Establishment of Biotech Guidelines & Training of Examiners, 27 February – 10 March 2006, Kuala Lumpur

Dr Jürg Bilang, biotechnology expert from the European Patent Office (EPO), undertook a training session for some 25 examiners in the field of biotechnology.  The programme covered patent examination procedures with particular emphasis on the field of biotechnology, i.e. patentability of plants and animals, patenting of gene sequences, patentability of 3D structures. 

Dr Jürg Bilang also assisted the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) in drafting guidelines on search and examination in the field of biotechnology.