Antibody Patenting - A Training Course on Drafting, Prosecution and Enforcement - Seminar / Kurs von FORUM Institut für Management GmbH

- Essentials of antibody patenting in Europe, America and Asia - The EPO practice and the case-law of the Boards of Appeal in the field of antibody inventions, with remarks to differing national practice - The industry perspective on protecting antibody inventions - Litigation of antibody patents in Europe, America and Asia - Antibody Patenting FORUMThis one-day training course is about drafting, prosecuting and enforcing antibody patents, with a focus on European practice.

Antibodies have revolutionized medicine and biotechnology, and have become indispensable tools in therapy, diagnostics, analytics, and research. Therapeutic antibodies, for example, feature ever more prominently in the ranks of blockbuster drugs. At the same time, a body of case law dealing specifically with the patentability of antibody-related inventions and the enforcement of antibody patents has emerged inmajor jurisdictions. The, at times, significant divergences between different jurisdictions have been compounded by recent decisionsin the United States, including the US Supreme Court decision in Amgen v. Sanofi of May 18, 2023, which have severely curtailed thepossibilities to obtain broad antibody patents. It is therefore essential to understand how antibody inventions are assessed in different jurisdictions in order to secure an optimal patent protection and to successfully enforce such patents.This training course is designed to provide a profound understanding of the patenting of antibodies, with a special focus on the EPO and a comparative overview of the practice in major American and Asian jurisdictions. Participants will gain valuable insights and practical advice covering all stages from initial drafting and prosecution to the litigation of antibody patents.

Does your company, your institution or your client deal with antibodies in their professional activity and do you need to know how to get the best possible patents which can be successfully enforced? Then this is the right course for you. Knowledge on patents is a prerequisite.