BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar will give a speech at the CASRIP Global Innovation Law Summit in Seattle on 22 July 2016 on the subject of “How to Use Global Patent Litigation Strategies to Deal with Non-Producing Entities (NPEs)”. The renowned Center for Advanced Study and Research on Innovation Policy (CASRIP) of the University of Washington (Seattle) has for many years held the Global Innovation Law Summit at which “leaders from around the world discuss the most up-to-date issues confronting innovation economies (and aspiring knowledge-based economies).” Further information on the event can be found at.

As part of the Tech Open Air 2016 in Berlin, the InsurTech Meetup #3 (6.30 p.m. – 10.30 p.m.) will take place on 13 July 2016. The event is geared towards start-ups in the insurance technology sector (InsurTech), insurers and insurance brokers. Here, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr. Stanislaus Jaworski will give the keynote speech on “How will the BVK v CHECK24 judgment influence the InsurTech industry?”. He will explain in how far the judgement from Munich Regional Court, expected on the day of the event, in the case between the Federal Association of Germany Insurance Brokers (BVK) and the CHECK24 comparison site for insurance products will impact on the business models of InsurTech start-ups. The core of the issue is whether online insurance brokers are subject to the same obligations as offline insurance brokers. Representing BVK in the proceedings before Munich Regional Court are BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners Prof Jan Bernd Nordemann, LL.M. and Dr. Stanislaus Jaworski. Registration for the event InsurMeetup#3 can be made here.