Plant protection product supplementary protection certificates. World Patent Information 22(1-2), 59–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0172-2190(00)00030-2 ; EPO. Searching and understanding data on supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) |Part III: SPCs in legal event data Jul. 1, 2024

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8:00 – 9:30 AM ET | 14:00 – 15:30 CET

BECI/Latin America IP SME Helpdesk Doing Business in Mercosur: Market Opportunities, Trade Realities and Intellectual Property Strategies (Registration)

[Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay]

8:25 – 9:15 ET Empowering EU Business in LatAm with Intellectual Property Rights. Giovanna Girardi, Training Manager and IP Expert, Latin America IP SME Helpdesk

BECI Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Brazil.

Add. Info. Latin America IP SME Helpdesk/Afaceri,ro webinar Navigating IP Procedures and Market Opportunities in Latin America (Feb. 19, 2026, Speakers include Giovanna Girardi, Latin America IP SME Helpdesk, video (41:47-1.44:35)

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9:00 – 10:00 AM ET | 15:00 – 16:00 CET

Questel Training - Qthena Basics (Registration) [Patent Drafting Software with AI]

Speaker: Brendan Lillis, Subject-Matter Expert, Qthena NOAM, Questel

Content: Digital Cockpit UI/UX Overview; File Wrappers, Searching, Orbit Integration; Sessions, Skills, Multi Document Analysis; Prompting and Output Examples; Research Assistant; Drawing Generation.

Add. Info: Qtena, Patent Drafting Software with AI; Smarter Patent Drafting, see also Automated Patent Portfolio Review.

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12:00 PM- 1:00 PM

Junior /IPWatchdog How I Prompt AI – Claim Charts, etc.(Registration) (new)

Panelists: Brett Hertzberg, Dolby, and Craig Macy, Macy & Peters and ” Yuri Eliezer, Junior (moderator)

… will train patent practitioners to competently use modern generative AI – specifically GPT and Anthropic models – to build claim charts and to design and operate multi-tool workflows for patent drafting and prosecution. Through live demonstrations, attendees will learn prompt patterns for mapping claims to products, performing standard-essential patent (SEP) and essentiality analysis, comparing claim scope across a patent family….

Add.info: See Patent Family Analyzer of claim scope across a patent family, designed by a patent attorney, coded by Claude Code, and demonstrated at the Feb. 12, 2026 IPWatchdog/Junior webinar “How Patent Attorneys Can Prompt AI for Better Drafting” (Shut Kertie, AppliedMaterials, @32:32- 43:59, , slides, p.20-34)

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1:00- 2:00 PM ET | 1:00- 2:00 PM ET

Spencer Fane FDA 101: Regulatory Review and Exclusivities for Drug and Biologics Patent Litigation (Register) (new);

Speakers: Jeremy Lowe and Brian Malkin, Spencer Fane LLP

This program provides an overview of how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fits into the overall regulatory oversight of the biotechnology and drug industry. Our discussion of key sources of FDA law includes an overview of regulated products, general requirements for marketing including clinical studies, and special programs such as orphan drugs to consider, and will highlight the intersection of FDA regulation with biologics litigation under the BPCIA…

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2:00 – 3:00 PM ET | 20:00 – 21:00 CET

USPTO The Path to a Patent, Part III: Patent searching (Registration) (new)

In this part USPTO experts will discuss preliminary searching, using the suggested Multi-Step U.S. Patent Search Strategy, and more.

Add: info: a copy of slides of the presentation (45 p,.Jan. 25, 2023), A recording of IEEE-USPTO webinar on Patent Searching (Aug. 17, 2022,by Tomeko Oubichon and Tom Turner, USPTO, 1:14:42,); USPTO Patent Public Search tool (PPUBS) & resources: Reference Sheets: Searchable indexes (Fields Codes); Operators; Case sensitivity; Stopwords; Keyboard shortcuts; Quick Reference Guides(2025), including Advanced Search overview (8p.), Search results (5 p.), Setting up external search (4p); PTRC Multi-Step U.S. Patent Search Strategy (handout) with CBT (computer-based training) (71 screens) (reposted from Apr. 2025 PIUG DF post)

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Fri., Jun. 19, 2026

2:30 -2 55 AM ET | 8:30 - 8:55 CET | 15:30 -15:55 JST.

Great IP EXPO2026. The Current Landscape of Patent Databases and Generative AI: From AI Summaries and Patentfield AIR to the Potential of Local LLMs  (Registration) (new) (in Japanese)

Speakers: Naoya Murakami (村上 直也), Patentfield Inc. and Ryu Yuasa (湯浅 竜), Smart-IP Inc., IPTech Patent Attorneys, and IP Juku

This presentation introduces "AI Summaries"[ AIサマリ]—which leverage generative AI to summarize and structure the core content of over 80 million global patents—and showcases use cases for Patentfield AIR, a tool enabling the batch review and analysis of up to 10,000 patents at once. Additionally, we will share results from accuracy evaluations of various LLMs across specific patent-related tasks and discuss their potential applications from the perspective of a patent platform developer.

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Tue., Jun. 23, 2026

10:00 – 11:30 AM ET | 16.00 - 17.30 CET (also 6/2/2026 at 10.00 AM CET)

Questel Basic Training Orbit Intelligence (Registration)

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12:30 PM- 1:30 PM

[CIPA] Informals Foundation Lecture Priority (Registration, only CIPA members) (new)

Speaker: Julia Mills, Script-IP

The recording and slides would be posted to the public CIPA Lecture Archive.

See also Apr. 15, 2025 Lecture: video (41:56) and slides (22 p.)

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Wed., Jun. 24, 2026

4:00 – 5:30 AM ET | 10:00 – 11:30 CET

EPO/EU IP Helpdesk Patents and health technology - focus on robotics (Registration by 6/24/2026)

The lecture focuses on the major trends and the most relevant patentability aspects in health technology / robotics.

From the program: 10:05 CET Innovation market and trends in robotics and health appliances, Christian Soltmann, Patent Analyst, Chief Economist Unit, EPO; 10:25 Patentability issues in Focus on robotics, Vladimir Shmonin, EPO Examiner; 10.45 Case Study from Horizon EU funded project: SWAG [Soft Wearable Assistive Garments], Ilaria Pacifico, Research Manager, IUVO Srl; 11.15 Q&A.

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4:00 -6:00 AM ET | 10:00 -12:00 AM ET

EPO EPAC 4: PCT procedure and entry into national/regional phase after PCT, PV06-2026), Session 1 (Registration) (see Session 1 & 2, June 10 and 17, 2026)

See add. info in comments to Session 1, June 10, 2026

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10:00 -11:00 AM ET | 16.00 -17:00 CET

Clarivate Rethinking patent licensing strategies: How to create business value from your portfolio (Register) (new)

Speakers: Gaurav Sawant, Associate Director, Clarivate, Ed White, Head of Research, Clarivate Center for IP, and Scott E. Schneider, Patent Engineering Lead, IBM

We will demonstrate how Derwent Patent Analytics enables IP teams to: Identify high-potential licensing assets across large, complex portfolios; Understand market demand and prioritize the most relevant licensing targets, … identification to partner selection, etc.

Add. info: Derwent Patent Analytics (former Innography, see a White paper, Apr. 2026. 16 p., Innograpghy Fact sheet, 2023, 9 p.); AI Classifier (Fact sheet, Sep. 2025, 2 p.); Stading, Tyron., Innography: Attempting to Disrupt the Intellectual Property Marketplace. CODEX (Stanford Law School Blog). Dec. 12, 2014 (originated from IBM research, patents as financial assests, business metrics and tools to make patent decisions);  Webinars: Patent portfolio benchmarking with AI (Nov.18, 2025); Optimize Your Patent Strategy with Portfolio Benchmarking (Jul. 30, 2024, Assessing competitor’s  portfolio strength by portfolio size, annual budget spend, geography; predict a patent portfolio potential future value; patent benchmarking data); Make confident business decisions with Innography (Aug. 16, 2023, Which ideas/technological areas possess the highest potential market value; who are at the forefront of emerging technologies; which novel technologies are focused by competitors)

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

BARDEHLE-PAGENBERG IP Academy US design patent law (iCal)

Speaker: Erik R. Swanson, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd

See. a previous webinar U.S. Design Patent Procurement and Enforcement (1:47:47; Jan. 29, 2025 by Eric C. Arnell, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd) (requires a registration to the IP Academy).

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

TAFT The New Shape of Things: Design Patent Prosecution, Litigation, and Damages in 2026  (Registration)

[Taft IP Webinar Series]

Speakers: Eric Gaum and Jeff Mote, partners, Taft and David Duski, Principal at Charles River Association.

… prosecution strategy under the USPTO’s new Supplemental Guidance for computer-generated interfaces and icons (March 2026) — and how to draft claims that satisfy the written description requirement without unnecessarily sacrificing infringement scope in light of Curver Luxembourg v. Home Expressions. The second segment examines key post-LKQ infringement and invalidity decisions, …and explores important practical tensions between the current analytical framework applied at the summary judgment stage and the holistic “ordinary observer test” that governs the ultimate infringement question at trial…

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1:00 - 2:00 PM  ET | 19.00 -20.00 CET

USPTO  Cooperative Patent Classification for cellular immunotherapy (Registration) (new)

Classification Cafe Foundational Knowledge session is presented by USPTO Stakeholder Offerings and Resources (SOAR)

… Experts from our Classification Quality and International Coordination (CQIC) division will cover:  Why we use classification; Relationships between classification systems; Benefits of cellular immunotherapy

Add. Info: New IPC/CPC main group A61K 40/00 Cellular immunotherapy (covers isolated cells of the immune system presenting or targeting a specific antigen or a mix of antigens for use in therapy, for C-Sets use see the group Definitions); >>>USPTO’s Classification Café is “To establish and build upon base and/or expert level knowledge of the IPC and CPC schemes”; Expert level technical classification training on specific topics of interest; Focuses on foundational core classification skills: Serach and Rertrieval. The seaaion inskude: CPC overview; Overview of specific technology; Relevant CPC areas; At least two examples (incorporates search strategy) (Source:  a presenation at the at 13^th CPC Annual Meeting with Offices classifying in the CPC (Feb. 23, 2026, p.23-25), Previous SOAR Classification Cafe sessions: Internet of Things (Sep. 10, 2025), Combination sets (C-Sets) (June 25, 2025), cross-cutting technologies (Dec. 4, 2024);  Artificial Intelligence (Oct. 24, 2024); Blockchain technology (Aug. 6, 2024); Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology (Jul.18, 2024)

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2:00 - 3:00 PM  ET | 20.00 -21.00 CET

USPTO Getting Started with Patent Public Search (Registration) (new)

Staff from the Patent and Trademark Resource Center Program and the Public Search Facility will show you how to use the USPTO's Patent Public Search.

See add. info in comments to Jun. 18, 2026 USPTO patents search webinar (above)

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Thu., -Fri Jun. 25-26, 2026

EPO/European Innovation Council Intellectual property for deep-tech businesses (Registration by 6/24/2026)

6/25 IP strategy day    8:00 – 11:00 AM ET | 14.00-17.00 CET

6/26 IP management day  3:00 – 6:00 AM ET | 9.00-12.00 CET

See the program and details below.

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Thu., Jun. 25, 2026

3:30 – 5:00 AM ET | 9:30 – 11:00 CET | 15:30 - 17:00 JST

WIPO Japan Overview of the European IP Situation (Registration) (in Japanese)

Speaker: Akira Yoshimori (吉森 晃), Principal Director of IP, Rep. of JPO in Europe, JETRO Dusseldorf Office

An annual JETRO presentation on IP law development in EU, EPO, UPC and selected European counties.

See also: Jul 3. 2025 JETRO presentation of Jul 3. 2025 webinar ( 25 p., Engl. Transl. and original, video-on-demand); European IP News (JETRO Dusseldorf Office) (in Japanese)

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4:00 AM-12:30 PM ET | 10:00-18:30 CET

IPI Academy (Falconbury/Management Forum, UK) State of the Art Searching Training Course (Registration, GBP699)

Presenter: Jane List, Extract Information Limited

Selecting the right content mix — patents, non-patent literature, standards — and the databases, date coverage and country coverage needed for a robust state-of-the-art review; Building and executing search strategies using concept definitions, patent classifications, citations, name searching and field-specific techniques across chemistry, biotech, mechanical, devices and ICT; Knowing when and how to deploy AI search and analysis tools effectively — and how to balance recall and precision for optimal, relevant results; Analysing large result sets, categorising findings, identifying trends, pivotal patents and key players, and selecting the right reporting style for your audience; Setting up patent monitoring alerts and review processes to stay current as the state of the art evolves in your field.

See Program for details.

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8:00 – 9:00 AM | 14.00-15.00 CET

14:00 – 15:00 AM | 20.00-21.00 CET

Ensemble IP Has AI made keyword searching obsolete in patent search? (Registration) [Quartet Expert Search Webinar Series] (new)

Speakers: Jonathan Skovholt and Brad Buehler, Ensemble IP

… exploring one of the biggest questions in modern patent search: when AI can understand concepts, do keywords still matter?  See Quartet in a live demonstration and learn where AI accelerates discovery, where keyword strategy still delivers precision, and why the strongest searches use both—especially for filing decisions, freedom to operate, and validity analysis. AI can surface meaning across unfamiliar terminology, but carefully constructed keyword strategies still expose precision, edge cases, and legal nuance that AI alone can miss.

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9:00 – 11:00 AM ET | 15.00-17.00 CET

EPO/EIC IP strategy practice and case studies (Registration by 6/24/2026)

A part of the program of IP strategy day of IP for deep-tech businesses

Speakers: Thomas Bereuter, PATLIB, EPO, Adéla Dvořáková, EIC, Ilja Rudyk, Senior Economist, EPO

How IP supports your business, illustrated by case studies.

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10:00 – 11:00 AM ET | 16.00-17.00 CET

CAS Effective Prompting for CAS Newton in CAS IP Finder (Registration) (new)

Speaker: Mike Axton, CAS

… how prompt CAS Newton to “ educate you” on search strategies within CAS IP Finder; analyze and summarize the results of your own search; to implement your preferred search style for precision and recall.

Cf. Prompting and smart follow-ups (3:29) of CAS Newton in Scifinder.

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10:30 – 11:00 AM ET | 16.30 – 17.00 CET

Minesoft From Search to Agent: AI Tools for Today, Agentic Workflows for Tomorrow (Registration) (new)

Speaker: Kevin Spahr, Minesoft

A live demo of our already-live Novelty Checker & Invalidity Screening, novel idea checks in seconds, client-ready reports instantly, plus a sneak peek at our multi-agentic workflows launching this summer, and what they mean for patent search.

Instant Invalidity and Novelty Search; family trees, OCR file history, alerts, and portfolio reports; what’s coming next

Add. info: May 26, 2026 webinar First look: Agentic is coming to Minesoft (34:31); Minesoft, Novelty Checker - An in-depth look. Minesoft Blog, Jun. 22, 2026; Instant Novelty Reports Minesoft Blog, May. 22, 2026; Minesoft Agentic IP workflows built to change what’s possible (One page overview) Novelty & Patentability [scans all available prior art]; Invalidity & Opposition [targets pre-priority prior art to narrow or invalidate specific granted claim]; FTO & Clearance [maps in-force and pending patents across jurisdictions]; State-of-the-Art [technology mapping: trends, competitors, white spaces, and opportunities.] 

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11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET | 17.30-18.30 CET (40m + Q&A)

IP Rally Patent Intelligence, Reimagined: RPX Empower meets (Registration) (new)

Speakers: Andreas Cehlinder and John Paul Keeler, IPRally and Steve Chiang  and Ricky Irizarry, RPX

The premier patent analytics and patent litigation platform, has joined forces with to bring complimentary patent workflows to customers around the world. 

Join us for the first look at how RPX Empower, patent analytics and patent litigation platform integrate with IPRally, AI-native patent research platform What we'll cover: Overviews of RPX Empower and IPRally; how both technologies complement each other

Add. info: RPX Corporation Announces Strategic Collaboration with IPRally, RPX Press Release. Jun. 9, 2026 (cross-linked solution in two workflows: Invalidity Search (prior art references for asserted patents; 42% of RPX-surfaced [using IPRally]prior art is used in IPR challenges by third parties) and State-of-the-Art Analysis (comprehensive technology landscape assessments) ;  See also: RPX Empower, Patent Intelligence Platform: Modules: Patent Analytics (Patent Licensing and Acquisition, Portfolio Management [Abandonment-worthy Patents  vs Most Valuable Assets, Benchmark Portfolio Against Peers], R&D / Market Intelligence, Litigation Risk Assessment and Strategy); Litigation Defense (Litigation Research, Litigation Strategy, Risk Analysis, Business Development, Active Matter Management [ongoing patent litigation]; Monitoring); License Manager (Licensing Rights Management; Portfolio Analysis); SEP Explorer (Curated Standard-Specific Collections,  AI-Based Essentiality Analysis (Beta), Contribution Intelligence; Patent Pool Intelligence); Data Platform (Litigation, Patents, Entities and SEPs)

 

Fri., Jun. 26, 2026

3:00 - 4:00 AM EDT | 9:00 - 10:00 CET | 16:00 -17:00 JST

LegalTech Fundamentals and Golden Rules of FTO Searches in the Gen AI Era: From Risk Assessment to Design Modification and Idea Generation (Registration) (in Japanese)

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

…Specifically, the seminar focuses on the fundamental principles of using generative AI for FTO searches, techniques for prompting AI to achieve high-accuracy results, and practical tips for conducting screening efficiently while avoiding misinformation; Mr. Tsunobuchi will also share specific prompts he has developed. To illustrate these concepts in a real-world context, a brief demonstration will be conducted using "MyTokkyo.Ai"—a generative AI-equipped patent search tool that Mr. Tsunobuchi uses himself.

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3:00 – 6:00 AM ET | 9.00-12.00 CET

EPO/European Innovation Council Intellectual property for deep-tech businesses (Registration by 6/24/2026)

From the program of IP management day

9.00- 10:35 CET IP management (The main pillars…) Thomas Bereuter, EPO; IP assessment (How to identify the winning technologies in your portfolio) Johannes Schaaf, EPO; IP protection (How to protect the obvious and the less obvious (digital inventions) Rainer Kaysan, EPO; Q & A.

10:45- 11:45 CET Freedom-to-operate assessment How to approach FTO and how EPO tools like Espacenet can support you. Christian Soltmann, EPO

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8:00 - 9:00 AM ET | 14:00 - 15:00 CET

WIPO TISC Introduction to AI (new)

Speaker: Ekrem Ayhan Çakay, QPIP, WIPO IP Analytics

… AI's implications for IP systems

(A part of "AI in the Knowledge Economy" webinar series (on how AI is reshaping every aspect of IP services, note upcoming webinar in this series:  Aug, 28, 2026 AI and Patent Search: Creating agents to support patent search by Álvaro González, INAPI, Chile)

 

Tue., Jun. 30, 2026

10:00 - 11:00 AM ET | 15:00 - 16:00 CET

Patsnap How to Unlock Strategic Value from IP Data (Registration)

Speaker: Jonathan Hewett, Partner, Lewis Silkin LLP with Chloe Henry, Patsnap

In this session, patent attorney Jonathan Hewett, will demonstrate how he uses … turn IP data into strategic intelligence. You'll learn how to: surface relevant IP insights using intuitive search strategies; Leverage detailed technology reports to uncover market trends and competitor activity; Trace inventor activity IP to reveal … how innovation teams evolve…; Apply expert tip from a leading IP attorney on real PatSnap use cases to unlock deeper strategic value from your data.

Add. Info · Patsnap Help Center => Analytics => Insights : Getting started with Patsnap Insights; Insights by PatSnap Overview (10 p.); Exporting Patsnap Insights Reports;  The Technology Key Report; Alternatives to Technology Key Report; The Technology Timeline Report; The Competitive Key Report; Inventor Analysis.

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10:00 – 11:30 AM ET | 16.00 - 17.30 CET (also 6/09/2026 at 10.00 CET)

Questel Advanced Training Orbit Intelligence (Registration)

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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Questel and Schweiger & Partners AI-Assisted Systematic FTO with Qthena: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭-𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 (Registration) (new)

Speaker: Martin Schweiger, Schweiger & Partners, and Jonathan Laidler, Qthena, Questel

…a practical webinar for patent and product teams looking to make their Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) analyses more systematic and repeatable. …this session will demonstrate how to combine Qthena's AI capabilities with expert legal review in a single, streamlined FTO workflow.  Topics:… identify the limitations of conventional FTO approaches; …how AI can be leveraged safely to Accelerate patent searching, relevance screening, overlap assessment, and claim analysis; Classify and prioritize large patent result sets using semantic search and automated categorization; Assess patent-product overlap; Understand why purpose-built patent AI outperforms general-purpose AI for FTO work.

Add. info: Qthena, the AI assistant for patent and trademark productivity;  Qthena, Patent Mapping and Claim Analysis with AI Questel; Streamline Claim Chart Generation (AI-powered case); Top 5 FTO Pain Points Patent Professionals Face and How AI Helps. [Questel] Qthena Blog, June 10, 2026. See also: Schweiger & Partners (SG) Systematic FTO 

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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT | 17:00 - 18:00 CET

Lexis Nexis Turning Patent Data into Business Decisions: Leveraging Patent Analytics and AI for Value-Added Services (Registration) (new)

Speakers: Dr Nina Müller, GOTTSCHALD Patentanwälte, Nicholas Valentino and Dr Isumo Bergmann, LexisNexis IP Solutions

In this webinar, Nina Müller of Germany-based IP law firm Gottschald will share how her firm successfully integrated patent analytics and AI into its practice to enhance client advisory services, differentiate itself in a competitive market, and uncover new business opportunities.Key Takeaways: Real-world use cases for strategic patent analytics; Demonstration of PatentSight+ with Protégé in practice…

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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT | 17:30 - 18:30 CET (also 7/2/2026 at 8:30 CET)

WIPO Chemical searches in PATENTSCOPE (Registration) (new)

Speaker: Sandrinne Ammann (WIPO)

What We'll Cover: Exact Structure Search, Substructure Search; Markush Structure Search, and  Complete Search Strategy - Combining structure + multilingual text for comprehensive results

Add info: : see a copy of presentation of the previus, Oct  25, 2025 webinar (115 p.); Markush searches in PATENTSCOPE webinar (June 22, 2023, Video, 1:18:01); Chemical searches in PATENTSCOPE for and by Experts (Sep. 24, 2020, 59 p.)Patentscope User's Guide (June 2024, 87 p.. See pp. 23-33)

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In Advance:

Sun- Tue, October 18-20, 2026

Clarivate Ignite IP Conference 2026 October 18-20 | Philadelphia, USA (Registration, fee)

Includess Patent Intelligence program: Derwent Patent Search (formerly Derwent Innovation) and Derwent Patent Analytics (formerly Innography) (Claim Free Ticket & Hotel Stay for the first 30 customers who register)

Sun. ,Oct. 19, 2026
2:00 pm Derwent Patent Search user drop in session (60 min)
2:00 pm Derwent Patent Monitor user drop in session (60 min)
Sun. ,Oct. 19, 2026
9:30 am Patent Intelligence: Derwent product roadmap and IPOne (60 min)
10:30 am Derwent data case study (30 min)
Sun. ,Oct. 20, 2026
11:30 am Chemistry search for IP: Derwent Chemistry Search (45 min)
12:15 pm Defensible IP with biological sequences: Derwent Sequence Search(45 min)

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 Footnote 1. See Add.info for Patlytics presentation at the IPBC Global at June 16, 2026 .AI-Powered Patent Platform [and related Patlytics Blog articles & Lexology] : Patent Application Drafting [Patentability Search, Aligning Patent Workflows with Product Development Cycles(March 19 2026)] Patent Infringement Detection & Patent Claim Charting [Patent Landscaping vs. Patent Analysis (2 Apr 2026); Detection and Claim Charting; Evidence of Use (EOU) Chart(23 Apr 2026)]; Patent Invalidity Analysis [Patent Invalidity Analysis (19 Feb 2026); Claim Construction Module(24 Mar 2026); §103 Obviousness with AI(30 Mar 2026); AI Patent Validity Search(26 Mar 2026)]; Patent Vault + Classification [Patent Portfolio Review (20 Apr 2026); Patent Classification of Patent Portfolios; Litigation-Grade Analysis for Pending Applications(11 Feb 2026)]; Patent Pruning  [Patent Monetization(30 Jan 2026); Portfolio Pruning(25 Mar 2026)]; Other articles: AI Patent Search(7 Apr 2026); FTO; Competitor Products Monitoring(9 Apr 2026); NPL and Automated feature extraction(26 Mar 2026); etc.

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Updates

Update 6/1/2026 June 2, 2026 TURPIUG Digital Tools Webinar #4 UnlockIng the Power of PatSnap Analytics; June 9, 2026 CMS Unified Patent Court (UPC) - Part 1; June 18, 2026 CIPA SPCs for plant protection products after Brexit – what’s the same and what’s different; June 23, 2026 [CIPA] Informals Foundation Lecture Priority; June 4, 2026AIDB/CAS The Recipe for Smarter IP Search: CAS Newton & CAS IP Finder

Update 6/9/2026 June 9, 2026 SLW Institute Patenting Pharmaceutical Solid Forms Revisited; June 10, 2026 IP School (IP Juku Co., Ltd) Infringement Determination Workshop (in Japanese); June 11, 2026 Osaka Institute of Technology Kansai IP Seminar: The Current State and Future of AI Use in Intellectual Property Operations — From "Labor-Intensive" to "Knowledge-Intensive and Strategic" (in Japanese); TURPIUG Digital Tools Webinar #5 Accelerating R&D with AI [IPscreener]; June 15-17, 2026 IPBC Global; June 17, 2026 Cypris AI‑driven commercialization: Closing the IP–R&D gap; Kilburn & Strode Best practice for in silico data: Opportunities and pitfalls at the EPO; June 18, 2026 Great IP EXPO2026. Transforming IP Practice with Generative AI: From Automated Search and Assessment to IP Management; Generative AI and Patent Searching: Considering What and Why to Search, and How to Communicate Results(in Japanese); Junior /IPWatchdog How I Prompt AI – Claim Charts and Tool Stacks; USPTO The Path to a Patent, Part III: Patent searching; Jun. 19, 2026 Great IP EXPO2026. The Current Landscape of Patent Databases and Generative AI: From AI Summaries and Patentfield AIR to the Potential of Local LLMs (in Japanese); June 25, 2026 CAS Effective Prompting for CAS Newton in CAS IP Finder; June 26, 2026 LegalTech Fundamentals and Golden Rules of FTO Searches in the Gen AI Era: From Risk Assessment to Design Modification and Idea Generation(in Japanese)

Update 6/23/2026 June 11-12, 2026 CFIB Annual Meeting, Lion; June 24, 2026 Clarivate Rethinking patent licensing strategies: How to create business value from your portfolio; USPTO SOAR presents: Cooperative Patent Classification for cellular immunotherapy; USPTO Getting Started with Patent Public Search; June 25, 2026 Ensemble IP Quartet Expert Search Webinar Series - Is keyword searching obsolete?; IPRally Patent Intelligence, Reimagined: RPX Empower meets IPRally; June 25, 2026 WIPO TISC Introduction in AI; Minesoft Instant Patent Novelty Report; June 30, 2026 Shiga How Patent Claim Characteristics Influence Validity and Litigation Outcomes in Japan; Questel AI-Assisted Systematic FTO with Qthena Lexis Nexis Turning Patent Data into Business Decisions: Leveraging Patent Analytics and AI for Value-Added Services; WIPO Chemical searches in PATENTSCOPE; In Advance: Patent Intelligence program @ Clarivate Ignite IP Conference 2026 October 18-20, 2026| Philadelphia, USA (limited free registration)