Industry Patent Quality Charter

On June 14, 2024 a

Conference on Patent Quality

took place.

Declining patent quality is in the meantime not only a concern of Industry but also patent attorneys, academia, judges and even the staff of the EPO share these concerns. Different speakers from academia, industry, patent office, and court therefore discussed the importance of valid and enforceable patents.

There were short presentations followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A session with questions from the participants. Participation was possible online and on-site.

Speakers

  • Prof. Dr. Christoph Ann, TU Munich
  • Dr. Joerg Thomaier, Bayer
  • Dr. Filip de Corte, Syngenta
  • Gabriele Mohsler, Ericsson
  • Tobias Pichlmaier, UPC
  • Beat Weibel, Siemens

The highlights of the presentations

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Conference presentations

Beat Weibel, Siemens

Agenda and Intro

Dr. Filip de Corte, Syngenta

Patent Quality: A Greek tragedy

Gabriele Mohsler, Ericsson

Why high quality patents are needed for licensing in ICT sector

Prof. Dr. Christoph Ann, TU Munich

Business models of patent offices

Tobias Pichlmaier, UPC

Why courts and judges need to rely on completely searched and examined patents

When

June 14, 2024, 01.00 p.m. – 05.00 p.m.

Where

Online and

On Site

Groundlift Media GmbH
Alte Brauerei Stegen
Landsberger Str. 57
82266 Inning am Ammersee

Register

directly via our contact form or send an email to patentqualitycharter.t@siemens.com

 

Participation is free of charge!

Further updates will be published here.

Members of the Industry Patent Quality Charter