Da capo for “Digital Contents: Works and/or Software?” with Dr Czychowski.

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Together with Prof. Winfried Bullinger, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Christian Czychowski will give the lecture “Digital Contents: Works and/or Software?” on 23.03.2011 and on 04.04.2011 in the GRUR Area Group East (Leipzig) and Berlin. Czychowski and Bullinger already gave a lecture on this subject at the GRUR Annual Conference in September; the lecture was received so well that they have been asked to repeat their comments on the peculiarities on the protection of computer games at both GRUR regional groups. Further information

Prof Dr Jan B. Nordemann to speak at IP Congress of the University of Southern California.

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The USC Gould School of Law will hold an IP congress “Intellectual Institute 2011” on 22 March 2011, with a range of experts all active in the field of intellectual property. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof Dr Jan Bernd Nordemann will speak here in the copyright session “ISP Liability: Viacom vs. YouTube and Beyond” and will explain the European perspective and outline the practice of international providers with respect to copyright infringement. The event will take place in Beverly Hills, California.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT Trade Mark Seminar in Munich in March 2011.

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On 22 March 2011, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT will offer a free basic seminar on trade mark issues for current and potential trade mark holders. Trade mark specialists from BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT’s Munich offices, Mrs M Huth-Dierung, Dr F Schwab, Dr V. Schmitz-Fohrmann, Dr E. Warnke and Dr B. Bahlmann will discuss various aspects of the development of an individual trade mark registration strategy, from proper trade mark research to sustainable trade mark defence and profitable exploitation of trade marks. The speeches will be followed by a reception where an opportunity will be provided for further discussion. The seminar will be held at the Hotel Le Meridien in Munich and will begin at 15:00h and end at 18:00h.

“Patents” Congress with web seminar by Dr. Jan B. Krauss.

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“Patents 2011”, the 13th congress of its type, will be hosted by Management Circle in Munich from 21st to 22nd March 2011. The congress will address current challenges in the field of IP management. At the centre of thematic areas of interest this year are efforts to establish an EU Patent system, the right to information in matters of patent infringement and the new standards governing patent assessment. Congress participants will be able to attend any of six web-based seminars being conducted parallel to the congress. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr. Jan Krauss will lead a web seminar entitled “Current issues in US patent law”.

Dr Czychowski explains “Joint University / Industry R&D Cooperations in Europe”.

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The international seminar event “European Contract Practice for R&D Projects”, organised by the European Academy for Taxes, Economics and Law, will take place from 10 to 11 March 2011 in Berlin. Here, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Christian Czychowski will present the subject “Joint University / Industry R&D Cooperations in Europe/Legal Framework”. The academy has specialised in further training for specialists on EU regulations and EU law (e.g. EU subsidies, the law of public procurement, energy & environment and IT). Its seminars, congresses, lectures and workshops are tailored towards European managers and staff from all areas of public services and industry. More details

“Round Table” of the UNION of European Practitioners for Intellectual Property in Munich.

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The UNION of European Practitioners for Intellectual Property will host its annual Round Table on 25.02.2011 at the German Patent and Trademark Office in Munich. This year, the hot topic will be: “Enforcement of Patent Rights through Customs Confiscation Proceedings”. European IP experts will present various aspects over three sessions with keynote speakers and invites participants to take part in discussions and share experiences. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Nils T. F. Schmid will organise and coordinate this Round Table as Vice President of the UNION.

“Copyright law for Chambers for Trade and Industry” with Prof Jan B. Nordemann.

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On 23 February 2011, a seminar will take place at the Chamber of Trade and Industry in Potsdam (IHK Potsdam) specially designed to meet the needs of chambers of trade and industry in relation to copyright law. It is aimed at staff at IHKs and is part of the series “Alles, was Recht is” (everything that’s right (lit. law)) organised by DIHK-Bildungs-GmbH. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Prof Dr Jan Bernd Nordemann will host the seminar together with solicitor Doris Möller, DIHK Berlin. The seminar will concentrate on practical issues of copyright law faced in the daily work undertaken by IHK staff. Examples of such are the law of quotations, ancillary copyright, contractual issues or limitations of copyright law (“what may be used without permission?”).

“Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse patent verwertet” – a series of seminars at Berlin universities.

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In the winter semester of 2011 three departments in Berlin’s Freie, Humboldt and Technische Universities will co-host a series of seminars on the theme of patents and property rights targeting scientific teaching staff at Berlin institutes of further education. Underpinning the seminars is the fact that universities, too, will in future be under increasing pressure to profit commercially from their own research findings. The series will be hosted in partnership with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office and will be composed of blocks covering five themes. The block entitled “Special forms of property rights: Copyright” will be led by BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr. Thomas W. Boddien on 22nd February 2011 and will focus on copyright issues associated with the internet. On 8th March Prof. Dr. Jan Bernd Nordemann will lead the “Domain and trade mark law” seminar and address practical issues such as obstacles to be overcome in choosing a trade mark or domain. The seminars aim to set out the scope of industrial property rights and explain the procedures for securing these rights.

“IP Outsourcing done strategically” – Forum seminar with Dr K-D Langfinger.

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On 14.12.2010, the Forum Institute for Management will host the seminar “Using Services for the Protection of Industrial Property Rights” in Frankfurt. The seminar will illustrate how companies can develop individual strategies to secure and exploit their intangible assets. It will also show when IP outsourcing makes more sense for companies than establishing their own specialist departments. The seminar will also cover the legal framework of IP strategies as well as appropriate contract forms with external service providers. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and patent law expert Dr. Klaus Dieter Langfinger will lead the event. The seminar is aimed, inter alia, at managers and staff in companies with patent, legal and R&D departments.

“Contract Model for Technology Transfer” – Workshop with Dr K. D. Langfinger.

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On 17.11.2010, Austria Wirtschaftsservice (AWS) will host a workshop on the subject of “Contract Models in Technology Transfer” with further cooperation partners in Vienna. BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner Dr Klaus Dieter Langfinger will look at the “EU initiatives for the improvement of technology transfers 10 years after Lisbon – the EU targets and what has been achieved up to now”. The event will be hosted together with various cooperation partners, including the NCP National Contact Point (unit for IPR in the Austrian Ministry for Science and Research (BMWF)), the development bank Austria Wirtschaftsservice (AWS) and the Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT).