Innovationen für die Medizin

Patents and Intellectual Property Rights
From investigation of alien ideas to protection of your own thoughts

This course is one out of seven continuing education courses at the World Congress 2009 organised by the VDE|DGBMT and the Forum MedTechPharma.

We look forward to seeing you in Munich.

Link to the registration

Link to the course overview

Program "From Science to Innovation" (pdf)

Course Instructors

Alfred Schillert, Dipl.-Ing.

• CEO PROvendis GmbH, Mülheim a.d.R., Germany
• 16 years of experience in patents and innovation marketing
• Coach at the ZENIT GmbH, technology marketing, international co-operations, business re-engineering, innovation management

Kordula Kruber, Dipl.-Biol.

• Manager Patents & Licenses, PROvendis GmbH, Mülheim a.d.R., Germany
• Experience as marketing manager and in Public Relations in medicine and chemistry
• Studies: biology, microbiology, biochemistry, phytology

Cornelius Bobbert,  MD, Dipl.-Ing., Dipl.-Kfm.

• Patent Attorney at Bobbert & Partner, Munich
• Professional experience in prosecution, opposition, nullity and infringement proceedings, validity and freedom-to-operate
• Handled cases for world market leaders in cardiology, urology, ventilation and anaesthesia devices, endoscopic surgery, dialysis apparatuses and others admitted to practice before the German Patent and Trademark Office and the European Patent Office
• Study of medicine at the University Lübeck, mechanical engineering at the TU München, MBA equivalent at the FernUniversität Hagen

Richard Schlötter, Dr. jur.

• Partner of Reed Smith LLP, Munich
• IP lawyer, advises on patents, designs and confidential information
• Practice Areas: IP litigation (patent litigation, trade secrets & unfair competition litigation), IP transactions (clearances, development agreements, joint ventures, strategic alliances and collaborations, licensing, technology transfer)
• Focus on litigating technical matters, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, chemicals, electronics and physics
• Studies and graduation at the Universities of Würzburg and Munich

Training Material

Life sciences in general and medical devices in particular are areas where IP rights are highly appreciated and necessary. To protect your ideas, you need a basic knowledge of the procedures involved in the European market. For example, the rights and titles of third parties that may impact current or projected activities of an individual, company or organization should be identified as early as possible. The process involved in patent search and the differences and similarities in international IP procedures are described in this course.

The course also describes patent marketing agencies and their services for both universities and companies, and provides useful information - ranging from whom to contact to contract issues - on how these parties cooperate.

Once the relevant patents or patent applications are identified, different options exist for acquiring or licensing the necessary rights from the patent owner. The course discusses these options and all related issues. In cases where such a "friendly" approach may not appear promising - due to reluctance of the owner to license or unacceptable license fees - we discuss the possibilities of trying to prevent the issuance of "adverse" patents and what options are available to pursue after the patent grant. The course also provides information on litigation procedures and potential threats, ranging from injunctions to damages.

Participants

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