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W2522 – A Paralegal’s Introduction to European Intellectual Property Law
This session is designed for junior IP paralegals and newcomers to explore the fundamentals of trademarks, copyrights, and patents. Dive into international filings, patent expansion, the new Unified Patent Court all while enjoying some IP trivia fun!
Course Category: Live Webinars
Course Level: Basic
CLE Credit: Substantive
Start Date and Time (CT): Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:00 pm
CLE Hours: 1.0
Fees: FREE for Members and $25 for Non-members
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Description: Join the team at Barker Brettell (http://www.barkerbrettell.co.uk/) for an engaging CLE session that explores the full spectrum of intellectual property types and practices, including trademarks, copyrights, and designs, with a special focus on patents.
This session is ideal for junior IP paralegals or anyone new to intellectual property who is curious about pursuing it as a career. Dive into international patent filing, strategies for expanding patent protection beyond the US, and insights into the new unitary patent option and the Unified Patent Court.
To keep things informative and fun, we will include IP facts and trivia throughout the session. Do not miss this chance to broaden your IP knowledge!
Note: Unable able to attend the live session? Preregister for the on-demand course, here. Upon preregistration, the on-demand session will become available in your NALA education account on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025.
Course Year: 2025
Instructor: Yvonne Johnson
Yvonne Johnson is the Managing Partner at Barker Brettell and an experienced and accomplished patent attorney with over 25 years of experience, particularly in chemistry and life sciences. She has extensive expertise in the health care and medical industries, including pharmaceutical formulations, and is skilled at navigating Europe’s excluded matter rules related to therapeutic, surgical, and diagnostic methods. Yvonne is known for delivering pragmatic, commercially focused advice. Her areas of expertise include patent oppositions and appeals, patent drafting and strategy, patent prosecution and portfolio management, patent validity and opinion work, and unitary patents.
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