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The CIPA Informals Committee is pleased to announce that in-person visits to the UK IPO in Newport are running again this summer. These visits offer a valuable opportunity for trainee patent attorneys to tour the UK IPO, gain insight into its work, and meet with Examiners.

Attendees can expect the day to include:

• An introduction to the UK IPO
• A tour of the UK IPO Newport building
• A presentation on inventive step in the UK (including a potential discussion/Q&A on the recent Emotional Perception Supreme Court decision)
• An opportunity to meet UK IPO Examiners, including learning about the software they use and how they conduct their work
• A claims drafting workshop
• Free lunch
• For those planning to travel by train, whether you will you require transport at the end of the day only from the UK IPO to Newport train station (expected to cost approx. £5–10/person and payment will be requested in advance), please note that attendees are expected to make their own way to the UK IPO in the morning.

Places are limited to 25 attendees per day, so please book as soon as possible. please note that bookings will close on Wednesday 1 July

Once you have registered, in order to confirm your place please email [email protected] with the following details as soon as possible:

• Full name
• Firm/organisation
• Technology subject area
• Years of experience
• Dietary requirements
• Intended mode of transport
• Whether you will you require transport from the UK IPO to Newport train station
• Car registration number (if applicable)