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Seminarreihe zum Thema Patente und Schutzrechte: Patent Unsage of Scientific Inventions Eine Seminarreihe der Berliner Universitäten TU, HU und des Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (BCCN) für das wissenschaftliche Personal der Berliner Hochschulen Die Verwertung von an den Hochschulen entstehenden Forschungsergebnissen wird zukünftig immer wichtiger. Um dem wissenschaftlichen Personal das notwendige Wissen dafür zur Verfügung zu stellen, findet in diesem Wintersemester, in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Servicebereich „Forschungsverträge, Schutzrechte, Beteiligungen" der TU Berlin, dem Referat "Forschungsförderung, Patente, Publikationen der HU-Berlin, dem Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin und dem Deutschen Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA), wieder die untenstehende hochschulübergreifende Seminarreihe statt. Sie ist so angelegt, dass insbesondere die wirtschaftliche Relevanz gewerblicher Schutzrechte verdeutlicht und das Verfahren zur Erlangung von Schutzrechten innerhalb und außerhalb der Hochschule deutlich wird. Folgende Themen werden in der Seminarreihe behandelt: • Meaning of technical property rights (January 24th, 4:30-6:30 PM) • Technical property rights (Febuary 7th and 14th, 4:30-6:30 PM) • Patent database in the internet, practical research (Location: DPMA, Febuary 21st, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM) • Special property rights - Copyright (Febuary 28th, 4:30-6:30 PM) - Ways to protect software and other computer-related inventions (March 6th, 4:30-6:30 PM) - Domain and trademark law (March 13th, 4:30-6:30 PM) Beachten Sie bitte, dass alle Vorträge auf Englisch gehalten werden. Der Kurs wird über die Lernplattform der TU Berlin (ISIS/Moodle) abgewickelt. Nach der Anmeldung erhalten Sie den Kursschlüssel von uns per Mail. Der Kurs findet bis auf den Termin im DPMA im Bernstein Zentrum statt. Nähere Angaben finden Sie im ISIS/Moodle-Kurs. Bei der Teilnahme an mindestens 5 (von insgesamt 7) Terminen der Seminarreihe wird eine qualifizierte Teilnahmebestätigung ausgestellt. Weitere Informationen zu der Seminarreihe und eine Anmeldemöglichkeit finden Sie unter www.tuberlin.de/?id=50921 Für eventuelle Rückfragen stehen Ihnen unter 314-24003, Peer-Olaf Kalis (Gesamtorganisation) oder 314-25509, Manuela Hakelberg, (Teilnehmerbetreuung)

Patent usage of scientific inventions Seminar series about patent and property rights

Right usage of research results achieved at Berlin universities is gaining in importance. In order to provide the scientific personnel with corresponding knowledge, the service department “Research contracts, patents and corporate investments” (FSB, Technical University Berlin), the department “Patent and License Service” (Humboldt-University Berlin), the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), the European Patent Office (EPO), and the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin (BCCN) offer the interinstitutional seminar series described below, this time in the coming winter term. The seminar series are organized in a way that specifically outlines economic relevance of industrial property rights, and obtaining patents inside and outside a university is emphasized. Location (unless otherwise specified): Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin Philippstr. 13, Haus 6 10115 Berlin, Germany Time (unless otherwise specified): 4:30 - 6:30 PM Block 1: Meaning of technical property rights January 24th The first seminar day is devoted in particular to the significance of industrial property rights in the value added chain of companies and in the industrial innovation process. Central aspects are patents as means of retaining competitive advantages and their role in a company's market strategy. Further, an inter-university process and regulations for an invention disclosure as a basis for a patent application will be discussed, as well as basic aspects of the German Employees' Inventions Act with regard to the reform of the university professor privilege. Representatives of TU and HU patent departments will be present. Dr. Franziska Sauer (ipal GmbH), Bernd Poppenheger (TU Berlin), Simone Zahn (HU Berlin)

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Block 2: Technical property rights (Patent and utility model) February 7th and February 14th Key terms of main industrial property rights (patent and utility model) will be explained with emphasis on their content, and their judicial characteristics will be discussed. Central patent institutions (DPMA, EPA) and their functions will be described, as well as how an (economically relevant) idea evolves into a property right. Invention steps and relevance, as well as common criteria for measuring individual shares in a single project group will be analyzed. PA Dr. Gunnar Baumgärtel and Prof. Dr. Felix Gross (Maikowski & Ninnemann) 2

Block 3: Research – Patent databases in the internet February 21st, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Practical research Patent search sometimes is important already at the beginning of a project, in order to identify, in which areas third party has registered its property rights that could constrain one's research and development achievements and corresponding property rights. After a short introduction participants can conduct a practical research in the Espacenet database using DPMA computers. The Number of participants in this seminar is restricted to the number of available computers. Participation without a preliminary registration is not possible! N.B. Different location: Deutsches Patent und Markenamt (DPMA) Dr. Roland Feinäugle (EPO Vienna)

Block 4: Special property rights Copyright February 28th Particularly for the Scientific Community Copyright is of high importance. Is my scientific work copyright protected? Can I protect my data and results? When do I have to obtain the consent of other authors or rights holders? This seminar shall address these and other questions and provide an overview of the requirements and boundaries of copyright protection of scientific works under German Copyright Law. Dr. Julian Waiblinger (Boehmert & Boehmert) Ways to protect software and other computer-related inventions March 6th Software protection is a rather controversial topic nowadays. This talk will elucidate possibilities and limits of software protection using copyright and patent law. Prof. Dr. Dr. Jürgen Ensthaler (TU Berlin, Dept. of business, companies and technology law) Domain and trademark law March 13th The domain and trademark law is not only becoming more complex but it also bears a lot of implicit ways which could lead one into a big judicial trouble. This seminar is intended not only to describe difficulties in giving a name to an invention but also to elucidate some problematic fields of these property rights. Dr. Jan Bernd Nordemann (Boehmert & Boehmert)

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