Case Law Conference 2025
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Gain insight into the case law and practice of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO
Event details
Programme
The programme will be announced shortly.
Intervenants
Speakers will be announced shortly.
Informations complémentaires
The Case Law Conference, formerly known as the Boards of Appeal and Key Decisions conference will take place in the afternoons of 20 and 21 November 2025.
It provides an excellent opportunity for patent practitioners to gain an insight into what’s new in the Boards of Appeal case law and practice. Since its establishment in 2012, the event has attracted thousands of participants to engage with members of the Boards on major topics relating to Boards of Appeal decisions.
Please be informed that this event will not be recorded, that no certificate of attendance will be provided and that presentations shall be shared via a download link after the conference.
Who should attend?
The conference is designed for patent practitioners (patent attorneys, attorneys-at-law, in-house counsels), judges and national patent office staff with a recommended minimum of four years’ experience in the field of patents.
- Registration and payment
Registration fee
EUR 0 (online participation)Registration deadline
21 November 2025- Technical requirements
You will receive the Zoom link to join the event in the e-mail confirming registration.
To attend the online part of the event you need a computer or mobile device with a high-speed internet connection. However, to take advantage of all Zoom features, we strongly recommend installing the Zoom desktop client app on your computer (Windows and Mac versions available). To join via mobile device, simply download the Zoom mobile app for your iOS or Android device from the App Store or Google Play Store.
You can also access Zoom from a web browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Chromium (Microsoft) Edge) without downloading any additional software, however some features (like selecting microphone, speaker or camera, entering breakout rooms, downloading files from the chat) might then be restricted.
We recommend using a headset to enhance your Zoom experience.
- Recording and data protection
Note that you will not be able to watch any recordings after the event.
However, we do inform you that parts of the event may be recorded for quality audit and internal training purposes.
Please see the Data Protection Statement of the European Patent Office on processing personal data when using Zoom in virtual events, including oral proceedings by VICO.
- Organised by
This high-level event is organised by the European Patent Academy.
European Patent Academy
European Patent Office
Bob-van-Benthem-Platz 1
80469 Munich
Germany
events@epo.org