2-day WIPO seminar in Izmir with Prof C. Czychowski.

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From 12 to 13 November 2014, a train-the-trainer seminar organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) will take place in Izmir. The title of the lecture is: “Training of the Trainers Program on Effective Intellectual Property Asset Management by Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)”. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof. Dr. Ch. Czychowski will lead the seminar presenting various topics together with a colleague over the two day period. “Exploiting Intellectual Property Assets: Overview of Licensing, Franchising and Merchandising”, “Financial Terms of Licensing Agreement: Valuation and Forms of Payment” as wellas “Drafting of Licensing Contracts” are some of the aspects covered. The seminar is organised by WIPO, the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI) and Ege University.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT: “Advanced Patent Law Seminar 2014” in Munich on 12 November 2014.

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On 12 November 2014, the Munich office of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT will hold a “Advanced Patent Law Seminar” hosted by partner and patent lawyer Nils T. F. Schmid. The seminar is aimed at medium-sized companies with prior knowledge in this field. The patent lawyers Nils T. F. Schmid, Dr. Stefan Schohe, Eva Liesegang, Dr. Steffen Schmidt and Felix Hermann will cover various aspects of patent law. The topics covered stretch from “Patent strategy: Opportunities and Risks” to “Enforcement of Patent Rights: Patent Infringement” as well as “Invalidity/Opposition” and “Licence Law”. The seminar begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. with subsequent get-together. The event will be held at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s Munich office, Pettenkoferstrasse 22, 80336 Munich Participation is free of charge.

Dr Schwab in WTR Daily on the decision in the “Junited Autoglas Deutschland ./. OHIM” case.

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In the online magazine World Trademark Review Daily from 04/11/2014, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and trademark law expert Dr Florian Schwab reports on the recent decision of the European Court of Justice (T-297/13 Junited Autoglas Deutschland GmbH & Co KG ./. OHIM) from 16 October 2014. The Court affirmed a risk of confusion between the older Polish word/picture mark AUTOGLASS and the Community mark UNITED AUTOGLASS in particular for motor vehicles, replacement parts for motor vehicles, windscreens. In terms of understanding the terms “Autoglas” and “united” from the perspective of the relevant Polish public, the Court again has regard to the modest English language ability of consumers in the EU. “Glass” as well as “united” are not part of the basic English vocabulary of the EU consumer, the Court held. Those subscribing to WTR Daily can see the entire article here.

Prof C. Czychowski hosts DGRI Annual Congress

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From 6 to 8 November 2014, the Annual Congress of the German Society for Law and Information Technology (DGRI) will take place in Berlin. This year, the key topic will be “Data and Software as Economic Asset”. As part of this congress, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof. Dr. Christian Czychowski will host the event “Data as Economic Asset” on the morning of the second day. The German Society for Law and Information Technology (DGRI) focuses on questions regarding the interface between information technology and data processing as well as law and economy. The Annual Congress 2014 will take place at the FOKUS Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems in Berlin and is supported by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT.

“Foundation of Patent Law 2014” by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT in Munich, on 5 November 2014

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On 5 November 2014, the Munich office of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT will hold a “Patent Law Foundation Seminar” hosted by partner and patent lawyer Nils T. F. Schmid. The following aspects will be covered:

“When does a patent make sense? – Decision-making aids for SMEs” (Dr. D. Kretschmann)

“Patent registration strategies / defence strategies” (Ch. W. Appelt)

“Patent Requirements – Novelty and Innovative Activity” (Dr. M. Hartig)

“Employee Inventions – efficient dealing” (Dr. J. B. Krauß)

The seminar is geared in particular towards managing directors of SMEs, as well as directors of R&D departments and general proxies. The seminar begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. with subsequent get-together. The event will be held at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s Munich office, Pettenkoferstrasse 22, 80336 Munich Participation is free of charge.