“Karlsruhe Dialogue: Technology & Law” with Dr. M. Rüberg.

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The AnwaltAkademie is holding the “Karlsruhe Dialogue: Technology & Law” on 30 November 2017, which this year features the theme “3D-printing and intellectual property”.

The event will shine light on the underlying technical aspects of the numerous legal implications of 3D printing in various areas of intellectual property law, amongst other topics. Dr. Michael Rüberg will be explaining “3D printing – dangers for patents”.
For further information and to register.

Prof. Dr. H. Goddar to hold presentation on “Model Agreements for Industry-University Cooperation” on behalf of LES Korea.

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On 23 November 2017, Professor Dr. Heinz Goddar will be holding a presentation on the topic of “Model Agreements for Industry-University Cooperation” at Seoul National University (SNU) in Seoul, Korea. The event is being organised in conjunction with the Licensing Executives Society (LES Korea). As head of a working group for the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWI), Prof. Goddar played an instrumental role a few years ago in developing “Model Agreements”.

Prof. Dr. H. Goddar to moderate at “Patents in Telecoms and the Internet of Things” conference.

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On 9 and 10 November 2017, a conference will be held in Washington, D.C. by University College London in collaboration with George Washington University entitled “Patents in Telecoms and the Internet of Things”.  Professor Dr. Heinz Goddar will be moderating Panel IX on 10 November covering the topic “Patent Assertion Entities”. Further information

Prof. H. Goddar  at LES Spain’s “Licensing workshop”.

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On 31 October 2017, a business workshop on the topic of “Licensing” organised by the Licensing Executives Society (LES Spain) will take place in Madrid. It will involve presentation from Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar covering “Licensing subjects” and “Sample agreements for R & D cooperation” respectively. Prof. Goddar led the German Federal Ministry of Economics’s working group with a partner, which drafted the sample agreements. These can be viewed on the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy’s (BMWI) website and downloaded free of charge.

Further information on the event can be found here.

UNION IP appoints patent attorney Nils T.F. Schmid as Honorary President

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During the Executive Commission Meeting at the Congress in Catania (Sicily) in October 2017, patent attorney Nils T.F. Schmid was appointed Honorary President by delegates of UNION IP.

Together with patent attorney Philippe Overath, he was also elected to lead the Statute Commission as Vice President.

UNION IP of European Practitioners in Intellectual Properties is an independent non-profit organisation of experts focused on intellectual property. It was founded in 1961 under the name “UNION of European Patent Attorneys”. It is active throughout Europe and offers IP experts a professional forum.

Göttingen Copyright Congress 2017 with Dr Martin Schaefer.

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On 15 November 2017, the 11th Göttingen Copyright Congress will take place, this year focusing on the current debate on copyright at the European and national level. Dr. Martin Schaefer will be among the speakers at the event; he will participate in the podium discussion on the current state of copyright law in Brussels and Berlin. The programme will be led by Prof Gerald Spindler and Prof Andreas Wiebe from the University of Göttingen. Further information and registration

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT lawyers named in the “Who´s Who Legal: Trademarks 2017”.

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The current edition of “Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2017” counts the BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT lawyers Dr. Volker Schmitz-Fohrmann and Dr. Florian Schwab among the most important lawyers for trademark law in Germany.
This year, a total of 45 renowned lawyers were selected for Germany, “who can truly be considered leaders in the field”, as WWL stated. The “Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks 2017” identified internationally leading trademark law experts (in total: 1441) in 81 countries. The online version can be accessed here and includes around 17,000 specialists from 37 fields of law across the globe.

Prof H. Goddar hosts LES Germany module range “License Projects” on 27 October.

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On 27 October 2017, the licence course (module range “Licence Projects, Module VII: “Technology Transfer and Licensing in Europe, China/Japan and USA” will take place in Stuttgart. The module range is organised by LES Germany. Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar will host the course. He will also co-host a “License Game” in the same course. The event is free of charge for members of LES Germany. Registration necessary. Further information

Trademark seminar at five locations

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In autumn 2017, the trademark seminar will take place at five locations throughout Germany. Get an overview of current issues in trade mark law and meet our experts. Select a date/venue for detailed event information and registration: Munich on 27.09.2017, Berlin on 11.10.2017, Bremen on 18.10.2017, Frankfurt am Main on 08.11.2017 and Düsseldorf on 15.11.2017.

“Focus Special Lawyers List 2017”: BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT remains among the top law firms in Germany in several categories

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This is the finding of the “Focus Special Top Lawyers / Corporate Law Firms in Germany” (Oct/Nov: 2017) in which BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT remained among the top law firms in Germany in Patent Law, Media Law and Brand Law. This annual listing names leading lawyers and law firms in a total of 26 specialist legal fields. The list, compiled by the news magazine, respectively the statistics company Statista, is based on colleague and client recommendations, for which over 9,000 lawyers in corporate law firms and around 3,300 people in companies were surveyed. The firms named in the list have made a special name for themselves in their respective specialist fields. The Focus Special is available from 19 September. FOCUS