Dr. Martin Schaefer presented on 12.11.2024 at the Salon on Intellectual Property in Berlin

Dr. Martin Schaefer spoke on the topic of “Where are the limits of copyright protection for applied art – and how do I recognize them?”

“Applied Art” was the simple title of the event hosted by the ‘Salon on Intellectual Property’ (Salon zum geistigen Eigentum) at the Weizenbaum Institute in Berlin on November 12, 2024. After a welcome address by its director, Prof. Dr. Herbert Zech, and moderated by Dr. Ruth Lecher, the prominent panelists gave presentations on the distinction between free and applied art, between registered design and copyright protection, and on questions of the influence of public perception on the valuation of utility objects.

BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partner and attorney at law Dr. Martin Schaefer gave the introductory presentation on the topic of “Where are the limits of copyright protection for applied art – and how do I recognize them?” This was followed by presentations by Prof. Dr. Karl-Nikolaus Peifer (University of Cologne/Judge at the Higher Regional Court of Cologne), Prof. Dr. Alexander Peukert (Goethe University Frankfurt/M) and Simon Schrör (Weizenbaum Institute Berlin). The subsequent Q&A session with the audience of around 100 lasted a full hour and the debates continued afterwards.