{"id":12081,"date":"2026-02-02T17:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uic.se\/?post_type=event&#038;p=12081"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:01:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:01:17","slug":"what-does-it-take-for-an-invention-to-be-patentable-by-brann","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/staging.uic.se\/en\/event\/what-does-it-take-for-an-invention-to-be-patentable-by-brann\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does It Take for an Invention to Be Patentable? By, Brann"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9baa9b4c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does It Take for an Invention to Be Patentable? By, Brann<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Date: March 18, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 14.30-15.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Place:<\/strong> Innovation Stable, Dag Hammarskj\u00f6lds v\u00e4g 58C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Language:<\/strong> English<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button button_pinkish\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anpdm.com\/public\/event\/RegistrationForm\/4345514A7942445B407240\">Sign Up<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.uic.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basse-Asplund-900x715-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.uic.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basse-Asplund-900x715-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/staging.uic.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basse-Asplund-900x715-1-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.uic.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Basse-Asplund-900x715-1-768x610.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9baa9b4c wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us for an interactive workshop exploring what truly makes an invention patentable, and what doesn&#8217;t. Through a series of fictional inventions and examples of existing knowledge in the field (prior art), we will collectively analyze whether key patentability criteria are met: (i) novelty and (ii) inventive step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The workshop aims to show that even inventions that may appear \u201csmall\u201d or incremental can in fact be patentable, provided they meet the right requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session is led by experienced patent professionals from Brann.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the speaker<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Basse Asplund, PhD in Chemistry and MSc in Chemical Engineering, has worked as a patent consultant at Brann since 2008. Emmi Herterich, MSc in Physics, has worked as a patent consultant since 2022 and previously as an examiner at the Swedish Patent and Registration Office (PRV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brann<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is a full-service intellectual property firm offering expert advice and services across all areas of IP, including patents, trademarks, and designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button button_pinkish\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anpdm.com\/public\/event\/RegistrationForm\/4345514A7942445B407240\">Sign Up<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12082,"template":"","class_list":["post-12081","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What Does It Take for an Invention to Be Patentable? 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