How to use the Espacenet patent database and to do your own patent searches

Which level is targeted at the end of the training course?

Intermediate

How long does the training course last?

0,50 day(s)

In which language(s) is the training course taught?

When will the next session take place?

Who is organising this training course?

L'IPIL GIE propose notamment des formations sur catalogue ou sur mesure dans le domaine des droits de propriété intellectuelle et notamment sur les brevets (protéger ses innovations, rechercher des brevets avec la base Espacenet), des marques, des dessins et modèles (enregistrement au Benelux et en Europe) et des droits d'auteur au Luxembourg.

Who is the training course aimed at?

Entrepreneurs
Marketing managers
R&D managers
Inventors
Students
Researchers

What are the aims or the skills being targeted?

You are an entrepreneur and you want to check if an invention is already protected by a patent? You are a researcher and you wish to know the existing solutions to a technical problem and to know if you are free to exploit them? You are a company manager and you want to control what happens in a specific sector or what your competitors are working on?
If so, you should register to our free training course “how to use the Espacenet patent database and to do your own searches” organized by IPIL GIE. Xavier Delecroix, expert in technology watch and information at IPIL GIE will present the main principles of patent research and answer all your questions. The training room is equipped with computers on which participants can immediately put into practice the elements of the presentation.

What does the training course cover?

What is a patent? [detail of the information contained in a patent document and its usefulness]
General presentation of the Espacenet patent database
Create a research strategy
Keyword Search VS Classification Code Search
Search operators
Search modes
Check the legal status of a patent