European Intellectual Property Seminar 2010
20th K&W in-house seminar
September 27 to 29, 2010
held by KUHNEN & WACKER
We are pleased to invite you to our traditional in-house seminar presented by KUHNEN & WACKER, now in its 20th year, after having presented similar Seminars on European IP at George Washington University and George Mason University in the Washington, D.C. area, in Tokyo, Nagoya, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen as well as at John Marshall Law School, Chicago, and the University of Washington, Seattle, in the past years.
The seminar will provide a comprehensive introduction into European IP laws and practice. Moreover, in view of the ongoing economic crisis the aspect of cost reduction will also be covered.
The courses will be held from Monday, September 27 through Wednesday, September 29, 2010. In view of the positive reactions last year, we are pleased to again offer an optional add-on day for discussion und intensification on Thursday, September 30, 2010. Furthermore, we invite all attendees to join us for an optional visit to the Oktoberfest on Sunday, September 26, 2010.
All courses will be held in English.
The speakers will include Rainer A. Kuhnen, Rainer K. Kuhnen, Michael Topf, Michael Zeitler, Christian Thomas and James A. Forstner of our firm, as well as additional external guest speakers, i.e. Alexander Gardiner, Directorate 2.2.21, Cluster Computers, EPO (“Computer-implemented Inventions/Business Methods”), Ingwer Koch, Director, Patent Law Department, EPO (“First Hand European News”), and Klaus Hoffmeister, Central Industrial Property Bureau of the Federal Customs Administration, (“Border Seizures of Counterfeit Goods”).
Please refer to the enclosed brochure for further information and a complete overview of the topics that will be presented.
The seminar will be limited to 40 participants. The registration fee for this seminar is EUR 900.00, including textbooks, attendance of all courses and social activities. Hotel costs are not included.
NOTE: Accommodation can be arranged through our firm. We provisionally reserved a number of rooms for seminar attendees, however, this provisional reservation can only be guaranteed until August 13, 2010. After this date, we cannot guarantee that the desired category of hotel rooms will still be available. In fact, in view of the Oktoberfest and major industry fairs, no rooms may be available at all in the area without timely reservation. An early registration is therefore highly recommendable.
Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time. We will be glad to assist you in any way.