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9 September 2013 // EuroSEAD Course 2013

EuroSEAD 2013 - A Few Spaces Remaining

FICPI's Academy of Education is pleased to announce that there are a few spaces remaining at this year's EuroSEAD Course.  The course is being held in Vienna (Austria) from 4-8 November 2013 and 31 March-4 April 2014.

The course will be of particular benefit to those who have recently entered the profession and those who wish to improve their drafting skills in preparation of national and European examinations.

To download a copy of the brochure click here and its accompanying application form click here.



The Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Intellectuelle (FICPI) has developed a training course to teach the preparation of patent specifications and claims from an international perspective, with input from tutors from Europe, Australia, the US and Japan (see below for more details).  EuroSEAD has run successfully every year since 1999. 

The EuroSEAD Course Tutors

The EuroSEAD course tutors give a truly international perspective to patent drafting.  Our tutors come from Europe, Japan and the USA.  Six of the following eight FICPI tutors will be present during each segment of the course.

Dr. Axel von Hellfeld (Germany) – Course Co-ordinator – Axel von Hellfeld is Senior Partner of WUESTHOFF & WUESTHOFF, Munich. He studied physics in Göttingen, Hamburg and at Dartmouth College, USA and qualified as a patent attorney in 1983. He has extensive experience in representing clients before the German and European Patent Offices and in infringement suits before various German Courts. He teaches patent law at a German University, is involved in the training of German patent attorneys, and is a frequent lecturer worldwide on various IP topics, including software protection.

Leon Allen (Australia) – is a patent attorney and a partner of the firm DAVIES COLLISION CAVE in Melbourne, Australia. His technical background is physics. He has over 20 years of experience in the preparation of patent applications, opposition proceedings, and infringement actions for enforcement of patents.

Jérôme Collin (France) – is a partner of Cabinet REGIMBEAU, Paris. He studied fundamental and applied physics and has a special background in software and systems of mobile communication. He is involved both in patent prosecution and litigation. He has a strong involvement in the training of future IP professionals. He lectures at the "Grandes Ecoles" and universities and served for many years as a tutor for European Patent Institute (epi).

Joseph A. Kolasch (USA) – is a founding partner of BIRCH, STEWART, KOLASCH & BIRCH, Washington D.C. area, one of the leading IP Law Firms in the USA. He has a technical background in chemical engineering and more than 40 years of experience in IP, specializing in chemical, mechanical and design patents, and trade¬marks. He is past president of the Patent Lawyers Club of Washington, D.C.

Dr. Peter Kolker (United Kingdom) – retired from his position as Intellectual Property Manager of ZENECA and is now an independent consultant in IP matters. He is a British Chartered Patent Agent and a European patent attorney. He holds a D Phil. in chemistry from Oxford University. He was chairman of the Patents Panel of the Chemical Industries Association, a former chairman of the ABPI IP Committee and a member of the EFPIA patents working party. He is the author of “Global Patent Law” (PJB Publications, London 1998).

Kay Konishi (Japan) – is a graduate of Waseda University and joined MIYOSHI & MIYOSHI in 1996 as a patent attorney. She is now a partner in the firm and her specialities include: information processing, computer ssystems, telecommunications, IP, litigation, copyright, legal opinion. She is a frequent lecturer on patent law at international conferences.

Dr. Shoichi Okuyama (Japan) – is a partner of OKUYAMA & CO, Tokyo. He has a first degree in both engineering (specialisation: electronics) and chemistry and obtained a Ph.D. in theoretical physical chemistry at the James Frank Institute in Chicago. He has now more that 15 years of experience as a Japanese patent attorney. He is currently a board member of AIPPI Japan and LES Japan, and also a member of APAA. He is a working group leader of the case law study group of AIPPI, Japan.

Steffen Schmidt (Germany) – is a partner of WUESTHOFF & WUESTHOFF, Munich. He qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 1991 after first gaining a degree in electrical engineering and computer science. He currently special¬ises in prosecuting patents in electronics, telecommunications, software technology, electrical/ mechanical engineering as well as aerospace. He was a member of the Examination Committee for the European qualifying examination for many years.


Course Structure

The course follows the successful format started in Singapore in 1997 and in Australia and Europe in 1999.  It is divided into three (3) segments.
  • A series of tutorials and workshops will be presented over five (5) days from Monday to Friday, 4 - 8 November 2013.
  • Students will be required to submit answers to four (4) drafting exercises over the following months by correspondence (one exercise approximately every four weeks). These will be assessed by the tutors and written comments sent to the students.
  • A second series of tutorials and workshops will be presented over five (5) days from Monday to Friday, 31 March - 4 April 2014.

EVENTS
14th Open Forum
Sorrento, Italy
2-5 October 2013
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