The EPO's Asian Patent Information Services is offering training courses, covering at least some of the content that had originally been scheduled for this year's "East meets West" forum:
"Asian patent systems and free databases" (Vienna, 6-7 September 2010) and "Understanding the world's major patent classification schemes" (Vienna, 8 September 2010)
East meets West in Vienna, 22 and 23 April 2010 - Join the discussion!
"East meets West" on 22/23 April 2010 has been cancelled due to flight disruptions caused by the volcanic ash cloud.
As in previous years, the EPO will organise its "East meets West" forum on Asian patent information in Vienna, Austria. This year, the forum will take place on 22 and 23 April 2010. (For more information on the forum, a preliminary programme and an archive with all presentations and reports from previous events, please go to the forum website at: http://www.epo.org/about-us/events/emw2010.html)
The following discussion threads are related to the discussion rounds which will take place on the second day of the forum on Friday, 23 April 2010. Participants and experts who will be present at the forum can use these discussion threads to exchange their ideas and questions prior to the event - and to follow up on these topics at a later stage. In addition, users of this virtual information exchange who will not be able to come to Vienna this year can join the discussion online.
We are looking forward to fruitful discussions, both online and at the "East meets West" forum in Vienna!
East meets West in Vienna, 23 and 24 April 2009
The EPO's 7th annual "East meets West in Vienna" forum on patent information from Asia was held on 23 and 24 April 2009. This year, the hot topics included machine translation for Asian documents, searching traditional knowledge, recent law changes and classification matters. You can read more about the event in the EPO's "Patent Information News", issue 2/2009, which will be available soon at http://www.epo.org/about-us/publications/patent-information/news/2009.html
How relevant was the forum for your daily work? Which topics would you like to have discussed next year? Join this discussion thread to share your impressions of "East meets West 2009" or make suggestions for next year's event.
Annual fees in Asian countries
Every country has its own fees system. What are the main differences between Japan, Korea, China, and Hong-kong? Is it possible for a patent assignee to pay only when the patent is granted and every year after? Did the corresponding's laws changed in the last twenty years. Any expert is welcome to answer these hard questions!
Korean-English machine translation and other new features on KIPRIS
A commercial machine translation tool has been available on the KIPRIS database (Korea Industrial Property Information Service) since early 2007. This discussion looks at how machine translation and a variety of other improvements to the KIPRIS database help users exploit Korean patent information more fully.
Share your experiences on Korean-to-English machine translation, give feedback to the KIPRIS database providers, or post your comments and suggestions.
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