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EURO LAWCONFERENCE 2016
JUN E 1 6 & 1 7 2 0 1 6 , M U N I C H , H O F F M A N N E I T L E M U N I C H O F F I C E
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To register please email: [email protected] or call +44 207 779 8334
JUNE 16 & 17 2016, MUNICH
EURO LAWCONFERENCE 2016
WHAT YOU WILLLEARN• Listen to EPO case law prosecutionanalysis
• Learn how to decide upon filingstrategies
• Analyse the best options formonetising your IP
• Understand the validity of patentsin Europe and the US
• Discuss national nullity proceedingsin Europe
• Debate whether to opt out or stayin regarding UPC litigation
WHO YOU WILLMEET• IP in-house counsel• General counsel• Directors of litigation• Judges• Heads of IP• Heads of legal• Patent counsel• Private practice lawyers
INTRODUCTIONManaging IP, in partnership with Hoffmann Eitle, is launching the inaugural MIPEuro Law Conference in Munich on June 16 & 17. Following the success of theMIP European Patent Reform events in Munich over the last three years, demandhas called for a broader intellectual property event in the city.
MIP Euro Law Conference 2016 goes beyond the UPC to give a thorough analysisof the European IP market from both patent attorneys and attorneys at law. It willdelve into EPO case analysis, filing strategy management, IP monetisation tech-niques and litigation aspects. It will offer debate, statistics and case law studies tohelp you better manage your IP portfolio.
Make this your must-attend event of 2016 and register today.
TRAINING COURSE – June 13, 14 & 15, Hoffmann EitleIn the first half of the same week as the MIP EuroLaw Conference, Hoffmann Eitle will be running atraining course at its Munich offices. The trainingcourse will be more interactive and will have moreof a classroom style. It will focus on practicaladvice for dealing with patentable inventions, dis-closure issues, drafting pitfalls, patent prosecutionwork, appeals, patent litigation, oral proceedingsat the EPO and the basic concepts of the UPC.
The training course is open to all in-house counseland to private practice from outside of Europe.Hoffmann Eitle has arranged a room block at thenearby Sheraton München Arabellapark Hotel.
If you would like more information or would like toattend the training course, please email [email protected] or call +44 207 779 8334.Please include a request for a hotel room during thiscommunication.
JUNE 16 & 17 2016, MUNICH
EURO LAWCONFERENCE 2016
08.55 Chair's introduction
09.10 Filing strategies in Europe• Analysing the merits of EP-UE versus national filings• Looking at the impact of technology and lifecycles on filing strategy • Combined patent and utility model filing strategies • Guaranteeing success across all jurisdictions of interest
Volker Tillmann, German and European patentattorney, Hoffmann Eitle
Bernd Hutter, head of IP, MorphoSysAxel Tillmann, patent counsel, KukaMaarten Mooij, senior IP corporate counsel,
NokiaGéraldine Guery-Jacques, vice president,intellectual & industrial property, Groupe SEB
10.30 Coffee and networking
11.00 Case law prosecution EPO/Appeal Boards• G3/14 and Priority/toxic divisionals G1/15• Procedural issues• Computer Implemented inventions• Pharma
Martin Bachelin, German and European patentattorney, Hoffmann Eitle
Axel Esser, British and European patent attorney, Hoffmann Eitle
13.00 Lunch and networking (Leonardi Restaurant)
14.00 Industry round table: Monetising your IP• Profitably balancing your IP and business strategies • How to commercialise your patents• Transfer of technology considerations
Andreas Görg, German and European patentattorney, Hoffmann Eitle
Peter Berg, chief IP counsel, Dräxlmaier Group
15.00 Coffee and networking
15.30 Attacking validity of patents in Europe and the US• EPO opposition versus nullity action UPC• Comparison to intellectual property rights proceeding in the US
Thomas Becher, German and European patentattorney, Hoffmann Eitle
Thomas Blinka, partner, CooleyPaul Georg Maué, vice president, head of international patents, Institut Straumann
17.00 Close of day one
17.15 Drinks reception in entrance hall of Arabeska
18.30 Conference dinner & music (Leonardi Restaurant)
PROGRAMME | DAY ONE
JUNE 16 & 17 2016, MUNICH
EURO LAWCONFERENCE 2016
PROGRAMME | DAY TWO08.50 Chair's introduction
09.00 National nullity proceedings in Europe• Particulars of national nullity proceedings in Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy,Spain and the Netherlands
• Comparative remarks to UPC nullity proceedings
Thorsten Bausch, German and European patentattorney, Hoffmann Eitle
Alistair Russell, British and European patentattorney, Hoffmann Eitle
Olivier Catania, European patent attorney,Hoffmann Eitle
Michele Baccelli, Italian and European patentattorney, Hoffmann Eitle
Gustavo Fúster Olaguibel, European patentattorney, Hoffmann Eitle
Frank van Bouwelen, Dutch and Europeanpatent attorney, Hoffmann Eitle
11.00 Coffee and networking
11.30 Case study patent litigation• Discussion of recent landmark cases from the practitioner’s point of view• A comparison of different jurisdictions: Germany v UK v France• FOCUS: telecom sector, including remarks on standard-essential patents and Frand
Christian Holger Folz, attorney-at-law,Hoffmann Eitle
Heike Wollgast, senior legal officer, WipoArbitration & Mediation Center
13.00 Lunch and networking (Leonardi Restaurant)
14.00 Opt out or stay in? Litigation at the UPCThe new European Patent with Unitary Effect and the Unitary Patent Court system will pro-vide owners of existing and future (classical) European patents with the option for at leastseven years to opt-out, i.e. to litigate their EPs at the national courts instead of at theUPC. IP owners should therefore review their patent portfolios well in advance to decidewhich patents they want to opt out of the UPC system.
• Criteria to be considered when deciding whether to opt out or stay in• The impact the decision will have on your enforcement strategy• Some UPC benefits for (classical) EP patents that would be lost if they were opted out• Comparison of litigation costs UPC versus national courts
Holger Stratmann, attorney-at-law, HoffmannEitle
Bo Kalum, senior patent specialist, globalpatents, Lundbeck
15.00 Coffee and networking
15.30 Mock consultation case studies: Practical enforcement scenarios under the UPC system• Strategic considerations from patentee’s and alleged infringer’s perspectives • Taking a closer look at chances, risks and possible pitfalls of proceedings before the UPC• Combining procedures before the UPC with national proceedings• Establishing approaches towards best practices
CANCELLATION POLICY: If you cannot attend you mustcancel your registration in writing by 13 May 2016 toreceive a refund less a 10% administration charge. Ifpayment has not been received before cancellation, thecancellation fee will be raised as a separate invoice tobe settled. Cancellations received after 13 May 2016, orno shows, are liable for the full conference fee (whereapplicable). You may send a substitute to attend in yourplace at no extra charge, however we must know by 8June 2016 via email. We cannot accept verbal cancella-tions. If you make your booking online, by email or viathe telephone, you are automatically adhering to ourterms and conditions.
REGISTRATION FEE: The registration fee includes partici-pation in the forum, documentation material, breakfast,coffee breaks and lunch. All delegates are responsible fortheir own accommodation and travel.
PAYMENT: All registration fees (where applicable) must bereceived in full prior to the event date.
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