Summer School on the Patent System in Europe

The programme is open to IP professionals, researchers, lawyers, attorneys, legal European professionals not specialized in IP or non-European IP experts.

The course is open to professionals in the field of intellectual property law, but also to researchers as well as to European and non-European lawyers, whether or not specialised in IP law. As the whole course is taught in English, a good command of the language is required. Students from all over the world are welcome to register.

Participants interested in this programme are invited to submit an online application, together with a CV, via the following link:

https://sondages.unistra.fr/index.php/533284?lang=en

The Summer School aims at providing a general overview of the Patent System within the European Union’s legal framework, as well as practical solutions regarding patent enforcement, licensing and litigation in Europe. The course is addressed especially to students and practitioners willing to gain a solid background in European and international patent law.

On-site courses (in Strasbourg)*:

• Intellectual Property Strategies in Europe
• Various routes to Patent protection in Europe
• Overview of proceedings before the EPO
• EPO office actions and replies: case studies
• Oral proceedings in front of the EPO
• Workshop: Mock Trial – European Patent Opposition
• EPO Mock Trial - Case Presentations & Instructions
• Workshop: Claim drafting in mechanics
• Workshop: Claim drafting in chemistry
• Unified Patent Court and Cross-border Litigation
• Key notes on the Unified Patent Court
• Workshop: UPC system
• Patent & Artificial Intelligence
• Contracts involving Intellectual Property Rights
• Workshop: Negotiating a Licence
• Alternative Dispute Resolution & Patent Disputes
• Preparing my cases for foreign filings: Focus on European Patents vs. US Patents
• Global Frameworks for Patents: SEPs, FRAND, TRIPS and Exhaustion of Rights
• Workshop:  SEPs, FRAND, TRIPS and Exhaustion of Rights
• Patents in the pharmaceutical industry

Pre-recorded courses:

• Intellectual Property Basics
• European Union Law Basics
• Introduction to Patents
• Claim of Ownership of IPRs: Patent entitlement in France
• Patent Examination Practice in Europe and EPO’s Proceedings

* (Subject to modification)

Total duration of the course: 64 hours, including:

• 59 hours of face-to-face classes
• 5 hours of pre-recorded videos (available from 15 June 2026)

A “Welcome & Practical information session” will be held online on June 15th 2026 from 13:00 to 14:00 (CEST)

• Monday June 29th 2026: 14:00-17:00
• Tuesday 30th June 2026: 10:00-17:30
• Wednesday July 1st 2026: 10h00-18h30
• Thursday July 2nd 2026: 10h00-18h30
• Friday July 3rd 2026: 10h00-17h30
• Monday July 6th 2026: 10h00-18h30
• Tuesday July 7th to Friday July 10th 2026: 10:00-17:30

(Subject to modification)

• Vincent Boittiaux, Intellectual Property Director, Calyxia
• Sven Bostyn, Associate professor, Copenhagen University
• Rodrigo Calvo de No, European, French and Belgian Patent Attorney, Beau de Loménie, Paris, Former examiner, EPO
• Mathieu de Rooij, European and Spanish Patent Attorney, Partner, Bardehle Pagenberg, Barcelona
• Jean-Marc Deltorn, Professor, CEIPI
• Didier Intès, French and European Patent Attorney, Partner, Beau de Loménie, Paris
• Cristopher Lair, Patent lawyer, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
• Thibaud Lelong, Attorney-at- Law, Fidal, Postdoctoral Researcher at CEIPI
• Sophie Mangin, Member of the Boards of Appeal, European Patent Office
• Mehmet Polat Kalafatoğlu, Assistant Professor, Koç University, Law School
• Stanislas Roux-Vaillard, Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Linklaters, Paris
• Alexandra Schellino, Attorney-at-Law, Bird & Bird
• Guy Tritton, Barrister, Hogarth Chambers
• Gaston Vedel, IP Lawyer, Beau de Loménie, Paris
• Lionel Vial, Patent attorney, Cabinet Lionel Vial
• Alexander J. Wurzer, Adjunct-Professor at CEIPI, Director of studies of the MIPLM, Director of Steinbeis Transfer Institute Intellectual Property Management

• Didier Intès, French and European Patent Attorney, Partner, Beau de Loménie, Paris.
• Yann Basire, Professor at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, Director General and Director of the French Section of CEIPI.

Presentations, discussions and exchange of experiences, case studies, workshops and pre-recorded videos.

The training is in English.

This training constitutes an adaptation and skills development action. A certificate of attendance is issued at the end of the training.

A satisfaction survey will be sent to participants at the end of the training to measure their satisfaction.

The speakers’ presentations and other documents will be available online on the Moodle platform.

The on-site courses will take place in Strasbourg (Batiment Le Cardo, 7 rue de l’Écarlate 67000, Strasbourg).

The pre-recorded courses will be available via the University of Strasbourg pedagogical platform (Moodle).

• Educational support for participants is provided by each instructor or instructor for the portion that applies to them.
• The educational tools and resources related to the training are made available to each participant via the Moodle educational platform. Upon registration, each participant will receive login information by email. Access to the tools and resources is available throughout the training.
• Online sessions are organized via a remote conferencing platform, accessed via a login link sent by email to each participant.
• Participants must have suitable technical equipment, including a computer, a high-speed internet connection, and a valid email address.
• The CEIPI provides technical assistance to users to identify any malfunctions and provide an acceptable solution as quickly as possible. However, the CEIPI assumes no legal liability in the event of malfunctions of the services used or poor bandwidth/network quality for participants or instructors.

CEIPI Technical Support Contact:

ceipi_summerschool[at]ceipi.edu

• 1 950 € for registrations until 30th April 2026 (early bird).
• 2 150 € for registrations from 1st May 2026.

(This is a net rate the university not being liable to VAT.)

For any further information, please contact the following address:

ceipi_summerschool[at]ceipi.edu

CEIPI - Université de Strasbourg
Bâtiment LE CARDO
7 rue de l'Ecarlate
CS 20024
FR-67082 Strasbourg Cedex
Tel: +33 (0)3 68 85 80 17