Support for the ARIPO patent examination training (ARPET)

The African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) launched the ARPET programme under the 2021 Annual Work Plan (AWP1) through the Module A introductory training. In the AWP2, the programme focused on Module B – Advanced Patent Examination. 

Under the AWP3, this activity will focus on Modules C and D, as well as on the training offered in Module B. It will offer participants residential training that includes hands on practical training and on-site mentoring by their tutors. This will allow the participants to gain first-hand experience of patent examinations in the EPO. 

Additionally, this activity will offer the participants a train-the-trainer course to equip them with the knowledge and skills necessary to become trainers for newly recruited examiners. In this way, the activity will ensure that training and patent examination is sustainably established in the region.