Seminar “3D Printing: Risks for Patents, Trademarks & Designs” with Prof J. B. Nordemann and Dr M. Rüberg.

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On 17 March 2016, the Forum Institut für Management GmbH will hold a seminar on 3D printing: Risks for Patents, Trademarks & Designs”. Two BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners and lawyers Prof Jan B. Nordemann and Dr Michael Rüberg will explain the current state of developments and the impact of 3D Printing on Copyright, Trademark Law and Patent Law. Participants will be shown how they can protect their intellectual property, instructed as to the current legal situation and shown what products are most at risk. They will also be given advice as to what to do if printing data in respect of their products are found online. The seminar will take place in Munich and is aimed at lawyers and patent attorneys, in-house counsel, employees of IP departments, managing directors affected by product piracy or those with strong replacement part businesses. Further information and registration.

Prof. Dr. J. B. Nordemann hosts the “2nd Congress Copyright Policy 2016” in Berlin at the Erich Pommer Institute

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On 15 March 2016, the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (MWE), the Senate Chancellery of Berlin and the Erich Pommer Institute (EPI) will host the “2nd Congress on Copyright Policy” in Berlin. The main theme will be “Current copyright policy in Germany and Europe – Leading figures from the world of politics, law and economics in dialogue”. Copyright experts from the world of politics, industry and academia will discuss current aspects of copyright law, including new development in European copyright (e.g. portability). In the field of national copyright, experts will focus on changes in copyright contract law, e.g. the right of recall, annual information and invoicing, appropriate compensation and common remuneration regulations as well as tariff agreements. The two legal directors of the EPI, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof Jan B. Nordemann and Prof Ulrich Michel will host the event together. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Permanent Representative of Brandenburg in Berlin. Further information and registration at.

“German Commercial Law Firms – JUVE 2016” – also includes numerous mentions of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT in 2016.

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The English-language version of the JUVE handbook, “JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2016”, provides an analysis of the largest European legal market. This handbook also credits BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT with excellent performance in several categories. The law firm is ranked No. 1 in the “Patent Filing” field: “This leading firm in patents is increasingly active in litigation, with its mixed teams.” The partners and patent attorneys Prof. Dr. H. Goddar, Dr. J. B. Krauß, Ch. W. Appelt, Dr. Th. Bittner, Dr. M. Engelhard, Dr. St. Schohe and Dr. K.-H. Metten are mentioned. The law firm is ranked third in the “Trademarks and Design Law” category. JUVE states: “This firm is recommended for trademarks and unfair competition and showed that it is still among the busiest outfits for registering trademarks with the official bodies.” The following partners are mentioned in this category: Dr. V. Schmitz-Fohrmann, W. Stahlberg und Dr. M. Wirtz. The law firm is also ranked third in the “Contracts and Copyrights” category. “This recommended media practice’s expertise in its flagship discipline, copyright law, was recently underlined by its advice to high-level clients from outside the media sector,” comments JUVE.  In addition Dr. M. Schaefer is given a special mention.

ALAI Conference “Perspective on Enforcement of Right in the Internet” with speech by Dr M. Schaefer.

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On 14 March 2016, ALAI Deutschland (Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale) will hold a conference in Frankfurt am Main entitled “Perspective on Enforcement of Right in the Internet”, which is comprised of the parts “Liability of Access Providers” and “Follow the Money”. The conference will discuss the question whether and under what circumstances access providers and companies advertising on piracy sites can be sued. In the part “Liability of Access Providers”, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr. Martin Schaefer will speak on “The Legal Situation in Germany after goldesel.to”; Dr Romain Heidiger, University of Göttingen, will then present “The Legal Situation in Austria”. Professor Peukert and Professor Loewenheim will guide attendees through the event. The conference will take place at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Campus Westend, Casino, Raum 1.802. from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Registration and further information.

Positive review of the “Vertragshandbuch Pharma und Life Sciences” including article by Dr. Rüberg.

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The “Vertragshandbuch Pharma und Life Sciences – Mit bewährten Gestaltungsvorschlägen aus der Praxis” [“Contract Manual for Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences – With proven design proposals from practice”] was published by C.H. Beck Verlag in autumn 2015. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr. Michael Rüberg co-wrote the “General Section with Basic Contract Models” with editor Marco Stief. A review by Dr. Wolfgang A. Rehmann who praised the work has now been published in the specialist journal “Arzneimittel und Recht” [“Pharmaceuticals and Law”] (01/2016, p. 31 et seq.). Rehmann commented on the “General Section with Basic Contract Models”: “The authors responsible for this chapter, Stief and Rüberg, have made every effort and taken particular care to illustrate design alternatives which occur in practice and, at the same time, make the background of individual provisions clearer to the user through a detailed commentary.” His conclusion on the entire contract manual is: “All in all, the editors and their authors should be shown respect. They have created a valuable aid for precisely the target group the work has in its sights, namely lawyers, pharmacists, traders and engineers operating in the pharmaceuticals and life sciences industry or working for them.” The manual can be obtained directly from Beck Verlag, priced approx.: €198.00. Stief/Bromm (editor), C.H. Beck, 2015. ISBN 978-3-406-65042-0.

Managing Intellectual Property’s “IP Stars 2016”: BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT ranked No. 1 in Patent Prosecution.

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In the current edition of Managing Intellectual Property’s “IP Stars Handbook 2016”, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT has excelled by being represented in three categories. The law firm is ranked no.1 in the field of Patent Law and No. 2 in the Trademark Prosecution and Trademark Contentious categories respectively. The names of individual partners will be published by the publishing house in May 2016 (Trademark & Copyright) and in July 2016 (Patent Law). The current listing can be viewed here.

AIPPI/INTA conference “Designs: Into the Future” with Prof. Dr. J. B. Nordemann.

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The “Designs: Into the Future” conference, which is being organised jointly by INTA and AIPPI, will be taking place in Singapore from 29 February to 1 March 2016. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof. Dr. Jan B. Nordemann will be participating in a total of three panels (each of which will be taking place on 01.03.2016). In the “Overlapping Rights: The Interplay among Design Rights, Copyright, Trademarks and Trade Dress” panel, various issues will be discussed (in Part 1) by Reinhard Oertli, Meyerlustenberger Lachenal (Switzerland), Prof. Dr. Jan Bernd Nordemann, Boehmert & Boehmert (Germany) and Shunji Sato, TMI Associates (Japan) and, in Part 2, by Pei Lin Low, Allen & Gledhill LLP (Singapore) and Reinhard Oertli, Meyerlustenberger Lachenal (Switzerland).
The afternoon will be devoted to the issue of new developments in 3D printing. In the “3D Printing – Evolution, Revolution or Extinction for IP Protection?” panel, Prof. Dr. Jan B. Nordemann, Boehmert & Boehmert (Germany), Yau Tak Lam, Hong Kong Customs (Hong Kong) and Clive Thorne, Weblake Bell LLP (United Kingdom) will discuss the repercussions of 3D printing. More information about the conference and how to register can be found.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Dusseldorf strengthens its team with experienced trademark specialist

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As from 1 March 2016, attorney Philipp Henrichs (43) will join Boehmert & Boehmert in Dusseldorf as partner. Until spring 2016, Henrichs was local partner at a chambers in Dusseldorf which specialised in patent law where he advised on elements of trade mark, competition and pharmaceuticals advertising law. His move to the Dusseldorf office of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT is part of the expansion in trade mark and competition law. He will also bring his expertise in the field of pharmaceuticals advertising and patent infringement. With Henrichs’ arrival, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT continues to expand its trade mark focus in Dusseldorf.