A visit to the Copenhagen office

In Insights, Uncategorized

9 December, 2011

This week has so far been one of the most interesting weeks in the Specialist programme (soon to be renamed to the Trainee programme). Topics of the week include infringement, opposition and sales training, not to mention a trip to the Copenhagen office. The latter definitely being one of the highlights of the week.

The Copenhagen office is situated in the eastern part (Østerport) of the city in an old genuine building. The topic of the day was foreign filing which turned out to be a very interesting subject. Acceptance date, PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway), heavy prosecution countries and restriction requirements were all new expressions for the most of us. We found out that there is a lot more to know than EPC and Swedish patent law. Strategic decisions, for example using utility models instead of patents, were especially interesting. And although we didn’t get a hold of any Danish pastry, we had the pleasure to enjoy a Grøn Tuborg.

To analyze claims from another perspective – like when to file an opposition – was the topic of today. Arguing why a claim should not be valid instead of the opposite differed from what we are used to and resulted in many intriguing discussions. Hopefully, it will be more time to deal with oppositions in the upcoming practice period.

Soon, it’s time for sales training and I’m convinced that it will be as instructively as always.

Oskar Kronsell, Associate

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