Events
The Division of Patent Law regularly organises events addressing topics and developments in the field of patent law. These events serve to exchange expert knowledge and current insights by examining relevant issues in an ever-changing legal environment. Particular emphasis is placed on the impact of new technologies and international developments in order to discuss both legal challenges and opportunities for scientists, companies and start-ups. In doing so, the Division contributes to a deeper understanding of patent law and intellectual property in chemistry and related fields.
| Year | Date | Topic | Location | Other |
| 2023 | 21.09. | Patents go Digital | Essen | |
| 2022 | 14.09. | Current developments in patent case law in CN, JR, KR and US | Online | |
| 2021 | 31.08. | Patent applications at universities and start-ups | Aachen | as part of the GDCh Science Forum Chemistry - lecture Prof. Dr. Thomas Jüstel, Steinfurt - lecture Dr. Wolfram Schleich, PROvendis, Mülheim a. d. Ruhr |
| 2019 | 12.11. | Industry 4.0 and Intellectual Property | Darmstadt | follow-up report |
Specialisation Days: Selected Chapters from Industrial Property Law
organised via the GDCh-academy
| Year | Date | Topic | Location |
| 2018 | 13 March | Revocation proceedings for patents – an international comparison – postponed | Frankfurt am Main |
| 2017 | 29 March | Revocation proceedings for patents – an international comparison – postponed | Frankfurt am Main |
| 2016 | 13 April | Use claims in examination and contentious proceedings | Frankfurt am Main |
| 2015 | 18 March | Indirect patent infringement in chemistry and pharmacy – a global perspective | Frankfurt am Main |
| 2014 | 26 March | SPC in Germany and the UK; unitary patent | Frankfurt am Main |
| 2013 | 20 March | Community patent, amendment of nullity proceedings (Germany), nullity proceedings/infringement proceedings (South Korea), IP Management and portfolio valuation | Frankfurt am Main |
| 2012 | 28 March | Infringement of chemical, particularly pharmaceutical, patents in Russia, the USA and Germany; border seizure (case studies in Europe); preliminary injunctions and preservation of evidence in Germany | Frankfurt am Main |
| 2011 | 23 March | Special features of the patent examination procedure for chemical inventions, particularly selection inventions, in Germany, France, Great Britain, China and Japan | Frankfurt am Main |
| 2010 | 17 March | Amendments to the EPC, Patent Law Modernisation Act, KSR decision, chemistry and pharmaceutical patents in the USA, US patent practice and provisions | Frankfurt am Main |
| 2009 | 25 March | I. IP-IT mediation: definition, delimitation and case studies – II. Effective enforcement of patent law: implementation of the Enforcement Directive; impact on practice | Frankfurt am Main |
| 2008 | 5 March | I. Recent decisions on biotechnology (Germany and the EP) – II. Compulsory licensing: recent case law on indirect patent infringement | Frankfurt am Main |
| 2007 | 21 March | I. Recent case law on supplementary protection certificates in the EU, particularly in Germany and the UK – II. The EU Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation 2004 | Frankfurt am Main |
| 2006 | 22 March | The product-by-process claim | Frankfurt am Main |