Interview with Dr. Matthias Hofmann and Dr. Jakob Valvoda in the Handelsblatt Supplement Rechtsguide 2025

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Artificial Intelligence in IP Law: Opportunities, Challenges and Legal Perspectives

In the newly published Smart Rechtsguide 2025, a supplement to the Handelsblatt dated 25 September 2025, BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners and patent attorneys Dr. Matthias Hofmann and Dr. Jakob Valvoda discuss the growing relevance of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of intellectual property law.

The interview highlights how AI not only drives technical innovation but also raises new legal questions – for example, regarding the patentability of AI-generated inventions, the attribution of developer contributions, or the adaptation of existing IP rights to automated processes. The two experts outline how law firms and companies can strategically prepare for these developments to ensure legally sound and future-oriented protection of innovation.

Particular attention is given to the question of how existing legal frameworks can keep pace with the dynamic evolution of AI technologies. Physicist Dr. Matthias Hofmann and computer scientist Dr. Jakob Valvoda emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary legal advice that combines technological expertise with legal precision.

The full interview is available on page 5 of the Smart Rechtsguide 2025. The publication is in German and can be accessed online or downloaded as a PDF.