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4th
IP
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International Congress & Trade Fair 25-26 November 2013 Munich/Germany
Europe’s leading information and networking platform for professional IP management Risks Through Chinese Utility Patents: Effects on German SME & Best Practice Dr. Oliver Pfaffenzeller, Lead IP Counsel, Siemens AG Brand Protection and Enforcement Challenges in a Borderless Virtual World with National Legislations – Tasks, Trends and Tools Ina Schlauß, Brand Protection Specialist, PUMA SE
4 reasons to visit the IP Service World:
① Listen to outstanding keynote speeches
② Find individual, tailor-made
support-solutions for your IP business
How to Manage Outsourcing? Ingrid Baele, Chief Operating Officer, Philips Intellectual Property and Standards
③ Get a systematic overview
Unitary Patent – Update & Discussion
④ Exchange practical knowledge
Dr. Dr. Jochen Herr, LL.M., Attorney-at-law, German and European Patent Attorney, Baker & McKenzie Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten, Wirtschaftsprüfern, Steuerberatern Main Sponsor:
provided by up to 55 successful IP vendors with more than 300 delegates from over 50 countries
Sponsors:
VALIPAT Co-Sponsors:
Co-operation partner:
Media partners: We mind.
Exhibitors:
Host:
Find out more: www.ipserviceworld.com
IP
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25-26 November 2013 Holiday Inn Munich City Centre
IP Service World 2013 – Your Programme Table of Contents
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Advisory Board
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Welcome
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Welcome reception – 24 November 2013
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Content Areas: Colour codes
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Monday, 25 November 2013
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Tuesday, 26 November 2013
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Exhibition Information
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Sponsors, Exhibitors & Partners
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Venue & registration
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Advisory Board – We thank our members of the Advisory Board for their support! Tobias Bohm Deputy CEO, Patrafee AB
Dr. raphael Jung Geschäftsführer, Serviva GmbH
urs Dommann Director IP Solutions, Evalueserve
Dirk Kromm Head of IP Consulting Europe, Dennemeyer & Co. GmbH
Dr. Benno Fonrobert Leiter Intellectual Property, Rheinmetall Air Defence AG
Prof. Dr. Alexander J. Wurzer Geschäftsführung, WURZER & KOLLEGEN GmbH
Hans-Christian Hecht Head of research & Innovation, VON ARDENNE Anlagentechnik GmbH Burkhard Josuhn-Kadner Patent & License Officer, Alstom Schweiz AG
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What Advisory Board members think of the IP Service World: ”The IP Service World is a top-class event – its solution oriented character sets the conference apart from conventional events.“ Prof. Dr. Alexander J. Wurzer ”I´m looking forward to hearing about the new solutions for IP management. This conference is a great platform for the exchange of interests, experiences and solutions concerning IP matters among chambers, attorneys, industry side and providers.” Hans-Christian Hecht
Welcome to the 4th IP Service World 2013
Europe‘s First Event for Professional IP Management! Greetings from the conference chair person The IP Service World has established itself as a platform for getting in contact with a vast number of IP service providers, companies no one of us can do without. The 2013 edition is again in Munich, the IP epicentre of Europe. Quite a few things are on the move in the IP world, currently. The unitary patent, will it come or not, patent prosecution highway getting more popular, new services appearing, IP services still rising in importance, etc. If you are responsible for everyday efficient IP work, this is an event that can reveal itself as extremely helpful for you. The IP Service World 2013 gets you in contact with the respective service providers. The IP Service World 2013 will again give you a state-of-the-art overview of what is available in the IP market place today – all in one place and in two days.
Patent Attorney Dr. Malte Köllner Editor-in-Chief, Mitteilungen der Deutschen Patentanwälte Patentanwalt, Köllner & Partner, Frankfurt/M.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Last year‘s IP Service World in the heart of Munich has been a great success! More than 300 delegates from over 50 countries as well as 39 sponsor partners and exhibitors were involved in this great event, so we truly can say: This show settles its claim to be Europe‘s leading information and networking platform for professional IP management. We are proud to present the follow-up of Europe‘s biggest “International Congress and Trade Fair“ once more in Munich and we are happy to welcome all new partners to jump on the bandwagon. Within two days the attendees will gain a comprehensive overview of international best practice solutions for any aspect of professional IP management: The services offered cover annuities & renewals, IP information & search services, IP software, IP management, valuation & exploitation, legal advice, filing and others. You will get to hear captivating key note speeches and take part in interesting lectures, individual roundtable discussions as well as specially customized demo forums. Let yourself be inspired by leading IP experts contributing to the event. The international trade fair of the IP Service World is an absolute must for all IP professionals and decision makers, to have the opportunity for an extensive exchange. Here you will learn about effective ways of organizing your IP management, raising efficiency and reducing costs without downsizing your IP protection. The IP Service World lets you find tailor-made solutions for your needs. New in 2013 are the 6 clearly structured topic fields, which were chosen according to our attendees‘ needs. Thus the focus on current industry side issues especially in trademark management is even stronger. Like before, the six colour-coded content areas, give you clear guidance through the IP Service World. This will help you to orientate yourself even better as to which parts of the congress programme and trade fair will meet best your individual requirements and questions. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Munich!
Michael Fleckenstein Sales & Project Manager Phone: +49 61 96 47 22 644 E-mail:
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World IP Service
25-26 November 2013 Holiday Inn Munich City Centre
Welcome Reception – 24 November 2013 Welcome! On the eve of the IP Service World 2013 we invite you from 9 p.m. on to an informal cocktail at our international corner in the foyer of the Holiday Inn Munich City Centre.
Enjoy all features of the IP Service World 2013! Exceptional Trade Fair ++ Inspiring Lectures ++ Moderated Roundtables Comparative Demo Forums ++ Multifaceted Panel Discussions ++ Intensive Networking
Content Areas: Colour codes at the Conference & Exhibition There‘s a wide vendor scenery in support of professional IP management. The IP Service World helps you to gain a competent and systematic overview. Find the expedient support for your individual needs in the six colour-coded Content Areas! The specific colours will lead you through the conference programme as well as the exhibition hall.
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Filing, Annuities & Renewals
IP Law Services
IP Software
IP Strategy & Management
IP Information & Searching Services
IP Valuation & Exploitation
Monday, 25 November 2013 Conference chair person: Dr. Malte Köllner, Partner, Köllner & Partner Patentanwälte, Frankfurt/M. Your moderators: Burkhard Josuhn-Kadner, Patent & License Officer, Alstom Schweiz AG, Baden Prof. Dr. Alexander J. Wurzer, Geschäftsführung, WURZER & KOLLEGEN GmbH, München Dr. Benno Fonrobert, Leiter Intellectual Property, Rheinmetall Air Defence AG, Zürich
from 9.00 registration and opening of the trade exhibition
10.00 Welcoming Remarks 10.15- Risks Through Chinese Utility Patents: Effects on German SME & Best Practice 11.00 • risk versus ressources
• Methods and tools for FTO analysis • Legal things you need to know Dr. Oliver Pfaffenzeller, Lead IP Counsel, Siemens AG, München Prof. Dr. Alexander J. Wurzer, Geschäftsführung, WURZER & KOLLEGEN GmbH, München
11.00-11.30 Coffee Break & Visit of the Trade Fair
11.30-12.15 Parallel Lecture Panels 1a, 1b + 1c ➤ Please choose your favourite lecture among 3 topics. Lecture Panel 1a: IP Management & Organization
Doing Business in Asia: The Importance of Accurate Translation • How to reduce office actions, litigation risks and the time to grant • Improving the accuracy of translation and reducing the total cost of patent ownership with a centralized translation model • Avoiding the risks of poor patent translations Todd rapier, Executive Vice President Worldwide Sales, MultiLing USA, Provo
Lecture Panel 1b: Outsourcing & Cost Efficiency
Commercial and Legal Risk Management in Global Outsourcing • • • •
Five key dimensions of risk management: Performance, IP, liability, enforcement and business continuity The possibilities and limits of globalism – comparing India and China Negotiation strategies and tactics Outsourcing in private equity and strategic exists
Harry rubin, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP, New York
Lecture Panel 1c: IP Management & Organization
Process Optimization and Structural Fine-Tuning in Corporate IP Departments • • • •
IP process and workflow concepts, structures and visualization SWOT analysis and key performance indicators IP strategy and the impact on internal and external structures Optimization, best practice evaluation and benchmark examples
Dr. reinhold Nowak, CEO, Dennemeyer S.A., Howald
12.15-13.45 Business Lunch & Visit of the Trade Fair 5
Monday, 25 November 2013 13.45-14.15 Parallel Lecture Panels 2a, 2b + 2c ➤ Please choose your favourite lecture among 3 topics. Lecture Panel 2a: IP Management & Organization
Patent Intelligence: Tapping the Economic Benefits of Patent Information • Basic principles and methods • Significance to IP strategy and management • Example of use Dr. Christian Soltmann, Patent Professional, Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum, Bern Lecture Panel 2b: Outsourcing & Cost Efficiency
Balancing Benefits and Costs of Patents – a Company Perspective • Monetary utilisation aspects of patents • Non-monetary aspect of patents and other IP rights • Strategic principles – examples Dr. raphael Jung, Geschäftsführer, Serviva GmbH, Berlin Dr. Katja Bleile, Leiterin Patentabteilung, Testo AG, Lenzkirch Lecture Panel 2c: Trademark Management
Rights Protection Mechanisms • Protection mechanisms today • upcoming mechanisms urS, TMCH & Co. Andreas Soll, Product Manager BrandShelter, Key-Systems GmbH, St. Ingbert Peter Müller, Partner, BPM legal, München
14.15-15.15 Parallel Roundtable Discussions ➤ Take the chance for an intense exchange of practical experience in small groups. ➤ Each discussion will be repeated after 20 minutes, which will give you the advantage of rotating between up to three topics.
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What‘s your strategy? How to consolidate a regional IP strategy for whole Latin America
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David Kennedy, CEO, Envoy International Ltd., Glasgow
Gerardo Messerer, Patentanwalt, Moeller IP Advisors, Buenos Aires
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Upcoming updates to the Turkish patent system: What is to be changed and how the system will work in future?
Structured strategic patent development
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Ali Kayhan, Patent Engineer & Patent Attorney, TriTech Patent Inc., Kavaklidere/Ankara
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Annuities – it‘s a risky business
Guenther Mohr, CEO & President, Sciepex, Bad Doberan
Semantic patent processing
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Sören Brügmann, Geschäftsführer, Brügmann Software GmbH, Papenburg
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Further Roundtable Discussions will be announced at the IP Service World!
15.15-16.00 Coffee Break & Visit of the Trade Fair 6
Filing, Annuities & Renewals
IP Law Services
IP Software
IP Strategy & Management
IP Information & Searching Services
IP Valuation & Exploitation
Monday, 25 November 2013 16.00-17.15 Demo Forum 1 + 2 or Lecture Panels 3a + 3b ➤ You have 2 options: Choose your favourite demo forum or enjoy our lectures!
Demo Forum 1: Risk Managed IP Docketing Moderator: Burkhard Josuhn-Kadner Nils Omland, Geschäftsführer, PatentSight GmbH, Bonn
Yoav Keren, CEO Brandshield Ltd., ramat Hasharon
Dr. Lars Zanzig, Geschäftsführer, Serviva GmbH, Berlin
Demo Forum 2: Obtaining Enforceable IP in Asia Moderator: Prof. Dr. Alexander J. Wurzer Xinhua Wang, Patent Attorney & Attorney at Law, China Science Patent & Trademark Agent Ltd., München
Alice Young Choi, uS Attorney, KIM & CHANG, Seoul
16.00-16.30 Lecture Panel 3a IP Exploitation & Infringement
Paving the IP Way to the Russian Market
• Friendly economic environment • Clear IP law: filing and disposal of IP • reliable enforcement procedures: courts, customs, police, antimonopoly body Vladimir Biriulin, Partner, Gorodissky & Partners, Moskau
Guoping Liu, President, Patent & Trademark Attorney, Runping & Partners, Beijing
16.30-17.00 Lecture Panel 3b IP Search & Information Management
A Universe of Patent Databases – But Which to Choose • Searching free patent databases: How to make the best out of it • Searching commercial patent databases: Why it pays off • The end of the search is not the end of the task: How to proceed with results
Dr. Gabriele Kirch-Verfuß, Consultant, WissensWert Unternehmensberatung, recklinghausen
17.15-17.45 Parallel Lecture Panels 4a, 4b + 4c ➤ Please choose your favourite lecture among 3 topics. Lecture Panel 4a: IP Management & Organization
Efficient Decision Management
• Terms and decisions • Practical examples • Benefits of a software based decision management Arnulf Götz, Product Manager, GSI Office Management GmbH, München Franz Bauer, European Patent Attorney, Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Coburg Lecture Panel 4b: Outsourcing & Cost Efficiency
Achieving Efficiencies Through Outsourcing
• What IP services should I outsource? • What are the potential benefits and drawbacks? • Case study Tobias Bohm, Deputy CEO, Patrafee AB, Stockholm Lecture Panel 4c: IP Exploitation & Infringement
Effective Invalidity Searching: The Five Keys to Successfully Uncovering Strong Prior Art
• Common mistakes that foil uncovering key prior art • The keys to an effective search strategy • Managing the search process to signficantly improve the outcome Benedikt J. Biechele, Senior Associate, Global Prior Art Inc., Boston
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Monday, 25 November 2013 17.45- Brand Protection and Enforcement Challenges in a Borderless Virtual World with National Legislations – 18.30 Tasks, Trends and Tools • New generation of Product Piracy – effective Brand Protection instruments and synergies • Changing European border seizure procedures • International customs databases – direct line to enforcement authorities • Brand Protection Toolkit – Investment for the future Ina Schlauß, Brand Protection Specialist, PUMA SE, Herzogenaurach
18.45 Networking reception
Networking Reception: At the end of the first day we would like to invite you to enjoy a cosy and relaxing evening with us. Providing you with food and drinks, you will have a chance to network with colleagues, speakers and exhibitors alike. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Who is going to be there: ●
Managers and managerial staff within intellectual property, patents, trademarks, domains, licences and legislation
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Experts in charge of patents, research and monitoring from R&D and innovation management sectors
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Managing directors and executive board members
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Consultants for IP Management
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Professionals and management from purchasing responsible for selection, acquisition and implementation of IP services and software
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Patent, trademark and design attorneys
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Providers of IP services and software
Patent Annuities
Dennemeyer covers it all.
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Trademark Renewals
IP Management Software Filing*
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EP Validation*
Prosecution*
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Watching/Monitoring*
Registration*
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IP Recordals*
IP Consulting & Outsourcing Discover more: www.dennemeyer.com www.dennemeyer-law.com
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(*) These services are provided by Dennemeyer & Associates, an international network of law firms admitted to practice law according to applicable local laws.
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Filing, Annuities & Renewals
IP Law Services
IP Software
IP Strategy & Management
DENNEMEYER First choice in IP
IP Information & Searching Services
IP Valuation & Exploitation
Tuesday, 26 November 2013 Conference chair person: Dr. Malte Köllner Your moderators: Burkhard Josuhn-Kadner, Prof. Dr. Alexander J. Wurzer
9.30 Opening of the Trade Fair 10.00- How to Manage Outsourcing? 10.45 • IP and outsourcing from a strategy point of view
• How to optimize outsourcing in quality, speed and costs • The bridge between in-house and outsourcing
Ingrid Baele, Chief Operating Officer, Philips Intellectual Property & Standards, Eindhoven 10.45-11.15 Coffee Break & Visit of the Trade Fair
11.15-12.15 Parallel Roundtable Discussions ➤ Take the chance for an intense exchange of practical experience in small groups. ➤ Each discussion will be repeated after 20 minutes, which will give you the advantage of rotating between up to three topics. A
Foreign filing best practices
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Wolf-rüdiger von Gartzen, IP-Consultant, Europatent GmbH & Co. OHG, Berg
Pierina Sanna, Director Business Development, Inovia IP, München B
How to reduce risk of incorrect translations in your IP portfolio
PATOffice IP monitoring – new effective and time saving procedures
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Peter Fischer, Director Business Development Europe, MultiLing Germany GmbH, Starnberg
Outsourcing the development of tailor-made software solutions: How to automate & optimize IP processes Alena Kuzniatsova, Head of IP Service Practice, SaM Solutions B.V., rijswijk
➤ Further roundtable Discussions will be announced at the IP Service World! 12.15-13.15 Business Lunch & Visit of the Trade Fair
13.15-14.00 Parallel Lecture Panels 5a, 5b + 5c ➤ Please choose your favourite lecture among 3 topics. Lecture Panel 5a: IP Search & Information Management
Federated European Register and Register Alert Services • Finding legal status information in the designated contracting states • Monitoring your applications • Free of charge and easy to use Dr. Yolanda Sánchez-García, Business Application Manager European Patent register, European Patent Office, Vienna Lecture Panel 5b: IP Valuation
How to Invalidate a Patent in China? • The current situation of patent invalidation cases • The procedures to invalidate a patent • Some important issues to keep in mind Xiaolei Li, Manager of Law Department, Attorney at Law/Patent attorney, Runping & Partners, Beijing Lecture Panel 5c: IP Exploitation & Infringement
Weighing Strategic Options for Enforcing Korean Patents • Overview of enforcement options including conventional court actions and recently introduced customs actions • Pros and Cons of each option • Lessons from some representative cases DuckSoon Chang, Partner/Attorney, KIM & CHANG, Seoul 9
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Tuesday, 26 November 2013 14.00-14.45 Coffee Break & Visit of the Trade Fair
14.45-15.15 Paralle Lecture Panels 6a, 6b + 6c ➤ Please choose your favourite lecture among 3 topics. Lecture Panel 6a: IP Search & Information Management
Trademark Service Providers in 2013: What New Standard Services You Should Expect Today
• Standard local TM searches • Trademark search projects (Europe + worldwide) • Your agents and your service provider Larissa Best, CEO, Avantiq Luxembourg, Howald Lecture Panel 6b: IP Valuation
Patent Technology: Cutting-edge Technology of Patent Analysis
• Highest courts patent precedence induced powerful patent technology • An innvation expert system based on this patent technology • Claimed inventions‘ semi-automatic testing for patentability and patent-eligibility Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sigram Schindler, Vorsitzender des Vorstandes, TELES Patent Rights International GmbH, Berlin Lecture Panel 6c: IP Exploitation & Infringement
Using Process Claims to Protect Products
• When is a product directly obtained? • Drafting process claims for optimal product protection • Enforcement of process claims – recent case law Morten Garberg, Partner, European and British Patent Attorney & Dr. Clemens Tobias Steins, Partner/German Attorney-at-law, Hoffmann · Eitle Patent- und Rechtsanwälte, München
15.15- Unitary Patent – Update & Discussion 16.00 • Does it go into effect? Is this good or bad?
• Do we have to react on it? How do we have to react? Dr. Dr. Jochen Herr, LL.M. Attorney-at-law, German and European Patent Attorney, Baker & McKenzie Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten, Wirtschaftsprüfern, Steuerberatern, München
16.00 Closing remarks of the Chairman 16.15 End of the ”IP Service World 2013”
What former attendees think of the IP Service World: ●
“It was really helpful to get an update of services provided currently and to have the ability to compare the portfolios of different IP service providers.“
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“Some excellent speakers and deep insights into up-to-date topics. The wide range of subjects from NPE over China infrigements to available tools made this event to a must for everybody that belongs to this small family of IPR custodians!“
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“The mixture of people from different companies and law firms was perfect for a valuable exchange of opinions and experiences.“
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“Very nice trade fair – the biggest IP trade fair I have attended so far!“
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Exhibition Information
The international trade fair of the IP Service World 2013 In the world of Intellectual Property congresses at least take place monthly. Needless to say that best-practice speeches from corporate speakers are highly interesting. Our approach is completely different. At the IP Service World the attendees get a systematic and qualified overview of all relevant solution providers in the international IP market. They compare all the different services at one spot. users of IP services join the event if they need a concrete solution. Therefore companies send their decision makers from all over the world: At our 3rd congress in 2012 we already had 47 nationalities on site. And as a highlight we offer 4 top-class industry keynotes. Seize this opportunity and convince your potential customers of your individual solution. With around 55 vendor partners competition is high on this conference – do you face this challenge? Especially the high quality of attendees and the keen interest for solutions shown directly on site leads to many valuable contacts and completion of contracts. Call me for your individual exhibition package. Michael Fleckenstein Sales & Project Manager Phone: +49 61 96 47 22 644 E-mail:
[email protected]
Main Sponsor
Sponsors
Dennemeyer & Co. Global IP Management Service Provider. For over 50 years, Dennemeyer has been the industry leader of full-service IP management solutions, offering sophisticated, cost-effective services to allow the management of IP portfolios in an easy and competitive way. We provide high-quality Portfolio Services, IP Consulting and cutting-edge Software Solutions, such as our DIAMS iQ, combining a client-server solution and a web-based application.
Kim & Chang is the largest and most specialized law firm in Korea, and its Intellectual Property Practice Group is uniquely qualified to provide comprehensive, high-quality, and cost-effective legal services to clients. In particular, Kim & Chang is known for its largest full service IP practice in Korea, best litigation team in Korea, expertise in multi-jurisdictional litigations, and high level of technical expertise. For many years, the firm has been recognized as the No. 1 IP firm in Korea by many prestigious publications such as Chambers & Partners and MIP.
Contact: Semra Dogan, Phone: +352 49 98 41 1 E-mail:
[email protected], Internet: www.dennemeyer.com
Contact: Jay Young-June Yang, Phone: +82 2 2122 3900 E-mail:
[email protected], Internet: www.ip.kimchang.com
MultiLing reduces risk through the on-time delivery of high-quality, multi-national filings in the world‘s most demanding industries, including information technology, chemicals, medical/pharmaceuticals, automotive and other mechanical systems. Sanctioned by a worldwide EN 15038 certification, MultiLing‘s translation model includes highly specialized teams, terminology management, quality control, proprietary technology and centralized processes. This unique model, coupled with MultiLing‘s EPO and PCT validation and filing services, ensures accurate and timely translations and filings.
Ropes & Gray is one of the world´s premier law firms, with more than 1,100 lawyers serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology and government. The firm has offices in New York, Washington D.C., Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul, and has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including intellectual property, private equity, M&A, life sciences, health care, finance, investment management, hedge funds, tax, litigation, securities litigation and government enforcement.
Contact: Peter Fischer, Phone: +49 8151 65 209 0 E-mail:
[email protected], Internet: www.multiling.com
Contact: Harry rubin, Phone: +1 2125 969 105 E-mail:
[email protected], Internet: www.ropesgray.com
Runping & Partners is a private IP law firm with more than 100 staffs, including 9 attorneys at law, more than 30 patent attorneys, several trademark agents, providing both the domestic and foreign-related clients with a broad spectrum of legal services on intellectual properties. We offer a team of experts, all enthusiastically committed to the goal of client service. We provide filing programs, IP portfolio strategy and management services to fit the needs and budgets of all our clients. Through diligence and a commitment to providing superior service, we have gained remarkable reputation and trust from our clients.
Created by Gevers in 2008 from which it became independent in 2012, VALIPAT provides centralized and cost efficient administrative services for IP Attorneys, saving costs and paralegal’s time. A foundation of our success is European patent validations (15,000 per year). We now also offer the entry into national/regional phase of PCT applications and the automated generation of Power of Attorney forms. Our user friendly interface facilitates streamlined and secured processes such as guaranteed quotes, progress followup, while quality is assured by our network of top tier IP Firms Associates.
Contact: Guoping Liu, Phone: +86 10 62800922 E-mail:
[email protected], Internet: www.runping.com
Phone: +32 254 336 75, E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.valipat.com
VALIPAT
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Co-Sponsors Avantiq® specializes in multinational online and offline trademark, domain and company name search services. Founded in 1986, our innovative approach to global trademark searching has earned us a reputation as an industry leader. Our team operates from offices in Luxembourg, united States and Australia, complemented by more than 100 associate attorneys worldwide.
Contact: Siegfried Eind Phone: +352 31 17 50 236 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.avantiq.com
Gorodissky & Partners, leading russian IP law firm (No.1 in russia in patents and trademarks since 1998 – MIP), provides full range IP service, including prosecution and enforcement of IP rights. The largest IP practice in russia and among top 10 in Europe. We have offices in Moscow (headquarter), St. Petersburg, N. Novgorod, Krasnodar, Samara, Ekaterinburg, Perm, Kazan (all in russia) and Kiev (ukraine). Highly professional team of IP attorneys and lawyers provides legal IP services on inventions, trademarks, designs, utility models, copyright, domain names, litigation, licensing, IP valuation, due-diligence etc.
Key-Systems is an ICANN accredited registrar and offers over 300 top-level & second-level domain extensions for registration. The domain expert manages more than 3 million domains for over 70,000 end/corporate customers and 1,800 resellers worldwide. Through its dedicated corporate domain portal BrandShelter, Key-Systems offers online brand protection solutions for companies and trademark owners. Contact: Andreas Soll Phone: +49 6894 9396 883 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.key-systems.net/ www.brandshelter.com
Global Prior Art is a pioneering IP research & Analysis firm with a rich history spanning 30 years. Areas of expertise include Software, Electronics, Telecom, Biotech, Pharma, and Medical Devices. Our in-depth technical expertise is augmented by unrivaled experience. GPA has addressed hundreds of high stakes matters, often locating critical prior art that anticipated patents which were previously litigated. A significant part of GPA‘s practice entails redoing invalidity studies and patent due diligence against patents previously addressed by other firms, providing insight into common mistakes. Contact: Bruce rubinger Phone: +1 617 574 95 74 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.globalpriorart.com
GSI Office Management GmbH is one of the leading suppliers of IP software and portal solutions for law firms and industry. With WiNPAT, the software system for IP management, and iP MANAGEr, a web-based portal solution, GSI offers the most complete IP management solution in the market. Being highly customizable, it ideally combines the advantages of an off-the-shelf solution with the benefits of a tailor-made software. Major law firms as well as well-known companies from different industry segments rely on GSI solutions. For references and more information please visit www.gsi-office.de
Hoffmann ∙ Eitle is one of the oldest and largest IP law firms in Europe with about 100 professionals and a total staff of about 350. Based in Munich, our firm has branch offices in London, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Milan and Madrid. We offer services in all IP fields, including patents, trademarks and designs. We offer both prosecution and litigation services, in all technical areas. In 2013, we were voted “IP Firm of the Year, Europe – EPO“ by Managing IP and “IP Law Firm of the Year in Germany“ by Corporate INTL.
Contact: Venera Kanukova Phone: +7 495 9376112 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.gorodissky.com
Contact: roland Sandner Phone: +49 89 89 54 45 10 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.gsi-office.de
Contact: Morten Garberg Phone: +49 89 924090 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.hoffmanneitle.com
IPAN provides worldwide renewal and recordal services We mind. for IP-rights and translations for EP-validations. As a one-stopshop for IP administration, IPAN offers services designed to meet your individual needs, access to your information through bi-directional interfaces and supports you through a global partnership of leading IP firms. Benefit from reduced administration and cost savings by outsourcing your IP maintenance to IPAN.
ip-search is a service of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, the Swiss national agency for patents, trademarks and designs. With over 25 years´ worth of experience, ipsearch provides high-quality tailor-made patent and technology searches. Forty multilingual patent experts, natural scientists and engineers discuss the search strategy with you and use the most upto-date tools from the European Patent Office supplemented with additional important databases to provide you with the most valuable search results presented in a format according to your needs.
Patrafee, with offices in Stockholm and London, provides everything needed to manage and renew intellectual property rights. Since 1978, we have served the IP community with the most complete solutions such as secure and cost efficient payment services, the IP Management Software Patrawin and IP Forecaster for accurate forecasts of patent costs.
Contact: Anton Bory Phone: +49 89 943 850 40 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.ipan.eu
Contact: Dr. Verena Bichsel Tiete Phone: +41 31 377 73 07 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.ip-search.ch
Contact: Tobias Bohm Phone: +46 70 778 77 60 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.patrafee.com
Serviva supports and enables its customers with services and products for the profit of their intellectual property. Our services range from state-of-the-art research and strategic consulting to patent monitoring, IP administration, evaluation and technology transfer. Our products facilitate patent docketing, searching and monitoring. Many renowned customers trust our services with their IP departments.
The object of TELES Patent Rights International is the analysis, exploitation and the enforcement of industrial property rights; the research, development, the sale and the installation of software in the area of project and intellectual property rights evaluation; training and provision of services relating to the exploitation of IP rights as well as the execution of all connected activities.
WissensWert supports its customers with services in the field of patent information. We perform patent searches and patent monitoring. On request we evaluate the findings, obtain patent documents and / or provide search results in individual patent databases. Advice is given to clients to enhance their patent information management by merely improving monitoring profiles as well as by building up a patent information system. Furthermore, we are well known for our patent seminars and webinars with a strong focus on efficiency in patent searching.
Contact: Dr. raphael Jung Phone: +49 30 88 77 13 00 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.serviva.com
Contact: Dr. Stefan Leppelmann Phone: +49 30-39928 - 074 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.fstp-expert-system.com
Contact: Dr. Gabriele Kirch-Verfuß Phone: +49 2361 9040 273 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.wissenswert-wm.de
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Exhibitors BrandShield Ltd. is a new innovative Brand Protection System. Its robust, patented technology combines monitoring capabilities and sophisticated algorithms with full compatibility for the coming expansion of New gTLDs. BrandShield is suitable for direct use by organizations and by legal advisors. It simplifies brand protection and provides advanced and automated metrics driven analysis of online risks and opportunities.
Established in 1984, China Science Patent & Trademark Agent Ltd (CSPTAL) is a full-service IP firm. With more than 260 employees, including 140 patent attorneys and 17 attorneys-at-law, we provide comprehensive and customized services to our clients. We are devoted to providing high quality services to meet our clients‘ needs and maximizing the value of their intellectual property assets in China.
Direct Validation is the first EP validation service without local agents and other middlemen. using its own staff in all steps of the validation process, Direct Validation can at the same time present an unbeaten quality assurance. Customers include both leading industrial groups and universities like Volvo, Husqvarna, Baypat, Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Electrolux, Autoliv etc. and patent agencies.
Contact: Ari Katz Phone: +972 376 00 555 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.brandshield.com
Contact: Dr. Yingkun Brunner Phone: +49 89 688 90 812 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.csptal.com
Contact: Stefan Jochheim Phone: +46 737 457 949 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.directvalidation.de
Managed by experienced patent attorneys, Envoy is a specialist patent annuity and trademark renewal payment service provider. Envoy delivers a low cost renewals service to IP practitioners via a secure online portal. Combining sophisticated software with first-class service, Envoy provides a smarter, faster way to manage worldwide renewal payments.
For more than 60 years, EUROPATENT has offered innovative and customized services for the optimum support of both standard and complex tasks in the field of intellectual property. We rely on a combination of both modern, digital solutions and manual, intellectual processing.
Evalueserve is one of the largest and most innovative service providers in the IP industry; from our roots of offering cost arbitrage for IP searches, we have developed into a preferred partneraddressing key challenges in IP and Innovation Processes with > 500 associates. We improve and operate standard IP processes, enhance IP commercialization, and create innovation intelligence.
Contact: David Kennedy Phone: +44 141 241 62 50 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.envoyrenewals.com
Contact: Michael Behl Phone: +49 8151 65 99 137 E-mail:
[email protected] www.europatentdienst.de
Contact: urs Dommann Phone: +41 44 500 1921 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.evalueserve.com
Hürlimann & Partner is one of the first names in executive search and recruitment services in the IP sector. Our strength lies in our thorough knowledge of the IP market, its structures and its people. This allows us to select, qualify and contact potential candidates in a very precise and fast manner. We provide our customers with the best candidates and guarantee to fill the position.
inovia is the global leader in foreign patent filing, having served more than 1,000 clients. Its global instruction platform, inovia.com, simplifies the PCT national stage entry, direct (Paris Convention) filing and European validation processes. With headquarters in New York, offices in London, Munich and Sydney, and agents covering 120 countries, inovia provides support in all major time zones and IP jurisdictions.
IPR-Systems was established in 2010 as a Spin off from InTraCoM GmbH and the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft. Our core activities are focused in the development of software solutions & services in Intellectual Property in 3 main areas: Patent Search & Analysis and Patent Valuation. Our product ”PatentEvaluator” is the first software performing a transparent semi-automatic patent valuation of your company´s portfolio.
Contact: Irina Schob-Vinçon Phone: +49 89 98 21 61 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.huerlimann-partner.de
Contact: Wolfgang Danner Phone: +49 89 33 03 78 23 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.inovia.com
Contact: Prof. Andreas Zagos Phone: +49 30 81 45 60 570 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.ipr-systems.de
Omega Consulting Group is a recruitment firm with more than 25 years of experience in delivering talented personnel in the area of Intellectual Property (IP) worldwide. We facilitate the recruitment process for our clients and attract candidates for IP-related roles and r&D top functions such as: paralegals and assistants, IP attorneys/lawyers, IP specialists, head of IP departments, and more.
Recherche und Beratung offers you a professional service in the field of information search, processing and evaluation of information. Our team of three skilled information professionals offers search services in chemistry, biotech and engineering. In addition, we offer monitoring services for patents und scientific literature.
RWS provides IP search, translation and filing services to patent attorneys, multinationals and SMEs. With an online Global Filing Platform, services include: EuroFile – European translation and validation; WorldFile – translation and filing worldwide, via national and PCT route; IP-Trans – translations for litigation / information; patent search, retrieval and monitoring; PatBase patent database.
Contact: Henrik Schreiber Phone: +49 6221 471 417 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.rechercheundberatung.de
Contact: Thomas Kühnel Phone: +49 89 43 59 36 43 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.rws.com
E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.omega-consulting.de
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Exhibitors As a software development partner of major Patent Offices since 1995, SaM Solutions has acquired a wealth of unique expertise and assists in integrating of internal IT infrastructure of applying and representative organizations with systems of Patent Offices for import/processing of patent data and automation/optimization of various business processes such as e.g. automated download of incoming EPO communications.
Sagacious Research is a team of dedicated techno-legal patent search experts working with Patent Practitioners, Inventors, Inhouse Patent Counsels,and Technology Investors throughout the Patent Lifecycle helping them to take informed decisions.
SIP is a leading provider for patent monitoring and research solutions and develops software and databases for search, distribution, evaluation and analysis of patent portfolios. Scalable network solutions or stand alone versions fits the goal of all companies, regardless of their size, to perform their tasks in competitor monitoring reliably, promptly and with little administrative effort.
Contact: Alena Kuzniatsova Phone: +31 62 50 65 956 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.sam-solutions.com/ip
Contact: Tarun Kumar Bansal Phone: +91 9313 872 266 Internet: www.sagaciousresearch.com
Contact: Dr. Anja Schmitt-Bender Phone: +49 8024 46699 00 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.patentfamily.de
The IP Solutions business of Thomson Reuters helps professionals worldwide drive innovation, protect intellectual assets, and create maximum value from their ideas by providing solutions that power the intellectual property lifecycle. Learn how we can help you at http://ip.thomsonreuters.com.
Since 1989 G.E.I. KRAMER & HOFMANN mbH is developping information systems. We will present XPAT, XPAT Akte and the new XPAT Trademark information system. Patent circulation, the surveillance of legal status information, the monitoring of competitors and the use of patent data for free, statistical evaluations and the annotation of documents are only some of the most important features.
PatentSight offers both strategic overview of the technology and IP landscape and powerful drilldown on portfolios and technical developments. We identify patents with a high Competitive Impact™ and reveal important developments to watch. The Patent Asset Index™ measures the technological strength of companies – both in terms of quantity and quality, in each technical arena of interest.
Contact: Kate Austin Phone: +44 20 7433 4072 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: ip.thomsonreuters.com
Contact: Andreas Hofmann Phone: +49 68 0594 087 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.xpat-information-systems.com
Contact: Marco richter Phone: +49 228 763711 10 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.patentsight.com
Sciepex.com is a consulting and service firm in patenting. Proprietary structured methods yield maximum value for your IP portfolio. We offer all categories in search, licensing and license audits, tech transfer, international litigation support Eu/uS, and IP management from ideas to patent. Targeting patent superiority and excellence, developing blockbuster patents is the prime goal for our clients.
Co-operation partner
Contact: Guenther A. Mohr Phone: +49 382 03 73 54 19 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www. sciepex.com/www.businessxcel.de
Contact: Information Office Phone: +49 89 2399 4636 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.epo.org
New this year: the federated European Patent register, bringing together the national patent registers around Europe. Patent information from the European Patent Office (EPO) encompasses over 80 million documents and is reputed for its regular updates and high quality data. As well as being the cornerstone of most existing patent search tools, the EPO´s data is accessible via a wide range of products and services from the EPO, including Espacenet (free online search tool), the Global Patent Index, the European Patent register and IPscore.
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Intellectual Property Magazine combines the widest source of global IP intelligence on the internet, plus analysis and views from experienced, practicing and in-house counsel. A reliable source of insight, new thinking amongst rule-makers and essential legal developments, Intellectual Property Magazine helps you effectively and profitably manage your IP portfolios and strategies.
No other topic is on the lips of so many people and, conversely, mastered by so few as innovation. It is precisely that demand which we take into account and reflect in the degree programmes which we offer: BACHELOr DEGrEE PrOGrAMME IN INNOVATION MANAGEMENT with a focus on ”Systematic Innovation” MASTEr DEGrEE PrOGrAMME IN INNOVATION MANAGEMENT with a focus on ”Innovation and Leadership.”
Tracing the guiding theme IP4Innovation – Innovation by means of intelligent use of immaterial property – the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO develops innovative methods and tools for a professional IP-management together with partners from industry. Our major scopes are the organization of IP-Management, the utilization of patent information for innovation processes and for automatic idea generation, IP-knowledge for the construction and optimization of a strategic IP-portfolio.
Contact: Clare Davey Phone: +44 20 3377 3396 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.ipworld.com
Contact: Wolfgang Knöbl, MA Phone: +43 316 6002 131 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.campus02.at/inno
Contact: Dr. Helmut Appel Phone: +49 711 970 2268 E-mail:
[email protected] Internet: www.iao.fraunhofer.de
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