2015's annual conference in Munich
The second annual conference of KIPEU was held in Munich which is the capital and largest city of the German state of Bavaria. One of the office of EPO (European patent office) as well as German patent office (DPMA) and German Federal Patent Court (Bundespatentgericht) is located in Munich, so the city occupies a dominant position in German and European IP.
On June 12, 2015, around 20 professionals living in all around the world, particularly, in European states, gathered together in the city to deepen their understanding about European IP issues and their relationship. Some of the participants are in-house counsels, while the other work for a law firm or a patent firm.
The brief schedule of the conference was as follows:
Before entering the EPO building,we took a shot in front of the entrance of the building.
Kim-chi, guys!
During the seminar, everyone was quite serious about the topics prepared by the EPO's examiners.
Seminar Topic
14.00 Meet at the reception of EPO
Project assistant, EPO International Co-operation
14.10 - 14.15 Welcome remarks
EPO official
14.15 - 15.15 Presentation on EPO and patent granting procedure on the latest procedural and legal developments + Q&A
Director, EPO examination department, EPO
15.15 - 15.30 Coffee break
15.30 - 16.15 Presentation on Unitary Patent (15 to 20 min) + Q&A
16.15 - 17.00 Presentation on EPO’s PCT services (15 to 20 min) + Q&A
After seminar, another photo of the whole members with the EPO examiners were taken. It was again very appreciated of the EPO examiners' great effort for the preparation of the lecture.
The President of KIPEU with the honery president.
Dinner was served in a traditional Bavarian style with light beer.
Participants were sipping some beers with delicious German food.
