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10/07/2026
GPL IV: Substantive law (3): Direct and indirect infringement
Nadine Westermeyer, Dr. Michael Kobler
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10/14/2026
GPL V: Entitlement action and joint ownership
Dr. Stefan Lieck, Dr. Dominik Woll
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GPL VI: Procedural law (1): Course of proceedings, preparation, evidence, enforcement
Dr. Anna Giedke
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09/30/2026
GPL III: Substantive law (2): Claim construction (principles, sources); doctrine of equivalence
Dr. Stefan Lieck, Dr. Michael Kobler
IP Academy on
09/23/2026
GPL II: Substantive law (1): Claims based on patent infringement, e.g. damages, injunctive relief; information etc; defenses, e.g. exhaustion, private prior use right
Dr. Christof Karl
IP Academy on
09/16/2026
GPL I: Overview of patent litigation in Germany, (international) competence, bifurcation (stay of proceedings), composition of courts, principles; followed by a BBQ on our rooftop terrace
Dr. Ronja Schregle
IP Academy on
07/22/2026
Design protection via Hague filings – what you need to know
Dr. Henning Hartwig, Dr. Philipe Kutschke
IP Academy on
07/15/2026
Copyright protection for works of applied art
Dr. Henning Hartwig, Dr. Philipe Kutschke
IP Academy on
07/08/2026
Copyrights: introduction, legal requirements, protectability, infringement
Dr. Christof Karl
IP Academy on
07/01/2026
Infringement (subject-matter, scope of protection, infringing acts, limitations) (in German)
LL.M. Johanna Brückner-Hofmann
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06/24/2026
Special event: US design patent law
Eric C. Arnell
IP Academy on
06/17/2026
Proceedings before the German PTO and the EUIPO; international design protection (in German)
Dr. Henning Hartwig
IP Academy on
06/10/2026
Special Event: We are in this together - Insights and tips for a more productive collaboration between outside advisors and their clients
Dr. iur. Christian Rau
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05/20/2026
Substantive law, requirements for protection, validity (novelty, individual character, disclosure) (in German)
Dr. Henning Hartwig
IP Academy on
05/13/2026
Basics of German, EU and international design protection (in German)
Dr. Henning Hartwig
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04/29/2026
Trademark infringement (part II – defendant’s perspective): limitations: fair use, exhaustion of rights, absence of genuine use
Pascal Böhner, Claudio Reineke
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04/22/2026
Trademark infringement (part I – plaintiff’s perspective): exclusive rights, scope of claims
Dr. Philipe Kutschke, Lisa Lilge
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04/15/2026
Special event: AI tools for IP practitioners – an interactive AI workshop
Dr. Nikolaus W. Buchheim, Dr. Niels Gierse
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03/25/2026
Relative grounds of refusal: earlier rights, double identity and likelihood of confusion, reputation
Prof. Dr. Alexander von Mühlendahl, Claus Eckhartt
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03/18/2026
Absolute grounds for refusal (descriptiveness, lack of distinctiveness and more) (in German)
Marianne Grabrucker
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03/11/2026
Trademark proceedings: application, registration, opposition, invalidity, appeals
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