In the practice of a patent attorney, it is important to cooperate with colleagues in other countries. Whereas European patent attorneys are generally most knowledgeable about the European and perhaps the national patent systems, it is necessary for them to have some knowledge of the practice in countries in which their clients also want to obtain patent protection. Further, overseas colleagues may have clients that want to obtain European patents, for which these overseas colleagues use European patent attorneys to act as a local patent agent.

In these communications, it is adamant that professional representatives communicate with each other in a clear and productive way. However, such communication may be hampered by differences in legal systems, differences in patent practice as well as by the differences in habits and attitudes between European patent professionals and foreign colleagues.

In the webinars, the speakers will highlight the major differences between the foreign and the European practice, the major communication problems and they will provide you with advice how to best contact and work with foreign patent professionals from countries like China, India, Brazil and the USA.

Schedule of the webinars:

• 13 January 2021: United States
• 27 January 2021: India
• 10 February 2021: South America
• 24 February 2021: China

All webinars will start at 10 a.m. (CET).