Patent and Patent Information Events in November 2026
Patent and Patent Information Events in November 2026
The post below is a copy of the one posted on Nov. 1, 2026 at the PIUG Community Discussion Forum.
Summary
Details:
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)
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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Mon.-Fri., Nov 2-6, 2026
4:00 – 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST | 10.00 - 13.00. and 15.00 - 18.00 CET
WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents : Thirty-Seventh Eight (SCP/38) (Webcast)
From Annotated Draft Agenda and Proposed Timetable:
#4 Report on the international patent system SCP/38/2, see Certain Aspects of National/Regional Patent Laws Database [prior art, novelty, inventive step (non-obviousness) and grace period], 32 Member states + previous submissions. #6 Quality of patents, See SCP/38/6 (See Annex 2. Summary of the policy options:… III. Patentability Criteria A. AI-generated prior art, #43-49, pp. 25-27, and Report on the Expert Exchange SCT/37, Nov. 2025, #57, #59-64, 71; Sharing session on the use of various tools, including AI, for effective patent examination procedure; #7 Updates on the initiatives on publicly accessible databases of patent status information concerning medical products and health technologies
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Tue.-Wed., Nov. 3 - 4, 2026
08:00 AM- 12:30 PM ET | 13:00 - 17:30 BST | 14:00 - 18:C0 BST
IPI Academy (Falconbury and Management Forum) IP Due Diligence & Freedom to Operate in Practice Training Course (Registration, £699)
Instructor – Tim May, Finnegan
From the program: FTO analysis – US perspective: Tactics for recognising the products and processes to be cleared; Timing and scope of the project; Defining the search – common pitfalls; Validity and infringement analysis – tactics for ‘triage’ on the FTO search results; Cost-effective approach for dealing with potentially problematic or ‘blocking’ patents; EP perspective: Strategies for analysing whether EP infringement and validity issues in FTO context; Recognising the risks in different EP jurisdictions; EP options for dealing with competitor patents; FTO for a licensing company: Selection and prioritisation of technologies for FTO; Interaction of FTO and trade secrets
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Nov 4, 9,11 and 16, 2026
4:30 -7:30 ET | 9:30 -12:30 CET
GO Opleidingen (WON) Advanced Patent Information Course (APIC) (Registration, see each module below)
Nov. 4, 2026 Module 2 Patent Classification. Instructor Jane List, QPIP (…What is: IPC based classification (CPC, DEKla, F1); non-IPC based classification (F-terms, USClass) & Derwent Class and Manual Code; How to find right codes: classifications sites (WIPO, EPO, GPTO, USPO and JPO), search facilities (search in class definition [WIPO]; statistical display of search results (EPO); classification thesauri in patent databases; from keyword searches), € 595,00
Nov. 9, 2026 Module 3 Patent Landscaping. Instructor Ekrem Ayhan Cekay, QPIP (...Scope of the patent landscape study; Data collection; Data processing (cleaning up of data and categorisation of documents); Analysis of the data; Visualization; Reporting), € 595,00
Nov. 11, 2026 Module 4 Command Language Searching. Instructor Gerben Gieling, QPIP (… Important limitations of the various systems; Back-up routes; ‘Applying the legal knowledge in applying specific (country dependent) date filters’; Legal status (in connection with FTO)), € 350,00
Nov. 16, 2026 Module 4 Freedom to operate. Instructor Ton de Graaff, QPIP (scope of the search, countries of production/market, competition; inter-operability of technical features of product/process => a search strategy; Generalize and specialize technical features; problem-solution per feature, when was first disclosed; technical feature timeline; reasoning and creativity through the different search strategies; identifying product features in claim language, still in force?; when to stop; reporting), € 595,00
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Wed. , Nov 4, 2026
1:00-3:00 AM ET | 7.00-9.00 CET | 15.00-17.00 JST
WIPO Japan Overview of IP in ASEAN (Registration) (in Japanese)
Presentation by JETRO Singapore and Bangkok Office
Countries: Brunei (BN), Cambodia (KH), Indonesia (ID), Laos (LA), Malaysia (MY), Myanmar (MM), Philippines (PH), Singapore (SG), Thailand (TH), Vietnam (VN), and Timor-Leste (TL) (from Oct. 2025)
See materials of Nov. 13, 2025 webinar (presentation (Jap.), Eng. Transl., 145 p., video (1:07:57, in Japanese) JETRO Survey of Industrial Property Rights Search Databases in ASEAN 2025. May 2026, 324 p (Eng. Transl.); JETRO ASEAN IP Reports and IP News and for each country: ID, KH, SG, TH, PH, BN, VN, MY, MM, LA, and Bangladesh (BG). See also (European Commission) IP Helpdesk News: South-East Asia (industrial property, patents, plant variety right), Country Materials (BN, KH, ID, LA, MY, MM, PH, SG, TH, and VN), SEA IP Guides (Utility models (2025); Patents (2023); Administrative Actions (2021); Software (2021); ASPEC patent filings (2021); Industrial designs (2021); ASEAN Designview (2021); IP protection in the cleantech industry (2019), the medical device & healthcare industry (2019), and the cosmetics industry (2025)), and Case studies(ID Design cancelation (No.56) and Patent invalidation (No.40); MY: High court decision on patented rights (No.36); SG Design registration in Automotive industry (No.35); VN: Patent infringement: pesticides (No.53) and pharmaceutical patent (No.52); Patent Prosecution Strategy for manufacturing (No.31)).
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12:00 PM-1:00 PM ET | 18.00-19.00 CET (and 10.00 CET)
IP Rally Patent answers, inside the AI you already use (Registration, both sessions)
Speakers: John Paul Keeler and Yashasvi Ranawat, IPRally
How you can check new R&D ideas against prior art from your AI assistant; track where competitors are heading using patent data; A preview of what’s next.
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2:00-2:15 PM ET | 20.00-20.15 CET (also 10:00 CET)
CAS Newton℠ Natural Language Text-to-Structure for Scientific Discovery (Registration)
…showcase a new CAS Newton capability that enables the creation of structures by simply entering a natural language query.
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2:00-2:40 PM ET | 20.00-20.40 CET (also 10:30 CET)
PatSeer From Patent Search to Strategy: Business-Aligned State-of-the-Art Analysis with AI (Registration, both time spots)
Speaker: Rohit Joshi and host Kshipra Sohani, Patseer
You’ll see how PatSeer’s new AI Classifier V2 generates business-aligned technology categories; Refining and adjusting the AI taxonomy to the right level of detail; High-precision classification of patents into custom segments; Visualizing trends, players, and technology segments with PatSeer’s analytics.
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Thu.-Fri., Nov. 5 6, 2026
Patent-Informations-Nutzergruppe. 3rd Autumn Conference PING e.V. (Berlin and online) (Registration by e-mail to vorstand@de-ping.de, 50,-- EUR for association members 90,-- EUR for non- members.
10:15 – 11:45 AM CET New developments at the DPMA - Harald Seitz, DPMA; AI Assistant in Patentscope - Sandrine Ammann, WIPO; Patent Search and Relevance Assessment with AI - Jochen Spuck, zito ai; 12:15 – 13:15 Benchmarking AI Tools for Patent Search - Alexander Giesen, CEPIUG AI WG; Using Local AI Models in Patent Search Workflow. Sebastian Göbel, Bösherz Goebel Patent Attorneys; 14:15 – 15:45 AI in Patent Information Workflows - Katrin Weissenberger, Minesoft; Application examples of gen AI in the analysis of patent specifications - Jörg Ohms, PING; AI-supported area research using the example of steel - Sascha Kamhuber, infoapps [cf. STEELmaker]; 16:15 – 17:00 Discussion round: The future of the use of AI in patent research
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Thu., Nov. 5, 2026
11:00 AM -12:00 PM ET | 17:00 -18:00 CET
CAS/ACS Mapping the Future of Polymer Innovation with AI: What’s Hot, What’s Not, and What’s Next (Registration)
Speakers: Jeremy Krogman, Lead Scientist Materials, CAS, Xudong Huang, PetroChina Shanghai Advanced Materials Research Institute (SAMRI), Qiongqiong Angela Zhou, Scientific Analysis and Insights, CAS
Yuo will learn how AI and natural language processing, applied to nearly 1 million polymer publications from the CAS Content Collection™, revealing emerging topics in energy storage, sustainable polymers, flexible electronics, advanced membranes, covalent organic frameworks, and vitrimers, and which of emerging polymer technologies are moving toward commercialization, and which remain in early-stage research. Compare national research strategies and distinguish where groundbreaking discoveries are happening from where IP is being secured.
Add.info: PetroChina (Shanghai) Advanced Materials Research Institute, CAS, Jul.31, 2026. Polymer Frontiers: A Comprehensive Data-Driven Analysis of Emerging Trends , 184 p. (See Ch.2 Data, Methods, and Analytical Framework, p.10-11 and Ch.3 Data, Methods, and Analytical Framework, p.12-43
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Mon. –Fri, Nov. 9-13, 2026
IPC Union - IPC Revision Working Group, Fifty-Sixth Session, IPC/WG/54
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Mon.-Tue, Nov. 9-10, 2026
4:00 AM-12:00 PM ET | 10:00-18:00 CET
WIPO Global Forum on IP and AI (Registration)
From the Provisional Program:
11/9 12:50 - 13:00 CET Insight: Painting by Numbers - The Power of IP Data. Andrew Toole, Georgia Institute of Technology (This presentation will explore how those insights can help us see the innovation landscape taking shape, spot emerging technologies as they gather momentum and stay one step ahead of the next breakthroughs shaping tomorrow.)
11/10 10:25 - 11:25 CET Navigating IP Offices in the Age of AI. Panelists: Anna Jardfelt, Swedish IPO (moderator), Tan Kong Hwee, IPOS (SG), Ms. Lilyclaire Bellamy, Jamaica IPO, Zhang Zhicheng, CNIPA, Ewa Skrzydło-Tefelska, Poland Patent Office, TBCs (Heads of IP Offices will compare … they are deploying AI across search, examination, classification and service delivery…. Ultimately, the session will ask: what does a future-ready IP office look like?)
11:40 - 12:00 CET Deploying AI in IP Administration.Panelists: Kenichiro Natsume, Assistant DG, WIPO (Moderator); Bruno Pouliquen, IP Data Machine Learning Development Manager, Advanced Technology Applications Center, WIPO, TBCs (Hear directly from those designing and implementing AI tools across search, examination, classification and service delivery, and discover what it takes to turn technological promise into practical improvements in efficiency, quality and user experience.)
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Mon, Nov. 9, 2026
3:15 – 10:45 AM | 9:15 – 16:45 CET
EUIPO Intensive IP Educational Programme 2026 - Module 4: Patents
From the Agenda: Introduction to Patents, Laurent Manderieux · Professor of IP Law, Bocconi University; Routes to Patent Protection: The European Patent, the PCT and the Unitary Patent, Mineko Mohri, WIPO; Patentable Subject Matter: Exclusions and Exceptions, The State of the Art: Novelty and Inventive Step, Sufficiency of Disclosure and Claims, Speakers TBC, EPO; Infringement and Defences, Gertrud Metsa, Queen Mary University of London; Patent Case Study, Roxana Constantinescu, Borbel Constantinescu Law Firm,
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4:00-5:30 AM ET | 10:00 -11:30 CET
EPO/EU IP Helpdesk Protection IP in Biotechnology: Focus on water treatment technologies (Registration) (new)
From Agenda Innovation market and trends in Biotechnology, [Ilja Rudyk, Patent Analyst, EPO]; Patentability issues in Focus on Biotechnology and water treatment technologies, Victor Veefkind, Examiner, EPO; Case Study: AWARE, Fabio Ugolini, Project Manager, Innova Srl
Add. Info: AWARE booklet for AQUACULTURE 2024 (24 p., 2024-07-31 ); Horizon Europe: Aquaponics from WAstewater REclamation (project description, a brochure (9 p., 01/2023), publications, results, etc.), AWARE: (a web page), video (6:36, May 17, 2024) (Coordinator: Dr. Fabio Ugolini, Innova Srl). Also: Preparatory self-study material: The patent process at the EPO; EPO – From application to patent: patentability requirements at the EPO (online course), etc.
Tue, Nov. 10, 2026
11:00 -11:45 AM ET | 17:00 -17:45 CET (Also at 10:00 CET)
Questel Orbit Intelligence - Training 3 – Expert (Registration)
12:00 PM -1:00 PM ET | 18:00 -19:00 CET
D Young & Co European Biotech Patent Case Law (Registration, also 7:00 AM ET and 10:00 CET)
Speakers: Simon O'Brien and Matthew Caines, D Young & Co.
Running successfully for many years, The D Young & Co European Biotech Case Law series provides essential legal updates on pivotal, life sciences and biotech-related EPO Board of Appeal decisions, explore critical sector-specific patent issues, including for example post-published evidence, inventive steps, and therapeutic effects.
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1:00 -2:00 PM ET | 19:00 -20:00 CET
SLW Institute Chemical Inventions Before the EPO (Registration)
(SLW Chemistry and Biology Webinar Series)
Speaker: Dr. Christian Gärtner, Prüfer & Partner (Munich, Germany) and (moderator) Ryan Connell, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner
The session discusses inventions which can be characterized by parameters and what the EPO requires for those parameters to hold up. The discussion also covers Markush formulae, including how they define classes of chemical compounds and the selection rules that govern choosing sub-generic groups within them, along with unity requirements and the tradeoffs between product, process, system and use claims.
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Wed, Nov. 11, 2026 and Nov. 18, 2026
4:00-6:00 AM ET | 10:00 – 12:00 CET
EPO Patenting computer-implemented inventions (CII), PW40-2026 (Registration, by 11/10/2026)
A complete workshop on computer-implemented inventions (CII), with detailed learning modules about essential concepts, definitions and exclusions to patentability. It includes self-paced reading, exercises and interaction with tutors, who guide participants from the principles underlying patenting CII to knowledge on how to patent specific topics related to CII and the difficulties involved. (Materials would be visible from Nov. 2, 2026)
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4:30-5:15 AM ET | 10:30 – 11:15 CET (also 11/25 10:30 CET)
Clarivate Darts-ip Patent Module Training for New Users (Registration)
Search by Party features; Party name vs. Company group search; Case list and Insights; Jurisdiction filter; Topic Search; Search by a specific SEP; Search by a specific active ingredient; Damage search; Claim Construction: Check Claim terms as suggested by the IP authorities.
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4:00 -6:00 PM ET | 22:00 -24:00 CET
Morrison Foerster 2026 Fall Patent Law Course. Session 5 New Technologies in Life Sciences: Medical Devices, Diagnostics, AI (Registration)
See further details in a description of the Oct. 14, 2026 session
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Thu.- Fri, Nov. 12-13, 2026
11/12 4:00-10:30 AM ET | 10:00 – 16:30 CET; 11/13 4:00-6:50 AM ET | 10:00 – 12:50 CET
EPO User Day 2026 (Registration)
From the Programme: 11/12 10.15-11.00 CET How AI is supporting the EPO and the user community (…highlights of AI-based tools integrated into the patent granting process at the EPO) Patrick Bodart, Principal Advisor (moderator), Sonia Pérez Díez, Principal Director, Åsa Ribbe, Principal Director Search & Patent Grant Process Products, EPO, Benjamin Grau, Partner, Fleuchaus & Gallo; 14.00-14.40 CETThe Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court (…latest trends, landmark decisions). Camille-Rémy Bogliolo, Unitary Patent Division and Stefan Luginbuehl, IP Lab and Patent Law Policy, EPO; 14.00-15.30 CET Quality management in action. Gerry van Dooren, Robert Rankin, and Fred Meyer, EPO
11/13 10.05-10.50 CET Tech sovereignty for patent users: tracking competition and opportunity (EPO Observatory on Patents and Technology: …free EPO tools, including the Data Desk, to explore trends, key applicants, country strengths and opportunities). Victor Arribas Martinez, EPO (moderator), Cristina Caffarra, EuroStack Initiative Foundation, and George Lazaridis, EPO; 12.20 - 12.45 Legal Interactive Platform (coverage, usage and limitations, best practices to explore patent law and procedures) Georgios Flouris, Head of Patent Information Tools, and Kieran Donnelly, Business Partner, EPO
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Tue., Nov. 12, 2026
10:00-11:00 ET | 16:00 – 17:00 CET
CAS Maximizing Recall in Chemical Patent Searches with the New ReaxysFileBib (Registration)
In this webinar, we will provide a brief introduction to the ReaxysFile databases. We will explore how ReaxysFile complements CAPLUS, DWPI, and other patent information resources, improving recall in chemical patent searches. In addition, for FTO analyses, we will show how ReaxysFile helps to identify which compounds are protected in granted patents beyond those originally disclosed or claimed in patent applications.
See REAXYSFILEBIB DBSS (Apr. 2026, 9 p.); Recent REAXYSFILEBIB Enhancements (May 21, 2026)
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10:00-10:30 ET | 16:00 – 16:30 CET
Minesoft Meet MAIA: Tips & Tricks for agentic workflows (Registration)
Every month, our experts share the questions, techniques and hidden MAIA features that turn a good search into a great one..
Add info: Minesoft AI Assistant (Agentic Patent Search)
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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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Fri., Nov. 15, 2026
3:00 – 11:15 AM | 9:15 – 17:15 CET
EUIPO Intensive IP Educational Programme 2026 - Module 5: IP Valuation and Commercialisation
From Agenda: Foundations of IP Management, Speaker TBC, PES University; IP Portfolio and Strategy Development, Hélène Bruderer, Univ. of Geneva; IP Valuation: Approaches, Methods and Practice, Balázs Erdei, Eötvös Loránd Univ.; IP Licensing: Models, Risks and Opportunities; Commercialisation Routes: Assignment, Spin-offs and Strategic Partnerships; Speaker TBC, PES University; What Investors Want: Start-up Funding and Venture Capital, Ewelina Idziak PhD, Kazimierz Wielki Univ. in Bydgoszcz
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8:00-9:00 ET | 14:00 – 15:00 CET
WIPO/TISC Global IP Databases in the AI Era: Opportunities and Challenges (Zoom link)
Expert: Sandrine Ammann, WIPO
A part of WIPO/TISC Program of Experts: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the knowledge economy
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Mon. –Fri, Nov. 16-20, 2026
4:00 – 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST | 10.00 - 13.00. and 15.00 - 18.00 CET
WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP), Thirty-Seventh Session, CDIP/37 (Webcasting)
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Tue. & Thu. Nov. 17 & 19, 2026 (2 sessions)
10:00 – 11:30 AM ET | 16.00 - 17.30 CET
PIUG Advanced Patent Search Strategies: What to Use When All Else Fails (Registration, PIUG Member $199.00, non-member $299.00)
Instructor: Ron Kaminecki, QPIP, J.D.
This two-part series presented covers multiple techniques including: The Building Block Approach: categorizing concepts to modify a strategy; Successive Fractions: paring a search down by concepts; Recombination of Elements: narrowing piecemeal results to avoid duplicates; Terms of Art: identifying the most important terminology; Linking: extending the search to other database sources; Pearl Growing: expanding results starting with only a single result; Cherry Picking: using a few documents to locate more information; High-Precision Networking: Using minimal terms in a specially focused format to open up a search; Analogous Arts: using alternative sources to locate the information.
See introductory video by the instructor, 9:21
Note: This course has been accredited by ISBQPIP for training for Qualified Patent Information Professional (QPIPTM) that is suitable to help you prepare for the examination or to contribute to your continued professional education
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Tue., Nov. 17, 2026
10:00 – 11:00 AM ET | 16.00 - 17.00 CET
Questel Orbit Intelligence Tips and Tricks Discover underused features you should know about (Registration)
During this webinar, we’ll introduce you to several of lesser-known yet powerful features, with practical examples to show you how and when to use them.
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10:00 – 11:00 AM ET | 16.00 - 17.00 CET
Patlytics/Lexology Finding Patent Licensing and Monetization Targets with AI (Registration)
Speakers: Nash Ream, Patlytics; Ryan Zurek, Ocean Tomo, Patrick Lafferty, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, Alfonso Chan, Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Target Discovery: Connect patents to the products, companies, and use cases most likely to practice them; Prioritizing licensing and monetization targets by relevance and potential value; Verifying AI-generated findings with citations before acting on them
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Wed., Nov. 18, 2026
3:00 AM– 12:30 PM EST | 9.00 - 18.30 CET
EPO Standards, Patents and Competitiveness Forum (Registration)
From the Programme: 7:30AM ET | 13.30 CET (1 h) Standards and patents (Part I): towards a level playing field - transparency and FRAND across jurisdictions Michael Fröhlich, EPO (Moderator), Pere Arque-Castells, EPO´s Observatory on Patents and Technology, Patrick Hofkens, Ericsson, Justus Baron, BRELA and Northwestern Univ. , and Matteo Sabattini, Sisvel
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4:30 – 6:00 AM ET | 10:30 – 12:00 CET
EU IP Helpdesk Freedom to Operate (Registration) (new)
Speaker: Dr Christian Hackl, European IP Helpdesk / TUM Tech GmbH
After the training, participants should have a better understanding: What is FTO, what are the different FTO types, what level of accuracy can be chosen in the data analysis?...When should SMEs choose to invest in FTO analysis and how much should they budget for that?
See: A recording of the Apr. 30, 2026 webinar on the subject (1:27:51, from 09:03)
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04:30 AM- 12:00 PM ET | 09:30 - 17:00 BST | 10:30 - 18:00 CET
IPI Academy (Falconbury and Management Forum) Legal Patent Searching Training Course (Registration, £699)
Instructor – Jane List
Aspects of search theory, the patenting process and patent information theory; review available AI tools; Strategies for executing patentability, opposition, invalidity and validity searches and reporting guidelines for each type of searches
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09:00 - 10:00 EST | 15:00 - 16:00 CET |7:30 - 8:30 PM IST
PIUG India Strategic Two-Pronged Approach to FTO for Complex Formulations (Registration)
Speaker: Harita S Achanta, SciTech Patent Art Services Pvt. Ltd.
A strategic approach to conducting exhaustive patent clearances externally without compromising sensitive technical know-how. Two strategies would be contrasted: 1. The Complete Formulation Search (when confidentiality constraints are minimal) and 2. The Isolated Ingredient Search. In the latter approach, when confidentiality is critical, the formulation is deconstructed and searched by individual ingredients, while the final synthesis of results is performed by the client.
Note: This talk was previously presented by Harita at the the PIUG 2026 Joint Annual & Biotech Conference.
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10:00-10:45 ET | 16:00 – 16:45 CET
Wilson Gunn Protecting automotive design through registered designs (Registration)
Speaker: Henry Shine, Wilson Gunn
In this webinar, Henry Shine will explore how registered design protection can be used within the automotive sector, what types of designs can be protected, …covering everything from vehicle exteriors and interior features to individual components and accessories; …robust protection for signature visual elements that define their products and brand identity over time, including across new product launches and design updates.
Add. info: Bradley, Susan, 24 April 2024. High speed IP protection – Registered designs in the automotive sector. Marks & Clerk; Sinclair, Lauren, 27 March 2025. WIPO Future of Transportation: Registered Design Trends. Reddie & Grose.
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12:00 PM-1:00 PM ET | 18.00-19.00 CET (also at 10.00 CET)
IP Rally Patent search agents in practice: Novelty, Invalidity, and a first look at FTO (Registration, both sessions)
Speakers: John Paul Keeler and Yashasvi Ranawat, IPRally, and guest customers
IPRally’s Novelty and Invalidity agents will run from the first request to the finished report. Follow each search and see the results you can review; A first look at the FTO agent, and a chance to register for the selective beta.
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12:00 PM -1:00 PM ET | 18:00 -19:00 CET
BARDEHLE PAGENBERG IP Academy: GPL IX: Nullity proceedings – first instance proceedings before the Federal Patent Court (iCal) [GPL German patent litigation]
Speakers: Dr. Johannes Möller and Dr. Detlef Schwarz BARDEHLE PAGENBERG
Add. info: BARDEHLE PAGENBERG, Oct. 2022. Patentnichtigkeitsverfahren [Patent nullity proceedings]. 13 p.(in German); Ehlgen, B., Schönbohm, J. (Linklaters LLP), 2022-11-01. Patent enforcement and invalidity procedures in Germany. Lexology.; Bundespatentgericht Types of proceedings;
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Thu. –Fri., Nov. 19-20, 2026
8:00-10:40 ET | 14:00 – 16:45 CET
EPO Boards of Appeal Case Law Conference 2026 (Registration)
From the Programme: 11/19 14:10 CET Highlights of the recent BoA case law. Karel Peirs and (moderator) Monika Millet Boards of Appeal, EPO; 15:30 CET Sufficiency of disclosure, Daniele Semino and (moderator) Andrea Veronese, Boards of Appeal, EPO; 11/20 14.05 CET Recent decisions of the Enlarged Board of Appeal (with a particular focus on claim interpretation and G 1/25) David Rogers and (moderator) Birgit Burm-Herregodts, Boards of Appeal, EPO.
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Thu., Nov. 19, 2026
4:30 – 6:00 AM ET | 10:30 – 12:00 CEST
European IP Helpdesk: Finding Patents (Registration) (new)
Speaker: Dr Nigel Clarke, Vising Fellow IfM, University of Cambridge; Stanfield Clarke Associates
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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 Jun. 5, 2028 webinar Finding Patents (1:23:50, from 10:06); 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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10:00-11:00 ET | 16:00 – 17:00 CET
Patsnap Analytics: Accelerate Patent Search and Analysis with the Power of AI (Registration)
Presenters: Chloe Henry and Farhan Choudhury, Patsnap
Accelerate patent searching with AI-generated queries; navigate patent records with the HIRO AI assistant; Review and analyze results using AI-generated custom fields and tagging to structure large result set; Move from manual searching to a conversational workflow with HIRO mode.
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12:00 PM-1:00 PM ET | 18.00-19.00 CET
Patlytics Beyond the Composition of Matter – AI and the Biosimilar Patent Landscape (Registration)
Speakers: Edmund Koundakjian, J.D., Ph.D., Mintz, Sunny Malhotra, Ph.D., J.D., Novo Nordisk, and (co-moderators) Josephine Garban, Ph.D. and Candice Kwark, Patlytics.
Topics include: Constructing a comprehensive biologics patent landscape beyond composition-of-matter protection; Using AI to identify and map patent families, organize claims, compare scope, track legal status, and monitor an evolving global portfolio; Distinguishing patents that may materially affect a commercial product or proposed biosimilar from results that are merely technically related; Adapting the analysis to different objectives, including lifecycle management, loss-of-exclusivity planning, freedom to operate, biosimilar entry, licensing, and dispute preparation
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Mon. –Wed., Nov. 23-25, 2026
IP Service World 2026 (Munich Germany)
Agenda/Program (to be highlighted in a separate post)
Selected presenters: Patent & IP Strategy Days: Day 1 (11/23) Questel, PatSeer, Clarivate, Danish Patent and Trademark Office, infoapps GmbH, Minesoft GmbH, IP7 Technologies GmbH, Zito AI, PatentPlusAI Inc., Anaqua, TT Consultants GmbH, PATOffice, Solve Intelligence, Uppdragshuset AB, uptoIP GmbH, IP Author, IamIP, Stilta, ArcPrime, IPScreener, XLSCOUT & TT Consultants; Day 2 (11/24) IamIP, ip-search, LexisNexis IP, Clerq (former NLPatent), Ensemble IP, GoVeda, Patseer, Zito, SciTech Patent Art Services, TT Consultants, Qube by Researchwire GmbH, PatSeer, scopri.ai, LexisNexis IP & Minesoft GmbH; Patlytics & IP Author, predori GmbH, Ensemble IP, ClearstoneIP, IPnovation GmbH, IPRally, CAS, Global Prior Art, Inc., Bayer IP; Workshops (11/25) Clarivate, IP Author, ipQuants/Questel, LexisNexis IP (Note: Companies displayed in red were not present at the IP Service World 2025)
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Mon. –Fri, Nov. 23-27, 2026
4:00 – 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST | 10.00 - 13.00. and 15.00 - 18.00 CET
WIPO Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS), Fourteenth session, CWS/14 (Webcasting)
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Tue, Nov. 24, 2026
10:00-11:00 ET | 16:00 – 17:00 CET
Patsnap Competitive Intelligence Without the Manual Research (Registration)
Presenters: Josh Smith and Kareem Zeid, Patsnap
Map your competitive landscape from a single technology name; Cut through the noise with purpose-built AI; Generate a multi-dimensional picture of each competitor.
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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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Wed, Nov. 25, 2026
3:00 -11:10 ET | 9:00 -17:00 CET
UPC PMAC Arbitration Day (Registration)
From the Programme: 8:30 -9:30 ET | 14:30 -15:30 CET Arbitrability of Disputes Concerning the Validity and Ownership of Intellectual Property Rights (recent developments in international arbitration and national legal systems) Vítor Palmela Fidalgo, Inventa &Univ. of Lisbon School of Law (moderator), Dário Moura Vicente, Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon; Antje Baumann, BAUMANN Resolving Disputes, Yanfang Wang, East China Univ. of Political Science and Law (ECUPL), Jacques Raynard, … CEIPI, Univ. of Strasbourg
Add. info: Niehoff, G., Thomas, R.M.. The Arbitrability of Patent Validity Disputes in Germany – and What Other Jurisdictions Do. Global Arbitration News (Baker McKenzie), Mar. 3, 2026; Baumann, A., 2024. Arbitrability of IPRs disputes, in: Research Handbook on Intellectual Property Rights and Arbitration. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 7–26.; Alkaladi, T., 2024. Arbitration of Patent Disputes: A Comparison of the Law in the United States, Switzerland, and Australia—Parts I Dispute Resolution Journal (2)189–204, Part II, ibid, (3) 285-304, and Part III, ibid, (4) 367-388
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10:00-10:30 ET | 16:00 – 16:30 CET
Minesoft [MCP] Connect Minesoft data into your AI Agents (Registration)
A live look at Minesoft Connect, the curated global patent data, now inside Claude, Copilot and other AI tools.
Add. info: Minesoft Connect - MCP, + video (3:15, Jul 21, 2026)
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12:00 PM -1:00 PM ET | 18:00 -19:00 CET
BARDEHLE PAGENBERG IP Academy: GPL X: Enforcing a German utility model (iCal) [GPL German patent litigation]
Speaker: Dr. Tobias Wuttke, BARDEHLE PAGENBERG
Add. info.: Picht, P.G., Weber, M., 2025. Utility Models in Germany and Switzerland, in: Contreras, J.L. (Ed.), Sub-Patent Innovation Rights: Utility Models, Petty Patents and Innovation Patents Around the World. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 109–116. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009478113.009; BARDEHLE PAGENBERG, 2021. Utility model protection in Germany. 13 p.; Harguth, A., 2019. German Utility Models (Gebrauchsmuster). Preu Bohlig. 9p.; Herzog, M.(Weickmann & Weickmann). A Short Introduction to German Utility Models versus Patents (Part 1, Part 2, Part3, and Part 4). Lexology, May –July 2019
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Thu, Nov. 26, 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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11:30 -12:15 ET | 17:30 -18:15 CET
WIPO Asistente de IA en PATENTSCOPE (Registration) (in Spanish)
Update 11/3/2026: Nov. 9, 2026 EPO/EU IP Helpdesk Protection IP in Biotechnology: Focus on water treatment technologies; Nov. 18, 2026 EU IP Helpdesk Freedom to Operate; PIUG India Strategic Two-Pronged Approach to FTO for Complex Formulations; Nov. 19, 2026 European IP Helpdesk: Finding Patents
Update 11/4 2026 Nov. 11, 2026 Morrison Foerster 2026 Fall Patent Law Course. Session 5. New Technologies in Life Sciences: Medical Devices, Diagnostics, AI
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