GRUR-Prax, with comment from Dr R. Böckenholt on the “akustilon” case.

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In the 04/2012 edition of GRUR-Prax from 17th February, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and attorney Dr Rudolf Böckenholt has provided a comment on the decision made by the Federal Court of Justice on 17th August 2011 regarding the “akustilon” case. This high-court decision states that in trade mark cancellation proceedings at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, it is not a deciding factor whether or not the registered owner is actually also the owner of the trade mark, or whether this still even exists. This is to be assumed in the official procedure, and examined only in any potential action for trade mark cancellation before the ordinary courts (state courts). This question has previously not had a uniform answer in the case law or the literature of industrial property law. The first civil senate of the Federal Court of Justice responsible for trade mark law now draws on general procedural case law. Since 2009, Dr Böckenholt has been a regular contributor to GRUR-Prax. The article can be viewed by subscribers at.

“Is the Internet destroying the film Industry?” – Producer’s brunch chaired by Dr. M. Schaefer.

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media.connect brandenburg, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT and the Permanent Representation of the State of Brandenburg invite you on the occasion of the 62nd Berlinal film festival to a producer’s brunch on the 13th of February 2012 in the Kurfürstensaal of the Permanent Representation of the State of Brandenburg. The author Robert Levine “Free Ride”), Ted Shapiro (MPA) and Dr. Max Senges (Google) will discuss the effects of the Internet on the film industry with Dr. Martin Schaefer (BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT):

Robert Levine, author of “Free Ride”, a book which was described by New York Times (25. November 2011) as follows: “a book that should change the debate about the future of culture” and: “By delivering content they don’t pay for, or selling content far below the price it cost to create, Levine says, information and entertainment distributors like YouTube and The Huffington Post become “parasites” on the media companies that invest substantially in journalists, musicians and actors; the distributors drive down prices in a way that sucks the economic lifeblood out of those who create and finance the best achievements of our culture.”

Ted Shapiro, Senior Vice-President, Deputy Managing Director and General Counsel EMEA, Motion Picture Association, Brussels;

Dr. Max Senges, Google Policy, Berlin.

Presentation by Prof. Dr. H. Goddar at “MIPS 2012”.

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The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) is holding the “MIPS 2012 – 1st International Conference on Management of Intellectual Property Rights and Strategy” in Mumbai, India, on the 4th of February 2012. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar will give a presentation on the topic of “Valuation of Patents – License Analogy based Approaches according to Employees’ Inventions Remuneration Calculation in Germany”. Further information