INSIGHT epi - The podcast for European patent professionals
As the professional body representing European Patent Attorneys, the epi is engaging with all things pertinent to our field on a continual basis.
Whether you're an epi member or student, an EQE candidate - or just interested in what we are doing, look behind the scenes with “Insight epi”.
Episodes
53 episodes
Staring into the AI abyss
1 July 2026 | In this episode, Bastian Best and Rose Hughes discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on the patent profession. They explore whether AI represents an existential threat or simply another technological sh...
Penalty payments and enforcement at the UPC | UPC e13
17 June 2026 | In today’s episode, Tilman Pfrang and Bart van Wezenbeek discuss the Court of Appeal order in Kodak v. FujiFilm (UPC_CoA_699/2025), which has become the leading authority on penalty payments and enforcem...
The New Transparency Rules for Clinical Trials in the EU: Navigating Regulatory Disclosure and Patentability at the EPO and UPC
20 May 2026 | Today's episode is a special one because we are crossing disciplinary boundaries. Anja Fux talks with Eva Ehlich, Manja Epping and Christoph Behm about the intersection of regul...
Creating an IP-aware culture: The art of communication in patent matters
06 May 2026 | In today's episode, Michael Thesen talks with European Patent Attorney and IP strategist Farnaz Massoumian about building an IP‑aware culture through effective communication. Drawing on her “Rosetta Stone...
AI in patent drafting: Guardrails, not shortcuts
22 April 2026 | In today's episode, Michael Thesen speaks with Bastian Best about the use of generative AI in patent drafting, following Bastian's article in epi Information 1/2026 and a recent epi w...
G1/25: The description reckoning
8 April 2026 | In today's episode, Gabriele Mohsler and Cristoph Schober discuss referral G 1/25 regarding the adaptation of the description after the amendment of claims. They examine the different stakeholder perspec...
The Malta problem | UPC e12
25 March 2026 | In today's episode of Insight epi, Tilman Pfrang and Bart van Wezenbeek discuss recent UPC developments, including a Court of Appeal decision on the so‑called Malta problem, confirming that cer...
Women and IP
11 March 2026 | In this episode, Nina Ferara talks with Victor Arribas, Stream Leader for Diversity and Transformation at the EPO's Observatory on Patents and Technology and Marc Nevant, Chair of epi
Meet the DEI Committee
25 February 2026 | In this episode, Fatema Sardharwala, Gabriele Honecker and Marc Nevant explore what Diversity, Equity & Inclusion means for epi and the profession beyond the usual narratives...
The UPC’s long-arm jurisdiction | UPC e11
04 February 2026 | In today's episode, Tilman Pfrang and Elvira Bertram, UPC representative and attorney at law, are returning to a highly debated topic: the UPC’s long-arm jurisdiction. They explore how the logic of B...
AI at the EPO: Learning from the best (Part 2)
14 January 2026 | In the second part of our conversation on AI at the European Patent Office, Michael Thesen and Åsa Ribbe, Principal Director at the EPO, take a closer look at operational implementation and quality co...
AI at the EPO: Learning from the best (Part 1)
17 December 2025 | In this episode, Michael Thesen talks with Åsa Ribbe, Principal Director at the EPO, about how artificial intelligence is developed and used at the European Patent Office to support patent sear...
Insights into M1: A new module for the new EQE
03 December 2025 | In this episode, Julia Gwilt, chair of the Professional Education Committee (PEC) for epi and Liz Elmhirst, an epi member of the EQE examination committee, discuss paper M1 which will be held for the...
Inventive Step at the Unified Patent Court | UPC e10
19 November 2025 | In this episode, Tilman Pfrang and Bart van Wezenbeek are taking a closer look at how the Unified Patent Court is dealing with inventive step.Five decisions and five different shades of ana...
London calling: Case law unwrapped
In this episode of Insight epi, Michael Thesen and Howard Read discuss the key takeaways from the EPO Boards of Appeal Case Law Seminar held on 30 October 2025 in London. The conversation covers G 1/24 on claim constructi...
G 1/23: What do we know?
22 October 2025 | A product on the market — but no recipe to make it. Is it still prior art? For more than thirty years, G 1/92 offered only a brief answer and left key issues unresolved. In this episode, Howard Read,
UPC Case Law 09: The long-arm effect of the UPC
07 October 2025 | In today’s episode of our series on UPC case law, Tilman Pfrang and Bart van Wezenbeek explore how the Unified Patent Court has interpreted and applied long-arm jurisdiction following a landmark decis...
Election to Council 2026
24 September 2025 | The epi Council election takes place every three years – digitally, securely, and with real impact. We ask: What does the Council do? Who can stand for election? And why should you care? In thi...
G 1/24: Heated aerosol
10 September 2025 | In this episode if Insight epi, Howard Read talks with Rose Hughes and Gianni Masciopinto about decision G 1/24 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal, focusing on claim interpretation under Article 69 EPC...
AI in patent practice: A reality check
23 July 2025 | Today, artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere – it paints pictures, composes music, even builds entire apps. And yes, it also writes patent claims and applications. But what does that mean for our profession? How ...
UPC Case Law - Episode 8
09 July 2025 | In this episode, Bart van Wezenbeek and Tilman Pfrang talk about second medical use patents. They explore how the UPC handled novelty and inventive step without the EPO’s traditional PSA, and what it mea...
Building a stronger profession: The Candidate Support Programme (CSP)
25 June 2025 | This episode tells the story of the Candidate Support Programme (CSP) - an initiative to support EQE candidates across Europe. CSP coaches Anna Valborg Guðmundsdóttir, Renata Osolnik, Katerina Hartvic...
Upcoming webinars: UPC Case Law on validity
11 June 2025 | Two years into the life of the Unified Patent Court, a growing body of case law is emerging – particularly on patent validity. In this episode, we look ahead to epi’s upcoming three-part webinar series on substantive ...
