Patent and Patent Information Events in October 2026
Patent and Patent Information Events in October 2026
The post below is a copy of the one posted on Sep. 27, 2026 (updated Sep.28, 2026 ) at the PIUG Community Discussion Forum.
Details:
Thu.. Oct. 1, 2026
3:00 -6:00 AM ET | 9:00 -12:00 CET
EPO Patenting seminar on inventive step in the fields of biotechnology, OS03-2026 (Registration by 9/29)
EPO tutors:Björn Gundlach and Matthias Ulbrecht, EPO moderator:Sönke Holtorf
This year’s seminar focuses on advanced challenges encountered when assessing the inventiveness of an invention in the fields of biotechnology: antibodies, experimental evidence and biological material.
9:00:-11: 30 CET Inventive step in biotechnology – where does the real debate start?
The credibility of alleged technical effects; Whether an effect is achieved across the full scope of the claim, whether there is a genuine improvement; The boundary between routine optimisation and invention, and the role of reasonable expectation of success
11: 30 – 12:00 CET Q & A
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4:00 -5:00 AM ET | 10:00 -11:00 CET
EPO Leveraging Espacenet technology platforms, KL20-2026 (Registration by 9/30)
In this presentation we will demonstrate the working of the Technology platform by taking a closer look at “Offshore wind energy” and “Firefighting technologies".
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9:00– 10:30 AM ET | 15:00 – 16:30 CET
EUIPO Short IP training - EUD: Conditions of protection (Registration) (new)
Speakers: David Broedelet, Business Operations Department, EUIPO
This session focuses on the legal/substantive assessment of whether a design can be protected (and why), and how to manage novelty/individual-character risks and key exclusions. Learning objectives: • Assess protectability of a REUD by applying the core conditions of protection (design definition, novelty, individual character, disclosure rules, relevant assessment framework, public policy and morality, article 6ter of the Paris Convention). • Identify and handle typical “substantive” risks (e.g., prior disclosure, weak individual character, crowded field) and recommend mitigation strategies (design strategy, filing strategy, evidence strategy where relevant). • Distinguish protectable design features from excluded features, including key exclusions/ limitations (e.g., features solely dictated by technical function; interconnections where relevant).
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12:00 PM- 1:00 PM
ClaimHit /IPWatchdog AI for Patent Licensing – Beyond Statistical Triage to Evidence-Grounded Product Analysis (Registration)
Panelist: Lillian Safran Shaked, Patent Monetization, Shaked & Co. Law Offices (Tel Aviv, IL), Bikram Singh, ClaimHit LLC (Mohali, Punjab, India & Royersford, PA ), Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog, Inc.
… portfolio-wide product analysis that evaluates patented claims against real-world companies and products, … where the available evidence supports, contradicts, or is insufficient to establish a potential claim match (cf. with use of statistical indicators such as citation counts, family size, claim length, and forward-citation velocity)
Add. Info: ClaimHit (Founded Apr 2026). How ClaimHit finds products; How ClaimHit Verifies Infringement Candidates (2 Apr 2026) (Hit score methodology); AI Claim Charts vs Attorney Analysis (14 Mar 2026); How to Read a ClaimHit Hit Chart (28 Feb 2026); Scintillation Research and Analytics Services Pvt Ltd (a parent patent search firm, Mohali, Punjab,India) w/ Patent Infringement Tool/ClaimHit. See also Charles Eldering, Update on the ClaimHit AI patent infringement detection tool, Light Drafts, Sep.10, 2026 (incl. a ClaimHit story), and his early An expanded benchmark of AI patent infringement detection tools, ibid, Jul.30, 2026
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Mon., Oct. 5, 2026
1:00 pm – 7 pm BST
RSC Law Group Intellectual Property Law Seminar 2026 (London, UK)
From the Programme:
EPO case law update Richard Cooke, Elkington + Fife; UK plant variety rights litigation: a new frontier for IP disputes? Chris Thomas, Appleyard Lees; Changes to exclusivity under the EU pharmaceutical reform. Charlotte Jones,Viatris; US practice update. Amanda Murphy, Finnegan; Doctrine of equivalence in pharmaceutical cases. Christopher Sharp, Pinsent Masons
Add. info: Rahman, A., Barry, I. Aug. 11, 2026. EPO updates Case Law of the Boards of Appeal book. (See also EPO Update summary, Jun. 3, 2026); Malik, M., Putter, P., May 15, 2026. Plant Breeders’ Rights: what they are and why they matter. BioTalk (Bird & Bird); Konrad, J., et al.COHAUSZ & FLORACK, 25 June 2026. A comprehensive guide to supplementary protection certificates in Europe as regulation controversy heats up, in: The Guide to Life Sciences: Key Issues for Senior Life Sciences Executives 2026. pp. 14–21.; Taylor, S., 23 Jun 2021. How the doctrine of equivalents impacts patent protection in Europe. Pinsent Masons.
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Tue., Oct. 6, 2026
4:00 -5:00 AM ET | 19:00 -11:00 CET
EUIPO Update on BoA case law research reports: Evocation of Geographical Indications and Disclosure of a prior design (Article 7(1) EUDR) (Registration)
Speakers: Virginia Melgar and Julie Hamel, Boards of Appeal, EUIPO
Join us on this webinar to meet the Boards of Appeal’s experts behind the case-law research report… on … Disclosure of a prior design (Article 7(1) EUDR.’ The report aims to identify trends and detect possible divergences
Add Info: EUIPO Boards of Appeals. Disclosure of a prior design (Article 7(1) EUDR), June 2025, 28 p. (Case-law Research Report)
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11:00 AM -12:00 PM ET | 17:00 -18:00 CET
Meissner Bolte MB.Lectures Foundations of German, European and international design protection (Registration) (in German)
Speaker: Julian Würmser, LL.M., Meissner Bolte
MB.Lectures is the free lecture series for patent attorney candidates, patent engineers, and newcomers to IP law.
Add. info” Act on the Legal Protection of Designs (Designgesetz – DesignG), as of 24 February 2014, last amended, 10 August 2021; Künzel, J (Krieger Mes & Graf v der Groeben), 2019. Protecting and enforcing design rights: Germany, in: Designs: A Global Guide 2020.; Koerner, Markus (Bird & Bird) 2026. Design Protection in Germany, Global Law Experts, Sep. 8, 2026; Weede, R., 2025. The beginnings of design protection in Germany: From peripheral concern to legislative priority. HLK. Auiug. 13, 2025; BARDEHLE PAGENBERG IP Academy, Basics of German, EU and international design protection (in German) Dr. Henning Hartwig , May 5, 2026 (recording and slides).
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Tue.-Wed. Oct. 6-7, 2026
WIPR AI & IP, Marriott Marquis, New York (new)
From Agenda
10/7 9:00-10:00 ET Finding gaps in your portfolio: Does AI hold the key?.Joe Fiore, Tradespace (Moderator), Ayan Afridi, Verizon, Tom Rendell, Global Head of Solutions & Consulting, LexisNexis IP, Misha Solodovnikov, Modern Luxury (This sessions will discuss: How to turn data into insight from AI-driven portfolio analysis; Demonstrating real value of AI tools in portfolio management; How AI can show the true value of your portfolio)
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Wed. -Sat. Oct. 7-10, 2026
2026 AIPPI World Congress, Hamburg
Program highlights:
7 Oct 2026 16:30-17:30 VIP Keynote Roundtable António Campinos, President, EPO, Tanuja Garde, WTO, Klaus Grabinski, UPC, Eva Schewior, President, DPMA, Aleš Zalar, PMAC, UPC. [future developments in the IP landscape and the IP office practices]
8 Oct 2026 09:30-11:00 CET Pharma Session I - Comparative patent linkage regimes worldwide….Andrew Clarke, James & Wells (Australia), Dorian Immler, Bayer IP GmbH (Germany), Juhua Luo, CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office (Beijing, China), Anita Nador, INQ Law (Toronto, Canada), Masaru Nakajima, Ueda & Nakajima IP Law Firm (Tokyo, Japan). This panel will examine and compare patent-linkage regimes across major jurisdictions… The discussion will unpack the core components of linkage systems, such as patent-information registration platforms, certification or declaration mechanisms, …, market-exclusivity incentives
9 Oct 2026 11:00-11:30 CET AIPPI Café 5: Sequence Listing Standard WIPO ST.26 version 2.0 Quiz Show. Emma Francis, IP Data Expert at WIPO (… discussion regarding the latest version of WIPO ST.26, which will come into force in July next year. To facilitate discussion, a “quiz show” will be held with hypothetical sequence listing examples, both valid and invalid. ). 16:00-16:30 CET AIPPI Café 7: PCT Recent & Future Developments (Recent amendments, digitalisation initiatives, work-sharing mechanisms, and evolving practices among ISAs and IPEAs, sequence listings, unity of invention, and the increasing use of electronic tools and AI-assisted examination processes); 16:30-18:00 CET Plenary Session for Proposed SC Resolution (Microbiome-Based Inventions)
10 October 2026 09:30-11:00 CET Plenary Session for proposed Resolution on Patents (and 11:30-13:00 CET)
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Mon., Oct. 7, 2026
10:00 - 11:00 AM ET | 16:00 - 17:00 CET
PIUG/ Aptean GenomeQuest's Chemical Modification Module Same Sequence, Different Invention (Registration)
Presenter: Julien Doudement, Principal Solution Architect - Aptean GenomeQuest
…discover the Chemical Modification module, built in collaboration with CAS and powered by CAS biosequences content, curated residue by residue from patents and the scientific literature. GenomeQuest turns that data into a search you can run the way a claim is written, using exact positions, floating patterns or occurrence counts, combined with Boolean logic, with or without a query sequence. See modifications drawn directly onto the alignment, filter results by chemistry class or by modification at a given query position, and export the modification summary of any hit in one click.
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Tue., Oct. 8, 2026
4:00 – 16:00 CET
WON 98e ALV (s-Hertogenbosch, NL) [Werkgemeenschap Octrooi-informatie Nederland (WON) Algemene Ledenvergadering [General Members' Meeting] (new)
From the Program (w/abstracts): Reinventing the Patent Information Profession in the Age of AI. Thorsten Zank, Ph.D., BASF, PDG President [“As search, analysis and reporting become increasingly automated…”]; Supercharging Collection Searches with LLMs, Daniel Lam; 37 Years of Patent Information: From Manual Searching to AI-Driven Knowledge, Ivo Vermeulen; IP Screener, Proactive patent intelligence in the R&D Workflow. Linus Wretblad, QPIP, IP Screener; QPIP update, Bettina de Jong, QPIP, PDG Secretary General, ISBQPIP support; To QPIP or not to QPIP, Robin Burgers, QPIP (Jul 2026), FrieslandCampina, Developing the IP Intelligence role at HEINEKEN, Richard Aarnoudse, Heineken N.V; My journey into Patent Intelligence, Siew‑Loon Ooi, Ph.D., Koppert BV
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Tue., Oct. 8, 2026
3:30– 4:15 AM ET | 9:30 – 10:15 CET
EUIPO Short IP training - Live tutorial "Design View" (Registration) (new)
Speakers: David Broedelet, Business Operations Department, EUIPO and Antonio Grau, Digital Innovation Department, EUIPO
This session focuses on how to navigate and use the database efficiently, apply practical tips and tricks, and avoid common errors to ensure accurate and reliable results. Learning objectives: • How to use DesignView database • Identify the most relevant tips and tricks • Understand and solve the most common misuses/pitfalls in using the tool.
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5:30– 7:00 AM ET | 11:30 – 13:00 CET
EUIPO Short IP training - Live session "The new EUD system: principles and scope"(Registration) (new)
Speaker: Alfonso CID, Business Operations Department, EUIPO
This session focuses on the architecture and lifecycle of EU Design protection (routes, legal effects, scope and key strategic implications across the system). Learning objectives • National designs, EU Design, and international design routes. • Legal effects of EU Design protection (unitary character, territorial scope, and how scope of protection is shaped at a system level). • Strategic filing in relation to disclosure, marketing launch, priority, and deferment of publication• EU Design “system features” (publication vs deferment…)
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Wed., Oct. 9, 2026
5:00– 6:00 AM ET | 11:00 – 12:00 CET
EPO UP in practice - an overview for users PL97-2026 (Registration by Oct. 8, 2026)
EPO is now offering a refresher for users on the procedure to obtain unitary protection and other related services. In particular, this lecture provides in-depth information on the submission of requests for unitary effect, …and requests for the registration of transfers of rights or licences. The lecture also provides insights into the practice of the EPO's Unitary Patent Division.
This activity will be recorded and made available in the European Patent Academy course room.
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Mon., Oct. 12, 2026 - Fri., Feb. 5, 2026
EPO EQE Daily M2 legal questions 2026 (Registration until 2/5/2027, Materials will be available in the e-course room until: 30 April 2027) (new)
From the program (12 weeks): Week 2-3 [10/19 & 10/26] Patentability; Week 4 [11/2]: Claims and Priority; Week 5 [11/9]: Entitlement – Effect – Property - Information – National Impact; Weeks 7-9: EPC Procedural Law, incl. W6 [11/16] From Filing To Search, W7 [11/23] Publication, Examination, Amendments and Corrections, Decision To Grant or Refuse; W8 [11/30] Opposition, Limitation, Appeal…); Weeks 10-12: PCT, incl. W10 [1/18/2027] Intro and Filing an International Application, W11 [1/25/2027] Intl. search, Intl. Publication, Suppl. Intl. Search and Intl. Prelim. Examinations
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Mon.- Tue., Oct. 12-13, 2026
10/12 8:00 AM– 12:00 PM ET | 14:00 – 18:00 CET
10/13 3:00 AM– 12:00 PM ET | 9:00 – 17:45 CET
WIPO Seminar on SEPs and Dispute Resolution (Geneva, Hybrid) (Registration)
From the Programme:
8:30– 9:30 AM ET | 14.30 – 15.30 CET
WIPO SEP Strategy in Practice – Current Work and Emerging Needs
SEP Information, Data and Transparency (Presentation of PATENTSCOPE and discussion of the broader SEP information landscape, including patent pools and other sources of SEP-related information.)
Legal Landscape and Access to Legal Information. Presentation of WIPO Lex SEP Case Law Collection)
14.30 – 15.30 CET (in person only)
Workshop 1 – SEP Information, Data and Transparency
What information is most useful in practice? Where are the principal information or transparency gaps? How could existing resources such as PATENTSCOPE help?
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Tue., Oct. 13, 2026
3:00 – 6:00 AM ET | 9.00 – 12.00 CET
DPMA DPMAregister: Basic and extended research (online, in German)
Registration by e-mail (datenbanken@dpma.de) by Oct. 6, 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”)
Add. info: DPMAregister (intro), DPMAregister - Official Publications and Register Database; An Information brochure (2 p.)
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4:00– 5:00 AM ET | 10:00 – 11:00 CET
EPO Structure and entries in the European Patent Register KL01-2026 (Registration by Oct. 12, 2026)
This lecture provides a comprehensive overview of the structure and content of both the European Patent (EP) Register and the Unitary Patent (UP) Register. Particular attention will be given to the legally required register entries displayed in the EP "About this file" and UP "About this file" sections…. we will examine the information available in the Status, Bibliographic Information, Examination, and other register sections from the filing of an application, through search and examination procedures, to grant, post-grant activities, and the Unitary Patent procedure. The lecture will also cover the sections dedicated to Legal Status, Register Events, Citations, and Register Online File Inspection, … EP Register user documentation, help files, and other available resources.
Note: The presentation and recording will be posted to an e-course room open for the registrants.
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4:30 – 6:00 AM ET | 10:30 – 12:00 CET
EU IP Helpdesk IP for Future and Emerging Technologies (Registration)
Speaker: Dr. Nigel S. 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 FETs and the insight that analysis of patenting activity can bring to the evolution of these technologies. Learning objectives: Emerging and disruptive technology definitions; How to identify FETs; Basics of patent analytics; Insights into selected FETs; Resources for patent analytics
See a recording of the Sep. 30, 2025 webinar on the subject (58:30, from 09:20)
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8:00– 9:50 AM ET | 14:00 – 15:30 CET
EPO EPO search tools to improve business decisions, BS03-2026 (Registration, by Oct. 12, 2026)
Speakers: Johannes Schaaf & Geert Boedt, EPO
Using Espacenet to filter and analyse search results; Using PATSTAT for more advanced statistics
Note: the presentation and recording would be posted to an e-course room open for the registrants.
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11:30 AM– 12:15 PM ET | 17.30 – 18.15 CET (also 10/15 at 8:30 CET)
WIPO AI Assistant in PATENTSCOPE (Registration)
Learn how PATENTSCOPE's AI Assistant can help you turn a plain-language research question into a structured search query
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12:00 PM- 1:00 PM ET | 18:00 - 19:00 CET
IP Copilot/IPWatchdog Protecting the Product – Mapping Features to Patent Claims and Closing Coverage Gaps (Registration)
Panelists: Scott Kelly, KellDan Law PLLC, Austin Walters, IP Copilot, Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog, Inc.
How to build a feature-to-claim coverage map (fully or partially protected, or unclaimed). How to account for product changes, shared components, expired rights, and jurisdictional limitations. How to prioritize coverage gaps according to commercial importance, competitive exposure, and available filing options
Add. info: See IP Copilot Portfolio management (as a part of the Enterprise solution), see a video (1:02), see Business Alignment @0:26:31, Detectability @0:31; Recommendation @0:37 and AI Patent Filing Decisions (1:33), see AI-generated Alignment summary@0:26. See IP Copilot Aug. 18, 2026 LinkedIn post, and for due diligence on third party portfolio, see Sep. 17, 2026 LinkedIn post. See also Insights module to ask questions across portfolio.
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Wed.-Thu., Oct. 14-15, 2026
2026 WIPO Intellectual Property Judges Forum
A Meeting Report would be published
See 2025 2025 WIPO IP Judges Forum Report (28 p., Ses. 1-2 Industrial Designs & Pharmaceutical Patents, w/ lists of reference judgments linked to the WIPOLex)
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Wed., Oct. 14, 2026 -Wed. Nov.11, 2026
4:00 -6:00 PM ET | 22:00 -24:00 CET
Fall Patent Law Course with Morrison Foerster and GSAS Harvard Biotech Club (Registration)
Faculty: Nathan S. Vogler, Janet Xiao, Ph.D., Anita Choi, Jim Krenn, Kathleen Kean, Christopher Gloria, Joshua A. Crawford, and Meghan McLean Poon, Ph.D., Partners, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Join our five-week patent law course for… patent practitioners looking for a detailed refresher on patenting life sciences innovations.… Through a mix of lectures and interactive workshops, MoFo’s Patent Law Course introduces key concepts in IP law with an emphasis on key life sciences patent issues, technology developments, patent licensing, and company formation. Each session will teach important elements of patent law through discussions of court cases and practical examples
Sessions: 10/14 IP 101; 10/21 Patent Drafting Session; 10/28 Special Patent Topics in Life Sciences; 11/4 Formation and Licensing Issues in Life Sciences 11/11: New Technologies in Life Sciences: Medical Devices, Diagnostics, AI
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Wed., Oct. 14, 2026
10:00 AM -11:00 PM ET | 16:00 -17:00 CET
LexisNexis/Lexology How AI Is Reshaping IP and What Professionals Must Prepare For (Registration)
Panelists: Bo Heiden, UC Berkeley, Tim Alexander Oelmann, Deutsche Telekom AG, Marco Richter, LexisNexis IP, and Stephan Wolke (Dr), thyssenkrupp IP GmbH
How roles, skills and responsibilities inside IP teams are likely to evolve; … How AI can broaden access to patent intelligence and support more strategic use of IP data
Add.info: LexisNexis. AI in IP Report: Insights and Recommendations from IP Leaders. Sep. 2026
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11:00 AM -12:00 PM ET | 17:00 -18:00 CET
PIUG Community Engagement Hour: Patent Intelligence Beyond Patents: Integrating Literature, Market, and Business Intelligence (Registration)
Discover how leading organizations combine patents with scientific literature, clinical trials, standards, regulatory data, company news, investments, and product launches to support R&D planning, competitive analysis, licensing, and technology scouting; See how AI is helping connect diverse datasets
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4:00 -6:00 PM ET | 22:00 -24:00 CET
MoFo’s Patent Law Course Session 1 IP 101 (Registration)
See details above for Oct. 14-Nov.11, 2026 course description
Thu. -Fri. Oct. 15-16, 2026
10/15 3:00– 10:05 AM ET | 9:00– 16:05 CET
10/16 3:20– 9:40 AM ET | 9:20– 15:40 CET
EPO Post-grant procedures for Technology Transfer Officers (Registration by 10/14)
Two-day interactive course (11 h). Topics include the patent system, opposition and appeals processes, as well as how IP is used in business environments.
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Thu., Oct. 15, 2026
1:00 - 2:30 AM ET | 7:00 - 8:30 CET | 14:00 - 15:30 JST
WIPO Japan/JETRO Overview of Intellectual Property in India (Registration) (in Japanese)
Speaker information from JETRO New Delhi Office and presentation slides to be added.
Add. Info: See the recording (1:08:00) and slides (69 p. See Eng. transl., pp.13-49, 51-52) of the Jul. 21, 2025 webinar.
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5:00– 6:30 AM ET | 11:00 – 12:30 CET
WIPO- GESDA Joint Workshop “From Qubits to Rights: Future Scenarios for Quantum Computing and IP” (Registration)
Program: Session 1. Emerging Quantum Technologies: What Do They Mean for IP? (incl. a snapshot of what recent IP data can tell us about the evolution of the quantum technology landscape). Session 2. Navigating Future Scenarios for Quantum Computing and IP.
Speakers include: Alessandro Curioni, IBM Fellow, IBM Research, Europe - Zurich
Add. Info: Pagano, F., 2026-09-13. Quantum at IBM, with Alessandro Curioni. CEOWORLD magazine; The Future of Computation: Dr. Alessandro Curioni on the Quantum Advantage.GITEX AI EUROPE, Jan 7, 2026 (18:34)
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7:00– 8:30 AM ET | 13:00 – 14:30 CET
British Library, Business & IP Centre Introduction to registered designs (Registration by 10/14)
Presenter: Ziaad Khan, IP Information Expert, Business & IP Centre, British Library
The webinar will explain the basics behind registered design protection and registration, and how to use internet databases and resources to search for designs. The session will include a live demonstration of a registered design search to guide delegates through the process.
Add. Info: British Library.Designs: IP guide, 2025, 8 p.; D Young & Co. Introduction to Registered Designs
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10:00– 11:00 AM ET | 16:00 – 17:00 CET
CAS Structure search in CAS Newton℠ for CAS IP Finder® (Registration)
Speaker: Mike Axton, Manager, Customer Success Specialists, CAS
This webinar demonstrates how searching a structure with CAS Newton delivers the same expert-level results expected from structure search, without the added complexity…. How to draw a chemical structure in CAS Newton and search using natural language conversation
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11:00 -11:45 AM ET | 17:00 -17:45 CET (Also at 10:00 CET)
Questel Orbit Intelligence - Training 3 – Expert (Registration)
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Sun.-Tue, Oct. 18-20, 2026
Clarivate Ignite IP Conference 2026, Loews Philadelphia Hotel (Registration, apply for Patent Intelligence program for free registration)
From Agenda: Sun, Oct 18, 2026 Bootcamps: 2:00 PM ET Derwent Patent Analytics. Bamini Jayabalasingham and Daniel Surwit, IP, Clarivate; 3:00 PM Derwent Patent Monitor. Marcques Domask, Lead Product Manager, IP, Clarivate; 5:00 PM ET Derwent Patent Search. Laura Bantle, Principal Technical Solution Consultant, IP, Clarivate
Mon, Oct 19, 2026 9:30 -11:00 AM Derwent product roadmap and Introduction to IPOne.Derwent data case study. Sandra Mau, IP, Clarivate & Nathan Westgarth, Innography, Clarivate; 11:30 AM -1:00 PM Deep dive Derwent Patent Search; Introduction to Novelty Search Agent. Laura Bantle, Clarivate; 2:00 -3:30 PM The new speed of FTO: Derwent Patent Monitor; AI prioritization and automation. Marcques Domaskad, Clarivate
Tue, Oct 20, 2026 9:30 -11:00 AM Derwent Patent Analytics; Portfolio optimization & Market intelligence. Bamini Jayabalasingham and Daniel Surwit, IP, Clarivate; 11:30 AM -1:00 PM Patent Intelligence for science: Chemistry Search and Biological Sequences. Laura Bantle, IP, Clarivate and Nathan Westgarth, Innography, Clarivate
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Mon. Oct. 19, 2026 -Mon. Dec.7, 2026
WIPO Academy ‘New’ DL178E WIPO eTutorial on Patent Analytics (Registration by Oct.18, 2026) (new)
The e-tutorial is an interactive learning tool covering open source patent analytics and various use cases, following a “learn by doing” approach. Self-evaluation tools (exercises and quizzes) have been integrated in the tutorial to help participants to gauge their level of knowledge. (~6 h self-study).
Add. info: WIPO (2022) The WIPO Manual on Open Source Patent Analytics (2nd ed.) and Oldham, Paul (2022) TheWIPO Patent Analytics Handbook
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Mon. Oct. 19, 2026 -Thu. Dec.10, 2026
9:15 -17:00 CET (varies)
EUIPO Academy Intensive IP Educational Programme (Registration page, complete registration by Oct.16, 2026) (via Zoom, sessions start @ 9:15 CET)
From the program: 10/19 & 20 Trade Marks (9 h -2 days), 10/23 Designs (6 h), 10/29 Copyright (6 h 45 m), 11/9 Patents (6 h),11/13 IP Valuation and Commercialisation (6 h 45 m), 11/27 Geographical Indications (4 h 45 m, incl. GI for industrial products), 11/27 Community Plant Varieties (3 h)
Related EUIPO Courses: European Union design (EUD) in a nutshell; IP Essentials (MOOC): Trade Marks (2 h); Designs (2 h), Copyright (1 h 40 m), Patents (2 h 20 m), Entrepreneurship and IP (2 h 30 m)
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Tue., Oct. 20, 2026
11:00 AM -12:00 PM ET | 17:00 -18:00 CET
Meissner Bolte MB.Lectures Design law - DPMA, EUIPO and international design protection (Registration) (in German)
Speaker: Oliver Nilgen, Meissner Bolte
Add info: Regulation on the implementation of the Design Act as of 2 January 2014, last 10 August 2021 (9 p.) Designs: An information brochure on design protection. DPMA., 2017, 16 p.;
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Tue., Oct. 20, 2026
Future IP UK, London (new)
From Agenda: 12:20 - 13:05 PANEL | Portfolio Intelligence: Data-Driven Decisions and Business Strategy.Kritika Chhokra, Patent Intelligence Manager, BAT, Stephan Wolke, thyssenkrupp IP GmbH, Ashley Tambe, Hitachi Energy, Alec Griffiths, LGC. (Identify the portfolio gaps relative to business strategy; Leverage analytics to rethink national-phase choices, spot competitor activity, and prioritise filing; how teams are connecting patent data to commercial outcomes) 14:05 - 14:20 AI in the Patent Pipeline Jonathan Foster, Lead IP Counsel, Ørsted (We look at … how IP experts can leverage freely available AI tools for greater efficiency and better results.).
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Wed., Oct. 21, 2026
9:00 -10:00 PM ET | 15:00 -16:00 CET
Panitch Training Academy Increasing the Value of New Plant Varieties with Patents, Trademarks, and Licenses (Register)
Presenters: Travis W. Bliss, Ph.D., Stephany G. Small, Ph.D., Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
In this session, we will have a discussion on the types of IP (patents, plant variety protection, trademarks) available for novel plant varieties, and how to monetize those rights through licensing. This session will also explore the FTO impact that a competitor’s IP rights may have, depending on the type of variety rights at play and the location of the activity at issue.
Bliss, Travis Flora Culture Int., 12 Nov 2023,(cited below)
See also: Bliss, Travis., 2023. Choosing the best plant variety rights in the USA: Which options are right for you? Flora Culture International, 12 Nov 2023; Jackman, P.A., Vculek, B. (Sterne Kessler). Seeds of Innovation: Cultivating Tomorrow’s Growth Through Robust IP Safeguards for Novel Plant Varieties. Lexology, Dec. 1, 2023; Vculek, B., Longsworth, G., Millonig R. (Sterne Kessler) Rooted in Rights: Lessons From Plant Patent Infringement and Invalidity Cases. WIPR, 23 Jan 2026
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12:00 PM-12:45 PM ET | 18:00 -18:45 CET (also 10:00 CET)
IPRally Prior-art-aware patent drafting with IPRally Protection (Registration) (new)
Host: Sakari Arvela, European patent attorney, CPO & Co-Founder, IPRally
IPRally Protection, the newest pillar of the IPRally patent engine, brings the closest prior art onto the page as you draft, so claim scope rests on evidence from the first sentence. (“Scope independent claims better, make dependent claims deliberate”)
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4:00 -6:00 PM ET | 22:00 -24:00 CET
MoFo’s Patent Law Course Session 2 Patent Drafting (Registration)
See details above for Oct. 14-Nov.11, 2026 course description
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Thu., Oct. 22, 2026
11:00 -11:45 AM ET | 17:00 -17:45 CET (Also at 10:00 CET)
Questel Orbit Intelligence -Training 4 - Analytics (Registration)
1. How to quickly prepare a decent sample 2. Analysis - Short Tour 3. Analysis – Grand Tour 4. Presentation's creation
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Questel/IPWatchdog Patent Search in the AI Era – Separating Hype from Real Productivity Gains (Registration)
Patelists: Shruti Costales, Shruti Law PLLC, Benoit Chevalier, Chief Product Officer, Questel, and Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog, Inc.
search tasks AI is already delivering measurable productivity gains (e.g., prior art screening, classification, semantic search, and result triage), and which still require expert judgment; the limits and risks of AI-assisted search, including relevance, hallucinations, transparency, and reproducibility; changing the role of the searcher and workflows within IP teams; AI tools evaluations
Add.info: Chevalier, Benoit, AI-Powered Patent Search: Choosing the Right Solution. [Questel] Blog, Sep. 17, 2026.; -- How to Integrate AI into Patent and Trademark Workflows. IP Service World Blog, Sep. 29, 2026.
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Fri., Oct. 23, 2026
8:00 -9:00 AM ET | 14:00 -15:00 CET
IPscreener What’s New in IPscreener: From Ideas to Patent Insights (Registration)
Presenter: Linus Wretblad, IPscreener
AI Agent (Research inventions, novelty and FTO, the evidence behind the findings); Claim Chart (Auto-detect claims from inventions or patents, AI-matched patent documents per claim; Interactive relevance table); License Search (Claim-level scoping, AI web discovery, and Captured evidence)
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Mon.-Wed., Oct. 26-28, 2026
WIPO Working Group on the Legal Development of the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, H/LD/WG/1 (Webcast)
From Draft Agenda; #4 Amendments to the Regulations for Removing the Mono-Class Requirement (H/LD/WG/14/3 and H/LD/WG/15/2); #7 Ability to File Designs per Designation in an International Application (H/LD/WG/15/5)
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Mon., Oct. 26, 2026
4:30 -7:30 ET | 9:30 -12:30 CET
GO Opleidingen Legal aspects of Patent information (APIC) (Registration, € 1095,00) (new)
Instructor: Bart van Wezenbeek, Ph.D. , Millipede
Module 1 of the Advanced Patent Information Course (APIC)
From Content: Part 1: Priority [(in)validity of priority claims] and novelty revisited [Art. 52 and 54 EPC vs 35 U.S.C. §102], inventive step [Europe vs US]; Part 2: Claim interpretation [how claims are read for determining novelty and inventive step and how they may be amended to overcome these objections]; Part 3: Patent formalities [in treaties: TRIPs, PCT, EPC, PLT, etc.; general formalities and repair possibilities for non-compliance, possible extensions and invalidation procedures (TPO, opposition), and how this shows in the registers] Part 4: Infringement (the Bolar exemption, exhaustion, licensing and relations with (European) competition rules; court procedures)
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Tue., Oct. 27, 2026
10:00– 11:00 AM ET | 15:00 – 16:00 CET
Patsnap Deep Dive: Unlock 360° Insights Across Biological, Chemical and Drug Intelligence (Registration)
Speakers: Carley Langleben and Winta Afeworki, Project Managers, Patsnap
Linking Patsnap Synapse drug and pipeline data for biologic drugs with related sequence and biologic patents in Patsnap Bio; Linking Synapse patents and drug activity with Patsnap Chemical’s chemical structures and similar compounds; Identifying competitors, assessing emerging opportunities, etc., by integrated view across biological, chemical, and drug data.
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12:00 PM -1:00 PM ET | 17:00 -18:00 CET
Meissner Bolte MB.Lectures Substantive Design Law and Requirements for Protection (Registration) (in German)
Speaker: Dr. Stefan M. Zech, LL.M., Meissner Bolte
Add. info: Kur, A., Endrich-Laimböck, T., Huckschlag, M., 2023. Substantive Law Aspects of the ‘Design Package.’ GRUR Int 72, 557–565. https://doi.org/10.1093/grurint/ikad039
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Wed.- Thu., Oct. 28-29, 2026
WIPO PCT Union: Meeting of International Authorities Under the PCT, Thirty-Third Session, PCT/MIA/33
From Draft Agenda: #4 PCT Statistics; #5 Matters Arising from the Quality Subgroup; #7 PCT Minimum Documentation, (a) Agreement on NPL Items in the PCT Minimum Documentation; (b) Permanent Task Force on PCT Minimum documentation: Status Report; #8. Third-Party Observations (PCT/MIA/33/2, 15 p.); #9. Citing Non-Written Prior Art; #10. Sequence Listings; (a) Processing Sequence Listings; (b) Sequence Listings Task Force: Status Report (PCT/MIA/33/3, 4 p.), #11. Further Work; #12. Summary by the Chair; Review of the Supplementary International Search System (PCT/MIA/33/4, 8 p.)[considerations to abolish the system because of low usage]; Time Limit for International Search (PCT/MIA/33/6, 8 p.) (updated)
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Wed, Oct. 28, 2026
10:00 -11:00 AM ET | 16:00 -17:00 CET
PIUG Patsnap PIUG Silver Sponsor Webinar (Registration)
Speaker: Matthew Birch, European and UK Patent Attorney and Patsnap's AI Solutions Lead for IP,
Matthew will explore the evolution from Boolean to semantic to agentic search, and how AI trained on technical and legal data is bringing discovery, search, and drafting within a single platform. The session explores what this convergence means for patent information, IP strategy, and R&D…
Add. info: Patsnap Eureka IP, Eureka by Patsnap IP Walkthrough, Invention Disclosure [agent]. (includes prior art search [not exhaustive], technical comparison, and novelty and inventiveness assessment); Novelty Search [Agent] [automatically extracts technical features, runs semantic/classification/keyword searches, and generates a structured comparison report], Patent Drafting [agent] (runs semantic patent search, compares relevant patents with the invention) [Patsnap Eureka IP Help Center]
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11:00 AM -12:00 PM ET | 16:00 -17:00 CET (also 10/29 at 11:00 CET)
CAS Newton [in CAS SciFinder] (Registration) (new)
We will discuss when to choose CAS Newton over other search types, framing prompts that give you precise results, and working with the answers.
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11:00 AM -12:00 PM ET | 16:00 -17:00 CET (also 9:00 PM ET)
Oblon Using the Middle Ground - Case Law and Applications for "Consisting Essentially of" (Registration)
Speaker: Derek Lightner, Ph.D., Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P
We will discuss the meaning and the history and state of the case law of the “middle”-scope transition phrase “consists essentially of” after Eye Therapies v. Slayback Pharma, drafting applications for its use in U.S. prosecution, and potential risks to using the transition phrase.
Add. info: MPEP 2111.03 Transitional Phrases [R-01.2024] (III. CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF); McBriar, M.D., 10 Jul 2025. Is Your Claim Open or Closed? Claim Construction Takes on a New Meaning in Eye Therapies, LLC v. Slayback Pharma, LLC. MoFo Life Sciences.
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12:00 PM- 1:00 PM
ClaimHit /IPWatchdog AI for Patent Licensing – Beyond Statistical Triage to Evidence-Grounded Product Analysis (Registration) (new date, rescheduled from Oct.1, 2026)
Panelist: Lillian Safran Shaked, Patent Monetization, Shaked & Co. Law Offices (Tel Aviv, IL), Bikram Singh, ClaimHit LLC (Mohali, Punjab, India & Royersford, PA ), Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog, Inc.
… portfolio-wide product analysis that evaluates patented claims against real-world companies and products, … where the available evidence supports, contradicts, or is insufficient to establish a potential claim match (cf. with use of statistical indicators such as citation counts, family size, claim length, and forward-citation velocity)
Add. Info: ClaimHit (Founded Apr 2026). How ClaimHit finds products; How ClaimHit Verifies Infringement Candidates (2 Apr 2026) (Hit score methodology); AI Claim Charts vs Attorney Analysis (14 Mar 2026); How to Read a ClaimHit Hit Chart (28 Feb 2026). Scintillation Research and Analytics Services Pvt Ltd (a parent patent search firm, Mohali, Punjab,India) w/ Patent Infringement Tool/ClaimHit. See also Charles Eldering, Update on the ClaimHit AI patent infringement detection tool, Light Drafts, Sep.10, 2026 (incl. a ClaimHit story), and his early An expanded benchmark of AI patent infringement detection tools, ibid, Jul.30, 2026
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4:00 -6:00 PM ET | 21:00 -23:00 CET
MoFo’s Patent Law Course Session 3 Special Patent Topics in Life Sciences (Registration) (new)
See details above for Oct. 14-Nov.11, 2026 course description
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Thu, Oct. 29, 2026
12:00 PM- 1:00 PM
PatSnap/IPWatchdog Building Verifiable AI Intelligence – Connecting Tools, Data and Workflows with MCP (Registration)
Panelists: Dustin Raney, SuperTruth, Robert Plotkin, Blueshift IP, Carl Röst, Head of Consulting, Patsnap, and Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog, Inc.
… what the MCP protocol does, MCP vs. APIs and built-in AI features; the shift from AI generation of plausible answers to answers based on verifiable patent, literature, and market data; MCP today: from prior art and FTO analysis to target discovery, competitive monitoring, and portfolio decisions; future directions for agents, custom builds, and data access
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Fri. Oct. 30, 2026
9:00– 10:00 AM ET | 14.00 – 15.00 CET
WIPO TISC Patent drafting and the use of AI (Registration) (Zoom link)
Expert: Marta Daiz Pozo, Legal Officer, IP Commercialization Section, IP for Innovators Department (IPID), WIPO
A part of Webinar and Ask the Expert series 2026: AI in the knowledge economy
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Mon.- Thu, Nov. 2-5, 2026
12:00 PM - 4:15 PM ET | 18:00 - 22:15 CET
USPTO Learn to think like a patent examiner with STEPP's four-day course (Interest Form, will be considered until Monday, October 26, or until full capacity is reached) (new)
Similar to the training of new USPTO examiners, all sessions will focus on a sample patent application. This STEPP course will cover how examiners review patent applications according to the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP): Day one focuses on the role of an examiner and the steps an examiner takes when reading an application for the first time; Day two uses the details covered during day one to plan and conduct a search, with an emphasis on the relevant legal information; Day three uses the details covered during day two to map prior art to claims using the relevant legal information; Day four finishes discussing the mapping of art to claims and focuses on how examiners write their office actions.
Note: STEPP participants are expected to complete pre-course homework, including computer-based training (CBT) modules and other resource materials. See such list of USPTO CBTs in comments to Aug. 5-8, 2026 STEPP course.
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Updates
Update 9/28/2026 Sep. 29, 2026 SLW Institute AI Skills: A Phased Roadmap for Junior and Senior Attorneys; Oct. 1, 2026 EUIPO Short IP training - EUD: Conditions of protection; IPWatchdog/ClaimHit AI for Patent Licensing – Beyond Statistical Triage to Evidence-Grounded Product Analysis; Oct. 6, 2026 EUIPO Update on BoA case law research reports: Evocation of Geographical Indications and Disclosure of a prior design (Article 7(1) EUDR); Oct. 6-7, 2026 WIPR AI & IP, New York; Oct. 8, 2026 EUIPO Short IP training - Live tutorial "Design View"; EUIPO Short IP training - Live session "The new EUD system: principles and scope"; Oct. 13, 2026 IP Copilot/IPWatchdog Protecting the Product – Mapping Features to Patent Claims and Closing Coverage Gaps; Oct. 14, 2026 - Nov.11, 2026 [5-week] Fall Patent Law Course with Morrison Foerster and GSAS Harvard Biotech Club [MoFo’s Patent Law Course]; Oct. 18-20, 2026 Clarivate Ignite IP Conference 2026, Philadelphia; Oct. 19 –Dec.7, 2026 WIPO Academy WIPO eTutorial on Patent Analytics; Oct. 20, 2026 Future IP UK, London; Oct. 21, 2026 Panitch Training Academy Increasing the Value of New Plant Varieties with Patents, Trademarks, and Licenses; Oct. 23, 2026 IPscreener What’s New in IPscreener: From Ideas to Patent Insights
Update 10/11/2026 Oct. 7, 2026 EU IP Helpdesk IP for Future and Emerging Technologies (date corrected); Oct. 8, 2026 WON 98e ALV (s-Hertogenbosch, NL); Oct. 12, 2026 - Feb. 5, 2026 EPO EQE Daily M2 legal questions; Oct. 15-16, 2026 EPO Post-grant procedures for Technology Transfer Officers; Oct. 15, 2026 WIPO- GESDA Joint Workshop “From Qubits to Rights: Future Scenarios for Quantum Computing and IP”; Oct. 19, 2026 –Dec. 10, 2026 EUIPO Intensive IP Educational Programme; Oct. 21, 2026 IPRally Prior-art-aware patent drafting with IPRally Protection; Oct. 26-28, 2026 Working Group on the Legal Development of the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs; Oct. 26, 2026 GO Opleidingen Legal aspects of Patent information; Oct. 28, 2026 PIUG Patsnap PIUG Silver Sponsor Webinar; Oct. 28, 2026 and Oct. 29, 2026 CAS Newton: Right Tool, Correct Prompt, Trusted Answer; 11/2-5 USPTO Learn to think like a patent examiner with STEPP's four-day course
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