On 29 November 2011, the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) will hold a “Franco-German Debate Series on Public Policy” on “Internet Regulation in the Digital Era”. The debate will focus on freedom on the Internet and its limits. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof Jan Bernd Nordemann will participate in the debate, as will Olivier Henrard, Member of the Conseil d’Etat, Advisor to the French President for Culture, Cultural Industries, Information Technology and Media and Stephan Urbach from the Pirate Party, Berlin.
The event is organised jointly by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), the Institute français, Germany, and the Association of German ENA Graduates. The German Council for Foreign Relations (DGAP) is a national network for foreign policy which aims to encourage awareness of foreign relations in Germany. The event will be simultaneously translated in German and French and begins at 7:30 p.m. It will be held in the DGAP building in Rauchstrasse 17/18 in 10787 Berlin. Interested participants must register with the DGAP by 24.11.2011.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is now offering a free seminar on “Patent Law and Medium-Sized Companies” which goes beyond the scope of a traditional lecture series.

Date and venue: 28 November 2011 in Hotel Le Meridien, Bayerstr. 41, 80335 Munich.

The seminar is aimed at medium-sized companies with and without prior knowledge in this field. Patent attorneys Nils T.F. Schmid, Dr Andreas Lucke, Christian Appelt, Dr Michael Hartig and Dr Jan B. Krauss will introduce participants to various aspects of patent law. Issues covered include “When does a patent make sense? Aids to Decision-making for Medium-sized Companies”, “Patent Registration Strategies – Defence Strategies”, “Patent Requirements – Innovation and Inventive Activity” and “Employee Inventions – Efficient Handling”. The seminar begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. with subsequent get-together.

The German Lawyers Academy will be hosting two complementary seminars in Cologne on 11th and 12th November 2011. On 11th November Prof. Dr. Jan Bernd Nordemann will conduct a seminar entitled “Introduction to copyright law”. On 12th November Dr. Christian Czychowski and Prof. Dr. Nordemann will lead a study of “Legislation and jurisprudence” and shed light on current developments in copyright law. The two events will each last a day and will be held in Cologne this year.
Copyright law at German national and international level has undergone reform over recent years (“2nd Basket” and implementation of the EU Enforcement Directive). The “3rd Basket” is being discussed at present. Seminar participants will study individual issues that are of practical relevance and look at how recent cases illuminate principles of current copyright law. Both seminars are aimed at lawyers, publishing staff, music and film production companies, radio and television corporations, internet and software firms, advertising and design companies, associations and collection societies. Further information