The European Union has reached an agreement with the USA, India and South Africa on the framework conditions for a patent suspension for Covid19 vaccines. Finalisation and approval by the WHO member states is still pending.

But how will a restriction of intellectual property rights affect the biopharmaceutical industry? What are the consequences for future new medicines that are urgently needed in the global fight against serious diseases? And what measures could prevent the weakening of intellectual property while contributing to the supply of new, highly effective drugs to all people?

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT patent attorney and partner Dr. Ute Kilger will discuss these questions at the Swiss Biotech Day on 3 May from 12:30 (CEST).
Jürgen M. Schneider, BIO Deutschland e. V., Dr. Rainer Strohmenger, Wellington Partners, as well as Philip Beushausen, dreissig24 GmbH, will complete the top-class panel.

More information on the Swiss Biotech Day 2022, its programme and a registration option can be found here.

Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar and Melanie Müller will speak on the topic “2nd German Patent Modernization Act – On the Way to E-Bay-Scenario in Germany” on Friday, April 22, 2022. Already on Thursday, April 21, Dr. Martin Schaefer will be a panelist on the topic of „EU Copyright Developments“.

The 29th Annual IP Conference will take place on April 21-22, 2022. Because of the ongoing pandemic, it will be held remotely. Details about the programme can be found here. You can register under the following link.

“Music Copyright Infringement in Europe” is the title of the session in which BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and attorney at law Dr. Martin Schaefer will participate as a panelist in context of the “Music Copyright Conference” on 18th March.

The subject of the online conference of the George Washington University Law School’s Intellectual Property Program and the University of Illinois Chicago Law School is to spark new insights into adjudicating music infringement disputes, as well as those involving other genres of expression, in various national copyright systems in Asia, Europe and North America.

The panelists will discuss substantial similarities in the systems, but also different national approaches to fair use of musical works of art, performers’ rights, copyright or expert evidence.

With the aim of a qualified exchange on national copyright regulations and musical expertise, the online event is aimed at both academics and practitioners in the field of copyright as well as musicologists and music theorists.

Participation in the conference is free of charge. Interested parties are asked to register here.

The COVID-19 pandemic created a landscape that encouraged innovation and led to the acceleration of the digital transformation. This year’s UNION-IP Winter Round Table will focus on the different views and how digital transformation is shaping the future. In this context Christian W. Appelt focuses on the subject “Oral Proceedings by Videoconference – the View of the Parties and Practicioners”.

The full programme can be viewed here.

Under the title “Go To Market Strategy for Germany: An Indian Perspective”, AsiaBerlin and the Internationale Bildungswerk TiE Germany (international education network TiE Germany) are organising an online event on the topics of intellectual property, law, distribution and taxation in Germany on December 2nd, 2021 from 10:00 am CET. The target group is Indian companies planning to enter the German market.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and patent attorney Dr. Daniel Herrmann has been invited to participate in the discussion alongside other well-known participants. Two Indian companies who have successfully entered the German market will report on their challenges.

Interested parties are requested to register here.