Events Archive - BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT

IP Summer Course June 29 until July 8, 2023, in Munich

26. April 2023/in Events

We are pleased to announce the event series “IP Summer Course – Obtaining, Enforcing and Evaluating Intellectual Property Rights in Europe” also for the year 2023. From June 29 to July 8, 2023, in-house counsel, patent and trade mark managers as well as IP experts are invited to Munich to learn about important aspects of obtaining, evaluating and licensing intellectual property in Europe as well as basic strategies of patent and trade secret protection in numerous seminars.

Dr. Michael Hartig to speak at the Digital Health Conference in Riyadh on May 17, 2023

20. April 2023/in Events

“Innovation Protection in Healthcare: Patenting and More” is the title of Dr. Michael Hartig’s presentation on May 17, 2023, at the Digital Health Conference in Saudi Arabia.

The scope and provisions of patents, copyrights and other protection mechanisms, aspects and components of health tech innovations that need to be protected, the market and competition, and the risk of losing innovative ideas are the main topics BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and attorney Dr. Michael Hartig will talk about at the Digital Health Conference on May 17 at 4 p.m. local time.

The global conference on “Applied Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare” will take place on May 16 and 17, 2023, at the Fairmont Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Executives, academics, healthcare professionals and digital health stakeholders are invited to attend to learn and network. More than 50 speakers and over a thousand attendees from around the world are expected to attend.

The conference is supported by King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, the leading hospital in the Middle East and North Africa region.

For more information and the program, please visit the conference website.

Keio IP Forum on 28 March 2023 with Christian W. Appelt and Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar

21. March 2023/in Events

At this year’s IP Forum of Keio University Tokyo on the topic of “Global Dispute Resolution and IP Strategies after Establishment of UPC”, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT will be represented by the two partners and patent attorneys Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and Christian W. Appelt.

What effects can be expected from the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which will start its work in June 2023, for worldwide litigation? To what extent will IP strategies have to be adapted in order to continue to be successful? These and many other questions will be answered for interested listeners by a variety of renowned names from the IP legal industry at this year’s forum. In addition to the two BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners, the list of speakers and moderators includes high-ranking judges from Germany, Europe, the USA and Japan, as well as big names from Japanese industry.

More detailed information on the event can be found here. Registration for the face-to-face event in Tokyo is possible here. The event will be held in English and Japanese, with simultaneous translation.

UPC Webinar on March 17, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. CET

13. March 2023/in Events

Upon the invitation of IPR Daily and GDOIP, Dr. Matthias Hofmann and Hongting Wu will speak on strategies in the context of the Unitary Patent System

The European Unitary Patent System will enter into force on June 1, 2023, and the sunrise period has already begun. But should patent owners now opt for the new unitary patents or rather for the classical European bundle patents? And how should they proceed with existing bundle patents? Is opt-out a viable option here?

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and patent attorney Dr. Matthias Hofmann together with Hongting Wu, patent engineer at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, will answer these and other questions during their webinar on March 17, 2023 at 8:00 am CET and 3:00 pm CST (China standard time).
The webinar came about at the invitation of IPR Daily and GDOIP (Guangdong Overseas Intellectual Property Protection Promotion Association) and is preferentially targeted at the Chinese IP community. The presentations will be held in English and translated directly into Chinese by Mr. Hongting Wu.

The main topics at a glance:

Brief introduction to the Unified Patent System and the Unified Patent Court
Advantages and disadvantages of the European Unitary Patent
Considerations for your existing European patent portfolio
New filing strategies for efficient patent protection in Europe

Registration

We will gladly accept your registration here. We are looking forward to your participation!

Berlinale 2023: Producers’ Brunch on 20.02.2023 with Dr. Martin Schaefer as host

20. February 2023/in Events

Topic “Platforms Always – Access Providers Never?”

Now that all events can take place live again, media:net berlinbrandenburg also invites you to the Producers’ Brunch at the Brandenburg Representation to the Federal Government in Berlin as part of the Berlinale 2023.
On the questions “Platforms always – Access providers never? What do the latest legal developments in Germany and Europe mean for the film and television sector?” will be discussed this year by a high-ranking panel consisting of

Julia Kever, Senior Legal Counsel at Motion Picture Association
Andreas Göckel, Deutsche Telekom AG, Law and Integrity, Head of Partnering and Innovations
Sabine Frank, Head of Governmental Affairs and Public Policy at YouTube
Dr. Armin Jungbluth, Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (Bundesministerium für Digitales und Verkehr), responsible for Legal Framework Digital Services, Media Law.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT attorney and partner Dr. Martin Schaefer will act as a supporting moderator. An introduction to the topic will be given by Prof. Dr. Jan Bernd Nordemann of NORDEMANN. The event will be held in German.

More information about the Producers’ Brunch 2023 can be found here.

Event dates at a glance

Date: February 20, 2023
Time: 10.00 – 12.30 h | Admission from 09.30 h
Location: Representation of Brandenburg at the Federal Government, In den Ministergärten 3, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Registration via Eventbrite

The event has already taken place. Registration is therefore no longer possible.

Impressions of the event

Christian W. Appelt to speak at the 21st Dusseldorf Patent Law Days 2023

16. February 2023/in Events

„Current decision practice of the EPO Boards of Appeal” is the topic of Christian W. Appelt’s lecture on 24 March 2023 at 9.15 a.m.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT patent attorney and partner Christian W. Appelt will once again be giving a lecture at the “Jahrestagung für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf” (annual conference on intellectual property law of the Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf) on March 23 and 24, 2023, at the Industrieclub Düsseldorf.

His presentation on „Aktuelle Entscheidungspraxis der Beschwerdekammern des EPA“ (current decision practice of the EPO Boards of Appeal) is scheduled as the first lecture before the plenary session on March 24, 2023. from 9.15 am.

Click here for more information on the “Düsseldorfer Patentrechtstage” and a link to the conference programme! The event will be held in German.

Lecture by Christian W. Appelt within the LES Training Modules on February 03, 2023

2. February 2023/in Events

“Introduction, Types and Protection of Licensable Property, Introduction to the Exploitation of Industrial Property Rights” is the title of the lecture by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and patent attorney Christian W. Appelt as part of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) training modules.

Together with Prof. Dr. Christian Osterrieth of HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER, Christian W. Appelt will lecture on the basics of patent law, utility model law, design law, trademark law as well as copyright law in Module 1 on February 03, 2023 from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The lecture assumes no prior knowledge in the field of intellectual property law and is intended as an introduction to the entire LES module series.

Christian W. Appelt has been a member of the advisory board of LES Germany since 2022, and was previously a member of the board as well as president of the association from 2018 to 2020.

The LES training modules are held in German. More details may be found here.

Workshop in Barcelona – register now!

12. December 2022/in Events

Workshop on the subject „Strategic aspects of German patent law and practice in view of the UPC”

January 9, 2023, in Barcelona (Spain), 04:00 pm, Hotel Casa Fuster

What are the advantages of German national patent rights over a unitary patent? Are both possibilities compatible? Is it better to litigate before the UPC or before national courts? What to do in case a unitary patent is limited or revoked following an attack before the UPC? Is a German national patent a good back up?

We will be happy to address these and other questions during the event we will be hosting in Barcelona on January 9, 2023. 5 German and European patent attorneys of Boehmert & Boehmert will be there to discuss the strategic advantages German patent law offers to international clients, in particular in view of the upcoming entry into force of the UPC.

The event is aimed at patent professionals of our collaborating IP firms interested in knowing more about aspects of the German patent system that may be exploited by their clients. The talks and discussions will be held in English and Spanish. It shall be an excellent opportunity to gather, talk and share thoughts and impressions.

Location

Hotel Casa Fuster
Pg. de Gràcia, 132, 08008 Barcelona

Directions (Google Maps)

Agenda

04:00 pm – 04:30 pm
Reception, coffee & pastries
04:30 pm – 04:45 pm
Welcome and introduction
04:45 pm – 05:30 pm
TALK 1: Interesting aspects of German patent system for international applicants: Pros and cons of German applications vs European applications, procedural advantages of German application, Fees at GPTO vs Fees at EPO.
05:30 pm – 06:15 pm
TALK 2: German utility models: Use cases, Patentability conditions, protectable subject-matter, branch-off, cancellation proceedings.
06:15 pm – 07:00 pm
TALK 3: Strategic considerations in view of German patent law and UPC: litigation in Germany vs litigation before UPC, review of interesting German national case law, use of German national rights as back up rights for unitary patents.
07:00 pm – 07:30 pm
Drinks & cocktails

Participation is free of charge. Please kindly confirm or decline attendance. You can register for the event in the following.

Registration

The workshop has already taken place. Registration is closed.

Let’s meet in Barcelona on January 9, 2023!

We are looking forward to seeing you there. You will meet the following patent attorneys of our firm:

Dr. Andreas Lucke, Patent Attorney at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT

Dr. Dennis Kretschmann, Patentanwalt bei BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT

Dr. Hanno Flentje, Patentanwalt bei BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT

Dr. Michael Lohse, Patentanwalt bei BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT

GINSEP & TIE Germany Masterclass: Dr. Daniel Herrmann to speak to start-ups at hybrid event on 15.12.2022

5. December 2022/in Events

On Dec. 15, 2022 at 3 p.m. (India Standard Time), Boehmert & Boehmert partner, founding member and vice president of TiE Germany, Dr. Daniel Herrmann will speak to people from the startup sector.

The patent attorney has been advising companies and start-ups on patent matters for years. In his article, he presents TiE Germany as a hub for market entry in Europe and shows why patents help start-ups to gain a strong position in market entry. The non-profit platform GINSEP aims to bring together all active players in the startup sector in the Indo-German corridor.

To register please click here.

UPC Webinar: Focus on Opt-out – 3 dates in December 2022

17. November 2022/in Events

Important information for holders of european patents

When does the new unitary patent system come into force and what are the implications for owners of European patents? Do European patent owners have to participate in the system or do they have other options?

We will be happy to answer these and other questions as part of our webinars on the UPC: focus on Opt-out, which you should already be thinking about now. If the Unified Patent Court takes up its work as planned on April 1, 2023, it may already be too late for this.

We look forward to your participation!

Webinar dates

English	German
Tuesday, 06.12.2022, 9:00 a.m. (CET)	Thursday, 08.12.2022, 3:00 p.m. (CET)
Friday, 09.12.2022, 6:00 p.m. (CET)
Register now!	Register now!

You can look forward to three of our experts who will provide you with comprehensive information on the topic. Dr. Daniel Herrmann, Dr. Dennis Kretschmann and Dr. Michael Rüberg will also be available to answer your questions after the webinars.

Detailed information about the European Unitary Patent and the participating member states can also be found on our UPC page.

Your speakers

For the technical execution of the webinar, we use the Zoom tool. This is offered and operated by the provider Zoom Video Communications, Inc, 55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA 95113, USA (Zoom). By registering for our webinar, you declare your consent to participate, even if this may result in data transfers to the USA.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our data protection officer at any time at datenschutzbeauftragter@boehmert.de.