At Mannheim Patent Days 2017, on 12 October, Professor Dr. Heinz Goddar will give a dinner speech on “Inventor Quality, Inventor Honour and Inventor Compensation in the Era of the Internet of Things”. Further topics, which the event will provide updates on, range from “Implementation of the Community Patent and UPC” to “New German Patent Case Law” and “Industry Patent Department 2025 and Industry 4.0”. The Mannheim Patent Days take place from 12 to 13 October. Further details on the event can be found here.

The current September 2017 edition of the newsletter provides information on new developments in the field of Patent Law, Brand Law, Competition Law and Copyright. The subjects covered in this edition are: 

• BGH specifies its jurisprudence on foreign liability in patent infringement cases (judgement “sealing system”).
• New developments in Chinese Patent Law – amended assessment guidelines
• US Supreme Court restricts free choice of jurisdiction in the US
• Update UPC: Further delays and obstacles
• Draft for reform of Brand Act
• Decision from Federal Fiscal Court – Warning costs subject to VAT
• Implementation of EU Trade Secret Directive – what corporates need to do to implement the directive
• The Federal Supreme Court and computer games: The decision on World of Warcraft I
• Amendment of the Telemedia Act: Liability of WLAN operators limited

 
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The Global Intellectual Property Institute (GIIP), Delhi, organises the “International IP Skills Summit (IIPSS) 2017”, which will take place on 7 and 8 September 2017 in Bengaluru. Here, Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar will give the introductory lecture on “Intellectual Property Rights and their Role in fostering Creation and Distribution of Innovations”. Further information

On 1 September 2017, patent attorney Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar will give a speech for the members of the Licensing Executives Society Chinese Taipei (LES) in Taipei. In the speech, Prof Goddar will explain the possibilities and aspects of University/Industry Cooperations in Europe. Further information can be found here.

Dr. Klaus Seranski (52), Patent Attorney, joined BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s Munich office on 1 July 2017. He comes to our team from the renowned firm Leinweber & Zimmermann, where he was active as partner since 1997.

With his profile, Klaus Seranski is an excellent addition to BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT. Together with Patent Attorney Nils T.F. Schmid, he will continue to expand our practice in the growing mechanical engineering sector. Klaus Seranski also specialises in the fields of medical products and technology, hygiene products, laser material processing, alloys, electronics and textile technology.

Speaking about his move to BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, Klaus Seranski said: “The international infrastructure as well as the firm’s strong market position were essential for my decision. Apart from these aspects though – and not least – was the fact that BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT convinced me on a human level and I look forward to our collaboration.” Dr. Carl-Richard Haarmann from BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT stresses: “We are happy that the chambers continues to grow with Klaus Seranski and are able to strengthen our team with an experienced specialist in the fields of conflict resolution in court and out of court.”

Focus of consultancy work 

Klaus Seranski consults globally on how to register industrial property rights and defend them in grant proceedings as well as on the enforcement of technical industrial property rights in infringement proceedings. He coordinates international patent infringement proceedings, defends technical industrial property rights in opposition and invalidity proceedings and represents clients in invalidity appeal proceedings before the Federal Supreme Court. The focus of his consultancy work is on the development and structuring of industrial property right portfolios (patents, trademarks, designs) as well as on patent vindication, involvement in unfair competition proceedings and extra-judicial arbitration.

Education 

After completing his degree in physics at the University of Bonn, Klaus Seranski completed his doctoral thesis in 1991 at the Institute of Physical Chemistry. He was involved in interdisciplinary special research fields and worked on international research projects. In 1996, he completed his training as patent lawyer and in the same year was admitted as European Patent Attorney.