Conference events

Our exclusive conference events

Traditionally we at HOFFMANN EITLE attach great value to staying on top of the latest developments. As leaders in our field, we regularly present at external conferences, and also organise our own conference events for our clients and friends.

Euro Law Conference

Since 1984, HOFFMANN EITLE has held biennially the English-language “Euro Law Conference” for its international clients. During this conference, presentations are given by our own attorneys and by guest speakers on topics associated with all areas of industrial property protection. A three-day training course as a supplement to the conference is open to all interested participants as well. The conference and the training course are organized in cooperation with Managing IP, one of the world’s leading publishing companies and conference organizers in the field of IP law.

14-15 June 2018Munich

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IP Kongress 2018 Düsseldorf

At this year's IP Congress, you can expect current and practical information on patent, trademark and design law issues in Europe and the USA. At the same time, we want to offer you a platform to exchange ideas with colleagues from your industry.
Topics of the IP Congress are among others:
-The right to priority - risks and side effects of amendements in the priority-claiming-application
-Attack on competitive patents before the EPO and in Germany
-How to develop successful brand names?
-US registration strategies

25. Juni 2018Industrie-Club Düsseldorf

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International Symposium 2018 - Patent Litigation in Japan und Germany

After 2009 and 2014, for the third time an international symposium focusing on patent litgation in Japan and Germany will be held in Munich. Outstanding experts of patent litigation proceedings will discuss cutting-edge topics of interest in both jurisdictions, from a legal and practical comparative viewpoint, including inter alia :

- Recent changes and political developments affecting patent litigation
- Claim construction and doctrine of equivalence after the "maxacalcitol" judgement of the Japanese Supreme Court and the "pemetrexed" judgement of the German Federal Court of Justice
- Protection of confidential Information in patent litigation
- The use of mediation/ conciliation, court settlements and arbitration as effective means of alternative dispute resolution.
- How to avoid hindsight in the assessment of inventive step

4 October 2018German Patent and Trademark Office, Munich

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