Workshop on Advanced and Efficient Patent Search for Examiners

To improve the SEA patent examiners’ search capabilities and promote consistency between the search result of European and SEA patent examiners, IP Key SEA, in collaboration with the European Patent Office (EPO), organised in 2020 online workshops on efficient search tools and practices on 15-16 June (Thailand) and 29-30 June (Vietnam), 21-22 September (Malaysia) and 8-9 October (Indonesia).

The webinars targeted senior patent examiners from countries concerned. They included the introduction to a European patent search tool and European best practices on advanced and efficient patent searching, among other topics. The EPO supported the programme by providing technical expertise and conducting the workshop.