European Patent Drafting Masterclass: Chemistry, Pharma, and Biotech

  • Intensive learning in small groups
  • Diversified learning with alternating lectures, deep dives and drafting workshops
  • Numerous drafting workshops where attendees need to draft a patent claim

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From 1.780,00 € plus VAT
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Serie (abgeschlossen)

From 1.780,00 € plus VAT
Services & Process

Our speakers will give you tips and tricks on EP claim drafting and will show you which pitfalls to avoid.

Your speakers

Dr. Katja Berg

Dr. Katja Berg

European Patent Attorney,
Swiss Patent Attorney, dsm-firmenich,
Kaiseraugst (Switzerland)

Dr Katja Berg is dsm-firmenich‘s head of patent portfolio strategy for the human nutrition and care segment. She…

Dr. Jan B. Krauß

Dr. Jan B. Krauß

German Patent Attorney, European Patent and Trade Mark Attorney, European Patent Litigator, Partner, SKM-IP Munich (Germany)

Dr Jan B. Krauß represents clients since 2000 with his technical expertise…

Dr. Svenja Sethmann

Dr. Svenja Sethmann

European Patent Attorney, German Patent
Attorney, dsm-firmenich, Kaiseraugst
(Switzerland)

Dr Svenja Sethmann is a senior patent attorney at dsm-firmenich. With over 20 years of IP experience, she builds…

What to Expect

  • Identifying inventions and their technical effects in chemistry, pharma and biotech
  • EP claim drafting strategies for specialised claims: medical use, diagnostics, antibodies, Markush structures and claims, enantiomers and crystals
  • Hands-on drafting workshops with peer review
  • AI-assisted patent drafting: tools overview, live demonstration, hands-on evaluation, quality control and practical and legal considerations
  • Claims at the UPC- claim drafting consequences, literal construction, sequence-based claims and lessons from early case law
  • FTO and enforcement of European patents: UPC, national courts, with an outlook on SPCs

Who Should Attend

This masterclass is designed for patent attorneys and patent professionals - whether in private practice or in corporate patent and IP departments - who are actively involved in claim drafting in the life sciences (pharma and biotech) and chemistry sector. Participants should have a working knowledge of European patent prosecution and basic claim drafting experience.

Objective of the Event

The drafting of patent claims in Life Sciences is one of the most advanced - and consequential - skills of an IP practitioner. Mistakes can be costly and even jeopardize the business strategy of an innovative company. With the Unified Patent Court now fully operational and AI-powered drafting tools reshaping daily workflows, the demands on claim quality have never been higher.

This four-part masterclass provides the most recent skills, strategies and tools for all those who want to draft strong, enforceable patent claims. Across four interactive modules with hands-on workshops, our speakers will deepen the knowledge acquired in your daily practice, share tips and tricks on European and international claim drafting, and show you which pitfalls to avoid. The course also covers the changes in practice by including AI-assisted drafting workflows - including a live tool demonstrations and quality control issues - FTO, as well as a focus on claims at
the UPC, claim construction, enforcement strategies, and SPCs.

Your Benefit

  • You will have acquired drafting practice of European Patent claims and applications in the pharmaceutical, biological and chemical fields
  • You will be better prepared for your next pharmaceutical, biological or chemical EP application
  • You will know how more about enforcement and FTO in chemistry and life sciences

Programme

Each day from 09:00 to 13:00 CET

Day 1

(I) Foundations of Life Sciences Claim Architecture (17 Nov. '26)
  • Compact recap: form and content of claims, kinds of claims, dependencies (pre-reading material provided)
  • Introduction: particularities in life sciences and biotech
  • Deep Dive: therapeutic methods and medical use claims
  • Workshop I: draft a medical use claim (with peer review)
  • Discussion of solutions and best-practice takeaways
  • Workshop II: draft a diagnostic method claim (with peer review)

(I) Foundations of Life Sciences Claim Architecture (17 Nov. '26)

  • Compact recap: form and content of claims, kinds of claims, dependencies (pre-reading material provided)
  • Introduction: particularities in life sciences and biotech
  • Deep Dive: therapeutic methods and medical use claims
  • Workshop I: draft a medical use claim (with peer review)
  • Discussion of solutions and best-practice takeaways
  • Workshop II: draft a diagnostic method claim (with peer review)

Day 2

(II) Diagnostics, Antibodies And Formal Requirements (19 Nov. '26)
  • Deep Dive: diagnostic methods - particularities to consider
  • Deep Dive: antibody patents - particularities to consider
  • Workshop III: draft a patent claim in the field of biotech-antibodies
  • Discussion of solutions
  • Lecture: structural and functional terms (parameter, mode of action), formal requirements (clarity, support, amendments, unity)

(II) Diagnostics, Antibodies And Formal Requirements (19 Nov. '26)

  • Deep Dive: diagnostic methods - particularities to consider
  • Deep Dive: antibody patents - particularities to consider
  • Workshop III: draft a patent claim in the field of biotech-antibodies
  • Discussion of solutions
  • Lecture: structural and functional terms (parameter, mode of action), formal requirements (clarity, support, amendments, unity)

Day 3

(III) Chemistry Claims And UPC I (24 Nov. '26)
  • Deep Dive: chemistry patents - enantiomers, crystals, Markush structures
  • Workshop IV: draft a chemistry claim  (Markush /enantiomers) (with peer review)
  • UPC and claim drafting: literal construction, sequence-based claims, second medical use claims and lessons from early UPC case law
  • SPCs in the context of UPC enforcement

(III) Chemistry Claims And UPC I (24 Nov. '26)

  • Deep Dive: chemistry patents - enantiomers, crystals, Markush structures
  • Workshop IV: draft a chemistry claim  (Markush /enantiomers) (with peer review)
  • UPC and claim drafting: literal construction, sequence-based claims, second medical use claims and lessons from early UPC case law
  • SPCs in the context of UPC enforcement

Day 4

(IV) UPC II, AI-Assisted Drafting And Enforcement (26 Nov. '26)
  • Claims in the UPC proceedings vs description
  • AI-assisted patent drafting: tool overview, practical and legal considerations
  • AI-assisted patent drafting live demonstration
  • Workshop V: critically evaluate and improve an AI-generated draft
  • Discussion of solutions and quality control checklist
  • FTO (compact) and enforcement of European patents: UPC and national courts

(IV) UPC II, AI-Assisted Drafting And Enforcement (26 Nov. '26)

  • Claims in the UPC proceedings vs description
  • AI-assisted patent drafting: tool overview, practical and legal considerations
  • AI-assisted patent drafting live demonstration
  • Workshop V: critically evaluate and improve an AI-generated draft
  • Discussion of solutions and quality control checklist
  • FTO (compact) and enforcement of European patents: UPC and national courts

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Our Field of Expertise

Please note that claims outside the pharmaceutical, biological and chemical fields will not be covered. If you deal with mechanics, medical technology, electronics, CII or AI inventions, please refer to our companion masterclass.


Benefits of a FORUM Institut training course

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  • Live and interactive learning on our Learning Space training platform
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  • High level of interactivity with plenty of opportunity for questions
  • Continuous support throughout the event to ensure the most effective learning
  • Free technical pre-meeting to start off your training on the right foot


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The pre-meeting gives you the opportunity to explore our Learning Space and to familiarise yourself with the technology to start off your online training on the right foot. This is a non-binding offer for all our customers and not a prerequisite for participation. If a pre-meeting date does not suit you but you would still like a technology check, please contact us.


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Jean-Claude Alexandre Ho, LL.M.
Deputy Department Manager
+49 6221 500-675
jc.alexandreho@forum-institut.de