IP Summer Course 2026 in Munich

From June 29 to July 3, 2026, hosted at Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski, Munich

Would you like to gain a comprehensive understanding of how to obtain, enforce and evaluate intellectual property rights in Europe?
Then we would be delighted to welcome you to our “IP Summer Course – Obtaining, Enforcing and Evaluating Intellectual Property Rights in Europe” in summer 2026.

Over the course of five engaging and varied days, in-house counsel, patent and trademark managers, as well as IP professionals can look forward to a dynamic program filled with practical insights and inspiring encounters. In 2026, the thematic focus will once again be on patents.

Expect fresh perspectives, valuable experiences and a vibrant social program!

The detailed agenda – subject to change – is available below and as a downloadable PDF.
Please note that all seminars will be held in English.

We look forward to seeing you!

Program

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Event Overview

Part 1: Trade Marks, EU Systems, Prosecution, Enforcement

Period: June 29, 2026
Venue: Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski
Fee: 450,00 EUR

Part 2: Patents, Utility Models, Designs

Period: June 30 to July 03, 2026
Venue: Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski
Fee: 1,950.00 EUR

Package Trade Marks & Patents

Period: June 29 to July 03, 2026
Venue: Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski
Fee: 2,200.00 EUR

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We look forward to your participation!

Detailed Program

Subject to change

Trade Marks, EU Systems, Prosecution, Enforcement

Monday, June 29, 2026

Session I

9.00 a.m. – 9.20 a.m. – Carl-Richard Haarmann	Opening address
9.20 a.m. – 11.15 a.m. – Malte Nentwig	Obtaining trade mark protection in Europe – systems and approaches
11.15 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.	Coffee break
11.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. – Peter Groß	Opposition and cancellation proceedings before the EUIPO.
12.30 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.	Lunch break

Session II

1.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. – Hannah Dauer	Recent developments in European trade mark case law – EUIPO and European Court
3.00 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. – Silke Freund \| Carl-Richard Haarmann	Infringement of trade marks – a case study

Patents, Utility Models, Designs

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Session I

9.00 a.m. – 9.20 a.m. – Christian W. Appelt	Opening address
9.20 a.m. – 10.00 a.m. – Felix Hermann	Strategies of obtaining patent protection in Europe (national, EP, PCT, UPC)
10.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. – Mario Araujo	EPO procedure (search, examination, grant, validation and/or UP), comparison to GPTO procedures
11.00 a.m. – 11.20 p.m.	Coffee break
11.20 p.m. – 12.20 p.m. – Christian W. Appelt	Special Features of EPO prosecution – How to avoid pitfalls (Art. 123 (2), (3) EPC, Art. 83/84 EPC)
12.20 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.	Lunch Break

Session II

1.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. – Martin Erbacher	Novelty and inventive step under EPC
2.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. – Andreas Dustmann	Design protection in Europe
3.00 p.m. – 3.20 p.m.	Coffee break
3.20 p.m. – 3.50 p.m. – Malte Windeler	Protection of secret know-how in Europe
3.50 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. – Heinz Goddar \| Melanie Müller	Trusted depository (TD) for trade secrets and data – a supplement to patent protection
6.30 p.m.	Opening reception and dinner Paulaner am Nockherberg Hochstraße 77 81541 Munich

Wednesday, July 01, 2026

Session I A - IP & IT

9.00 a.m. – 9.40 a.m. – Steffen Schmidt	Patenting of software-based inventions in Europe
9.40 a.m. – 10.20 a.m. – Jakob Valvoda	A change of perspective: highlighting the technical features of software-based inventions
10.20 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. – Daniel Herrmann	The EPO’s approach towards artificial intelligence
11.00 a.m. – 11.20 a.m.	Coffee break
11.20 a.m. – 12.00 a.m. – Alexander Thamer	Licensing software and OSS considerations
12.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. – Matthias Hofmann	Use of AI in patent prosecution

Session I B - Biotech and Pharma

09.00 a.m. – 09.45 a.m. – Markus Engelhard	Introduction to patentability of biotechnological subject matter under the EPC and the German Patents Act (PatG) – the legal machinery and case law/selected decisions
09.45 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. – Ute Kilger	Plausibility, sufficiency of disclosure and inventive step of biotechnological inventions
10:30 a.m. – 11.00 a.m. – Fabian Schmidt	Antibody and epitope patent claims
11.00 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.	Coffee break
11.15 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. – Karl-Heinz Metten \| José Pfizer	Scope of protection of chemical and pharmaceutical patents
12.00 p.m. – 12.30 p.m. – Laura Haas \| Alexander Rabe	SPCs and patent termn extensions (PTEs)
12.30 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.	Lunch break

Session II

1.30 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. – Prof. Beat Weibel (Head of ETH transfer IP & Licensing) \| Sebastian Engels	Legal and commercial aspects of license agreements, competition law aspects
3.15 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.	Coffee break
3.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. – Christian W. Appelt	Invalidation of granted patents (EPO opposition procedures/German invalidation procedures/UPC central invalidation)
4.30 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. – Felix Hermann	Preparation of EPO oral proceedings of July 3rd
6.00 p.m.	Sightseeing City Tour followed by dinner in a Bavarian restaurant

Thursday, July 02, 2026

Session I

9.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.

Attending EPO oral hearings (videoconference)

At the office of
BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT
Pettenkoferstr. 22
80336 Munich

12.00 p.m. – 1.20 p.m.

Lunch break

1.20 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.

Transfer to Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski

Session II

2.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. – Michael Rüberg	Patent litigation in Europe and Germany (national and UPC procedures)
3.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. – Hanno Flentje	Utility models in Germany – a useful weapon in litigation
3.30 p.m. – 3.50 p.m.	Coffee break
3.50 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. – Carl-Richard Haarmann	Defence measures against enforcement of patents – preliminary injunctions, customs procedures, criminal actions
4.30 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. – Gabriele Mohsler (VP Patent Development, Ericsson) \| Edmund Mangold (Senior Patent Counsel, BMW Group)	SEP/FRAND developments – industry perspectives

Friday, July 03, 2026

Session I

9.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.	UPC mock trial
Moderation	Christian W. Appelt
Legal Judge	Victor Fetscher
Technical Judge	Jakob Valvoda
Attorneys at Law Plaintiff	Carl-Richard Haarmann \| Lars Eggersdorfer
Patent Attorney Plaintiff	Christoph Angerhausen
Attorney at Law Defendant	Michael Rüberg
Patent Attorney Defendant	Andreas Lucke
12.00 p.m. – 1.00 p.m.	Lunch break
1.00 p.m.	Departure to Lake Starnberg

Half-day excursion

2.00 p.m.

Half-day excursion with boat trip on Lake Starnberg – Coffee break and dinner in Bavarian restaurant

Speakers & Moderators

Guest speakers

Hr. Prof. Beat Weibel
Head of ETH transfer IP & Licensing
Fr. Gabriele Mohsler
VP Patent Development, Ericcson
Hr. Edmund Mangold
Senior Patent Counsel, BMW Group

Speakers & moderators from BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT

Dipl.-Phys. Christian W. Appelt, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Dipl.-Phys. Dr. Mario Araujo, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Hannah Dauer, Attorney at Law
Dr. Andreas Dustmann, Attorney at Law
Dr. Lars Eggersdorfer, Attorney at Law, Representative before the UPC
Dr. Sebastian Engels, Attorney at Law
Dipl.-Chem. Dr. Martin Erbacher, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Victor Fetscher, Attorney at Law, Representative before the UPC
Dr. Hanno Flentje, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Silke Freund, Attorney at Law
Prof. Dr. Heinz Goddar, German and European Patent Attorney
Peter Groß, Attorney at Law
Dr. Carl-Richard Haarmann, Attorney at Law, Representative before the UPC
Dr. Laura Haas, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Dipl.-Ing. Felix Hermann, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Dipl.-Phys. Dr. Daniel Herrmann, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Dipl.-Phys. Dr. Matthias Hofmann, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Dipl.-Chem. Dr. Ute Kilger, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Dipl.-Phys. Dr. Andreas Lucke, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Dipl.-Chem. Dr. Karl-Heinz B. Metten, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Melanie Müller, Attorney at Law
Malte Nentwig, Attorney at Law
Dr. José Maria Pfizer, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Alexander Rabe, German Patent Attorney
Dr. Michael Rüberg, Attorney at Law
Dr. Fabian Schmidt, Patent Engineer
Dipl.-Phys. Dr. Steffen Schmidt, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Dr. Alexander Thamer, Attorney at Law
Dipl.-Inform. Dr. Jakob Valvoda, German and European Patent Attorney, Representative before the UPC
Malte Windeler, Attorney at Law