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W2547 – European Patents for IP Paralegals
Join Barker Brettell for a CLE session on European patent protection, including filing practices, the Unitary Patent, cost-saving strategies, and fun IP trivia.
Course Category: Live Webinars
Course Level: Intermediate
CLE Credit: Substantive
Start Date and Time (CT): Wednesday, October 29, 2025 11:00 am
CLE Hours: 1.0
Fees: $49 for Members and $70 for Non-members
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Description: Join Barker Brettell (www.barkerbrettell.co.uk) for an informative CLE session covering current best practices for obtaining European patent protection in an evolving landscape. We will focus on European patent filing and understanding paralegal and attorney roles in patent workflows. We will also discuss the new Unitary Patent option and the Unified Patent Court in depth. We will cover cost savings strategies, opt-outs, assignments, and additional talking points. Fun IP facts and trivia will keep things lively and interesting.
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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