European Patent Practice and Procedure 2004
Intensive Seminar
May 17-18, 2004
George Mason University School of Law
3301 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
Introduction
This two-day intensive seminar will acquaint
the U.S. patent practitioner with both the basic and more
advanced principles of patent protection in Europe, including
national protection, protection in the European Patent Office,
and likely revisions and additions to the European scene,
including EPO revisions and the future Community patent.
This seminar is co-sponsored by
- Kuhnen &
Wacker Patent & Law Firm, Freising, Germany and
- Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.P.
Rregistration fee: $295
Topics to be covered:
The Patent System in Europe; Possible Revisions
and Their Impact; Filing Strategies and Cost Reductions;
Claim Drafting in Europe; Patent Infringement Litigation;
Claim Construction; Cross-Border Injunctions; Antitrust
and Licensing in the European Union Specialized Technology
Workshops (chem, biotech, software, business methods);
Brand new: The New Community Design Registration; Special
Presentation: Worldwide Patent Litigation from a U.S. Perspective
Program Brochure
and Registration Information
Program
Monday, May 17, 2004
8:00 a.m.
Registration
9:00 a.m.
European Patent System – Steps towards grant, opposition
and appeal
The Revisions Ahead
(Morning session includes 15 minute break)
12:00 p.m.
LUNCH
1:00 p.m.
EP Claim Drafting Specialties
Draft for Community Patent Regulation
Validation Cost Reduction
Patent Law Treaty
Workshop Group A: Patents in Chemistry and Biotech
Workshop Group B: Software-related Inventions, Business
Methods
(Afternoon session includes 15 minute break)
4:00 p.m.
Adjournment
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
9:00 a.m.
Patent Infringement Litigation in Europe
Draft for a Common European Litigation
Worldwide Patent Litigation from the U.S. perspective
12:00 p.m.
LUNCH
1:00 p.m.
New European Community Design now available in Europe
– Chances, Risks and Outlines of Procedure
EU Antitrust Law and Impact on Licensing Contracts
European Filing Strategies and Cost Reduction
(Afternoon session includes 15 minute break)
4:00 p.m.
Conclusion
PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE
The Speakers
Rainer A. Kuhnen, is a founding partner of the Kuhnen
& Wacker Patent Law Firm, P.C. in Freising (Munich),
Germany. Mr. Kuhnen specializes in patent prosecution,
litigation and mergers & acquisitions. He was
awarded a Diplom-Ingenieur in mechanical engineering from
the Technical University of Munich, and was qualified as
a patent attorney in 1974. He is a member of the European
Patent Institute, FICPI, LES and ABA, among others, and
is frequently invited to lecture on German and European
Patent Practice by U.S., Japanese and Chinese law firms
and schools. Mr. Kuhnen was the responsible attorney
in the landmark European "Epilady v. Remington"
case.
Dr. Heribert Munsterer is head of the chemical department
of Kuhnen & Wacker and specializes in polymer and life-science
technology. Dr. Munsterer was awarded the degree of
Diplom-Chemiker (chemistry) in 1979, a Ph.D. in 1981, and
qualified as a patent attorney in 1986. He is a member
of the European Patent Institute, FICPI and LES, among others.
He also is a registered U.S. patent agent, and has a position
in the United States for comparative studies of U.S. patent
practice.
We are also proud to have James Allan Forstner,
PhD (chem), J.D., as a guest speaker during this program.
Dr. Forstner is Of Counsel to the Kuhnen & Wacker Law
Firm, and has more than 30 years of experience at E.I. DuPont
de Nemours working on international IP matters. He
finished his career as Corporate Counsel and Managing Counsel
for DuPont. He is a member of the ABA, AIPLA, and
the U.S. Council for International Business, among others,
and served on and chaired many committees and boards of
those organizations. Also, he served as a member or
chair of the U.S. Bar/EPO and U.S. Bar/JPO Liaison Councils
and the U.S. C.I.S. Bar Association. He will give
an overview of strategies in international patent enforcement.
More information about the Kuhnen & Wacker law firm
can be found on their web site, at http://www.kuhnen-wacker.com
Seminar Location
The seminar will be held in the lecture rooms of the George
Mason University School of Law, 3301 North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, Virginia, 22201. The law school is two blocks
from the Virginia Square Metro Station, on the Orange line
of the Washington Metro System. For directions to the law
school, see the
Directions to George Mason (Arlington Campus). For a
map of the area surrounding the law school, see the
George Mason Arlington Campus map.
Parking
Parking will be available in the lot behind the law school.
Contact Us
Registration materials should be mailed to:
Diana Martin
Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, L.L.P.
1009 Slater Road, Suite 210
Durham, NC 27703
Questions should be directed to:
Phone: (703) 838-6644
Email: albertt@burnsdoane.com
Web: www.law.gmu.edu/ip
