U SE EN U T O AT E -H LS RE IN E F S N OR F CO D E U R O L AW HOFFMANN EITLE MUNICH OFFICE ARABELLASTRASSE 30, 81925 MÜNCHEN, GERMANY E V E N T PA R T N E R To register please email: registrations@managingip.com or call +44 207 779 8825 W W W. M A N A G I N G I P. C O M / E U R O L A W 2 0 1 8 # E U R O L AW 2 0 1 8
INTRODUCTION Due to the resounding success of the 2016 edition, Managing IP, in partnership with Hoffmann Eitle, is returning with the second biennial MIP Euro Law Conference in Munich on June 14 & 15. MIP Euro Law Conference 2018 has been designed to address the complex issues associated with all areas of industrial property protection, to help you better manage your IP portfolio. This is an unmissable day of networking, unrivalled learning and cutting edge sessions, presented by leaders in IP law. It will delve into legal tech strategies, trends at German infringement courts, patent validity claims, dispute resolution techniques and much more. Make this your must-attend event of 2018 and register today. SPEAKING ENQUIRIES ANTHONIA KEHINDE Anthonia.kehinde@euromoneyplc.com +44 207 779 8359 TO REGISTER KEVIN PRAGAS registrations@managingip.com +44 207 779 8938 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Discuss the challenges and opportunities in the application of legal tech in intellectual property Develop a future proof and comprehensive licensing and legal tech strategy Review the latest developments at German infringement courts Understand the scope of patent claims in Germany and the UK Explore effective dispute resolution mechanisms in Europe WHO YOU WILL MEET IP in-house counsel General counsel Directors of litigation Judges Heads of IP Heads of legal Patent counsel Private practice lawyers TRAINING COURSE June 11, 12 & 13, HOFFMANN EITLE In the first half of the same week as the MIP Euro Law Conference, HOFFMANN EITLE will be running a training course at its Munich offices. The training course will be more interactive and will have more of a classroom style. It will focus on practical advice for dealing with patentable inventions, disclosure issues, drafting pitfalls, patent prosecution work, appeals, patent litigation, oral proceedings at the EPO and the basic concepts of the UPC. The training course is open to all in-house counsel and to private practice from outside of Europe. HOFFMANN EITLE has arranged a room block at the nearby ROTHOF Hotel. If you would like more information or would like to attend the training course, please email registrations@managingip.com or call +44 207 779 8825. Please include a request for a hotel room during this communication.
PROGRAMME DAY ONE 09.30 Chair's introduction by Managing IP 09.40 Legal tech fundamentals Introduction to legal technology Underlying technological developments Application examples for legal technology Market survey Gernot Halbleib, legal tech consultant, member of the executive faculty, Bucerius Law School 11.00 Coffee 11.30 Legal tech: Applications in intellectual property Legal tech strategies Challenges in the future Challenges solved by legal technology Degree of automation to be expected How will outsourcing of processes work? Budget for legal tech? Torsten Pfeifer, European and German patent attorney, director patent unit continental Europe, Ericsson Jochen Herr, partner, Baker McKenzie Amit Alagh, product manager, Wolters Kluwer Anja Kasper, IP-manager patents, European patent attorney, Evonik 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Prosecuting and enforcing patents related to the "Internet of things" and "Industry 4.0" Challenges emerging from new disruptive technologies New development with computer implemented inventions Internet of things Looking to the future of IoT and develop comprehensive licensing strategy Michele Baccelli, partner, Hoffmann Eitle Leonard Werner-Jones, partner, Hoffmann Eitle 15.30 Coffee 16.00 Artificial intelligence and IP Fundamentals/Definition Inventorship and AI Applications in industry (such as autonomous driving) Axel Esser, partner, Hoffmann Eitle Sean Harte, vice president, senior managing counsel, Mastercard Andrew Tibbetts, shareholder, Wolf Greenfield Denis Doehler, European patent attorney, IBM 17.00 Close of day one 17.30 Conference dinner, networking and 2018 FIFA World Cup screening
PROGRAMME DAY TWO 09.30 News from the EPO appeal boards Procedural and structural changes New challenges regarding enabling disclosure and inventive step (for example in case of second medical use) Making the best of proceedings Thorsten Bausch, partner, Hoffmann Eitle Stéphane Drouin, chief IP counsel, UCB Corinna Sundermann, senior vice president intellectual property management, Fresenius Kabi Deutschland 11.00 Coffee 11.30 Latest developments at German 1st instance courts Latest case updates: application to your portfolio What is the new FRAND injunction? EU Commission on SEP licensing Oliver Schön, judge, Regional Court of Munich Mike Gruber, German attorney-at-law, patent litigation & licensing, Hoffmann Eitle Claudia Tapia Garcia, director IPR policy & legal academic research, RIPL strategy & portfolio management, Ericsson Matthias Schneider, chief licensing officer, Audi 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Claim construction and scope of protection in Germany and the UK Latest decisions on scope of protection in Germany and the UK Drawing comparisons between the scope of protection of patent claims in Germany versus UK Christian Holger Folz, partner, Hoffmann Eitle Klaus Bacher, deputy presiding judge of the senate for patent cases, German Federal Court of Justice Michael Fysh QC SC, head of intellectual property, 8 New Square 15.15 Coffee 15.45 Mediation and arbitration in IP Effective dispute resolution mechanisms in Europe Arbitration and mediation for SEP cases Enforcement of arbitration judgements Esther Pfaff, counsel, Hoffmann Eitle Friederike Heckmann, senior patent counsel, Bayer Steve Faraji, senior manager, Audi 16.45 Close of day two
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