Free Teleconference on Inventive Step at the EPO

Date: May 17, 2006
Time: 12:30 PM Eastern
Duration: 1 hour
Phone in #: Please RSVP to info@aplf.org in order to obtain toll free dial in number
Fee: No charge to participate

Hear Walter Maiwald [Maiwald@maiwald.de] of Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH, Munich, Germany speak on "Inventive Step in Current EPO Practise." The presentation will cover

• Methods of determining Inventive Step
• What is the "Problem-and-Solution" approach?
• Is it obligatory?
• Does the EPO use "Obvious-to-try"?

Until then, get basic information on inventive step and nonobviousness here, and information on the Association of Patent Law Firms here.