The first ever EPO Life Sciences Seminar will be held following the AIPLA Spring Meeting. Attendees will learn about the most recent developments at the EPO including quality, timeliness and how the EPO handles Asian documentation. This plenary session will be supplemented by interactive, break-out workshop sessions in which the patentability of life sciences inventions in the EPO will be discussed. This will include both the legal framework and provide hands-on claim drafting advice. The seminar also holds interest for U.S. practitioners who file in the EPO, whether or not directly involved in life sciences/healthcare.