Prof J. B Nordemann with three lectures at the WIPO workshop in Seoul.

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From 18 to 21 September 2017, the Interregional Workshop on Copyright Enforcement will take place in Seoul. The event is organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). Law and copyright specialist Prof. Dr. Jan Bernd Nordemann will speak here on 19 and 20 September, giving a total of three lectures on the following topics:

  • “Copyright Case Law Developments – Current Developments”
  • “Civil Remedies in the Online Environment – International Perspective”
  • “Criminal Procedures in Copyright Infringement Cases – Practitioner’s Perspective”

Prof Dr H. Goddar to hold introductory lecture at “International IP Skills Summit”.

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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”.

Prof H. Goddar with speech at LES Chinese Taipei.

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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 explains the possibilities and aspects of University/Industry Cooperations in Europe.

Prof H. Goddar with speech at Singapore IP Week on 28.08.2017

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The Singapore IP Week takes place from 28 to 30 August 2017 in Singapore. It is organised by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.On 28 August, Professor Dr. Heinz Goddar will give a speech there within the framework of the session 4 “Breaking Barriers: Intellectual Property and the Value for Society – Part II”. The speech will be on the topic “Industry-University Cooperation in Europe – Germany as an Example”.

Management Circle seminar “From patent registration to successful implementation strategy” with BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT patent lawyers.

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The seminar institute Management Circle offers a two-day seminar entitled “From patent registration to successful implementation strategy” which will show how inventions and innovations can be sensibly protected. The two BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT patent lawyers Dr. Dennis Kretschmann and Dr. Steffen Schmidt will hold speeches at this event. Aspects and topics covered by the seminar are:  

  • Problem solution approach: Test criteria for inventive activities
  • Design law in the company: Strategic supplement to technical patents
  • Patentability: What distance does an invention need to show from current state of technology?
  • Successful patent applications: Writing and understanding patents correctly
  • Infringement process: Efficient enforcement of rights against the infringing party
  • Uniform patents and uniform patent court: The pros and cons of the European patent
  • Global strategies: International registration of technical patents 

The seminar is offered on three separate dates: on 25 -26 July 2017 in Munich, on 8 -9 August 2017 in Frankfurt am Main, as well as on 13 -14 September 2017 in Stuttgart.
The seminar is geared towards heads and senior managers of R&D departments, lawyers looking to get a handle on patent and design law, those responsible for inventions in companies, product developers and product managers as well as inventors and start-ups.

Patent Law and Trademark Law Seminar by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT: 29th June to 8th July 2017 Munich.

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This year BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT will once more be organising the intensive workshop, “Obtaining, Enforcing and Evaluating Intellectual Property Rights in Europe”. It will take place between 29th June to 08th July in Munich, divided into two parts – patent law and trademark law. Content, workshop program and registration papers are available to download here (as pdf file in English).

3rd Congress “Copyright Policy” of the Erich Pommer Institute in Berlin on 28 June 2017.

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On 28 June 2017, the Erich Pommer Institute (EPI) will hold the 3rd Congress “Copyright Policy: Leading Figures from Politics, Law and Industry in Dialogue”. The event will focus on current new developments in copyright policy in Germany and Europe. Experts from the field of politics, industry and research will look at what political developments affect copyright law in Germany and at the European level and will explain the impulses coming from academia and practice.

The two legal directors of the EPI, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT lawyer Prof. Dr. Jan Bernd Nordemann and Prof Ulrich Michel will host the event together. The congress will take place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the hall ALEX TV (Rudolfstrasse 1-8, 10245 Berlin)  Entrance is free of charge but subject to registration. Registration at

First Frankfurt Trademark and Patent Seminar on 28 June 2017.

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On 28 June 2017, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s Frankfurt office will for the first time hold a “Trademark and Patent Seminar“. The seminar is geared in particular at medium-sized companies. At the event, patent specialists and lawyers from the Frankfurt office will provide insight into targeted management of brand portfolios, possible responses to trademark infringement, and into patent strategies with particular emphasis on those suited to medium-sized companies. The topics covered: 

  • “Brand management – properly structuring and organising brand portfolios” (Dr. B. Bahlmann)
  • “Patent strategies for medium-sized companies – DE, EP, PCT, UPC” (Dr. K.-H. Metten)
  • “Trademark infringement – efficient attack and defence strategies” (P. Henrichs)

 
The seminar begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. with subsequent get-together. Participation is free of charge. Registration is requested via ford(at)boehmert.de or via this form link.

Meeting of the IMCO Committee of the European Parliament with keynote speech by Prof J. B. Nordemann.

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On 26 June 2017, at the European Parliament in Brussels, the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) working group on the Digital Internal Market will discuss the issue of “Online Service Providers and the limited liability regime of the e-commerce Directive”. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT lawyer Prof. Dr. Jan Bernd Nordemann will give the keynote speech here on the issue of “Liability of online service providers for copyrighted content – substantive and procedural aspects”. Further information

EPI-Seminar “YouTube as business model” on 13.06.2017 with Olaf Wolters.

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On 13 June 2017, the Erich Pommer-Institute (EPI) will hold a seminar on “YouTube as business model”. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT lawyer and media specialist Olaf Wolters will take part in the event as speaker. The seminar will discuss how film companies can earn money with YouTube and what legal pitfalls are to be considered. Aspects of the seminar include:

  • YouTube as profitable business model – what needs to be considered?
  •  Contrast structure and YouTube basics
  •  Maximising scope and advertising revenue
  • Radio and competition law aspects /Regulation by supervisory authorities  

The seminar will be held at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, Jägerstrasse 22/23, 10117 Berlin. 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Further information and registration at.