Events
January 2025
UPC Litigation Forum - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
20 January
The UPC Litigation Forum takes place at the Beurs van Berlage, in Amsterdam. As Europe's leading patent litigation forum, this cross-industry event brings together leading in-house counsel, private attorneys, regulators and judges to discuss the latest procedural updates and UPC case law. Highlights include engaging plenary sessions, an interactive mock trial, a diversity and inclusion workshop, and a networking reception where you can connect with key stakeholders. This year's Summit will also host the industry's first workshop on diversity and inclusion at the UPC as part of the UPC Litigation Forum, which will include focused workshop discussions. HOFFMANN EITLE partner Leonard Werner-Jones will attend in this year's forum.
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Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation Europe Summit - Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
21 -22 January
The Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation Europe Summit is Europe's most important event for IP professionals in the life sciences. It brings together over 450 industry experts to address the most pressing challenges and innovations in the field of IP litigation. HOFFMANN EITLE partners Leonard Werner-Jones and Lasse Weinmann will attend the event.
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Past events
ACI Life Sciences Intellectual Property Due Diligence - Boston, USA
4 - 5 December
ACI’s 7th Annual Life Sciences IP Due Diligence Summit is devoted to providing corporate and IP counsel with the tools and critical information to develop winning strategies and ensure strong, valuable, and protected IP Assets that can hold up under pressure. The esteemed speakers will provide insights on what to look for during the due diligence process, how to strategize in a shifting landscape, and how to avoid potential patent pitfalls. On behalf of HOFFMANN EITLE Thorsten Bausch and Christopher Schoene will attend. Our partner Thorsten Bausch will also present "Revisiting the Significance of Unitary Patents, the Unified Patent Court, and Other Developments in Key European Jurisdictions for U.S. IP Due Diligence Strategies".
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APAA 76th Council Meeting - Manila, Philippines
18 - 21 November
This year’s APAA Council Meeting will take place in Manila, Philippines. This event is designed to illuminate the forefront of intellectual property through productive workshops, round table discussions on emerging topics, and networking opportunities. HOFFMANN EITLE partner Michaela Ring will be there and looks forward to connect and exchange ideas during this four-day event.
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Comparative patent practice conference (CPPC)
12 - 13 November
This year, our annual CPPC seminar is scheduled to be held in-person in Tokyo on 12 November (Tue) and 13 November (Wed).
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BIO - Europe - Stockholm, Sweden
4 - 6 November
BIO-Europe is Europe’s leading life sciences partnering event gathering over 5,500 attendees from across the biotech, pharma, and finance sectors to facilitate business development and partnerships. A great opportunity to connect with delegates spanning the global life science ecosystem in only three days. Stephan Wickles will represent HOFFMANN EITLE at this premier biotech and pharma partnering event in Stockholm.
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AIPLA 2024 Annual Meeting - Gaylord, USA
24 - 26 October
This year's AIPLA Annual Meeting will take place at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, MD. This three-day event offers CLE panels, committee meetings, expanded skills workshops, and networking events for IP professionals worldwide. The HOFFMANN EITLE partners attending are Thomas Becher, Chloe Holloway, Roland Schieren, Isabelle Kuschel and Jeremias Wollschlaeger.
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IP Law & Management Institute - Los Angeles, USA
20 - 22 October
The 2024 IP Law & Management Institute will offer IP Leaders navigating this evolving IP landscape, the opportunity to connect with peers from other leading organizations, who will serve as a strong network and sounding board for ideas and information exchange on strategies to help guide one another through these disruptive times. Over the course of the two-and-a-half-day event, a series of panels, interactive roundtables, think tanks, and keynote presentations will be showcased. HOFFMANN EITLE partners Axel Esser and Roland Schieren will attend and host a think tank on 'European Patents and the Unified Patent Court - Insigts and Lessons from the First Year.'
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Life Sciences IP Summit & Exclusivity - Munich, Germany
8 - 10 October
This industry premier life science legal event will gather the leading pharmaceutical and biotech professionals for 3 days of practical discussion on the protection of pharmaceutical drugs based on patent and regulatory exclusivities. HOFFMANN EITLE is sponsoring this year's Summit as a Gold Partner and presenting at the SPC & PTE Forum.
LES Scandinavia Annual Conference 2024 - Copenhagen, Denmark
16 - 17 September
This year's Annual Conference of LES Scandinavia will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. This two-day event will explore the latest trends in IP and examine the effects of new developments. HOFFMANN EITLE partners Mike Gruber and Morten Garberg will speak at the conference and share their first experiences with the UPC.
Life Science IP Seminar
June 25 - 27, 2024
For more than two decades, HOFFMANN EITLE has organised the Life Science IP Seminar in Munich every two years. The seminar will deal with current topics of intellectual property protection for inventions in the field of life sciences. It is considered by many to be an important opportunity to keep updated of developments and is characterised by a very high number of experts from the industry and the legal profession.
Digital Single Market and Artificial Intelligence: AI Act and Intellectual Property in the Digital Transition
March 7, 2024
Explore discussions on AI's influence on technology, economics, ethical dimensions, and the legal intricacies of intellectual property. Connect with influential figures from leading universities, institutions, law firms and companies, shaping the future of AI. At the event, we will also present the volume titled Digital Single Market and Artificial Intelligence, based on an event held in Milan in October 2022 and expanded with international contributors to include recent developments on the AI Act in Europe.
The first six months of the UPC
January 19, 2024, 9 am or 6 pm CET
Our litigation experts and UPC representatives Niels Hölder, Anne Schön, Mike Gruber and Thorsten Bausch gave an update on past decisions, hearings, and procedural orders, and provided takeaways for your litigation strategy.