Patents held by competitors
Description
The purpose of this seminar is to develop an IP strategy in relation to rights held by competitors enabling participants to monitor such rights and thus avoid infringement.
On the first day of the seminar we focus on the rights conferred by patents, challenging the validity of a patent, monitoring of rights; and on the second day we focus on IP strategies and law enforcement in Denmark and abroad. Duration: Two days Proposed program
Day 1
- Introdction
- Patent application - legal action
a. Patent application procedure
b. Reading a patent
c. Scope of protection
d. Legal rights conferred by the patent/patent application - Lunch
- Invalidation of patents
a. Opposition to a European patent
b. Opposition and reexamination in Denmark.
c. Invalidation in other countries - Information retrieval
a. Competitor assessment
b. Patent status
c. Assessment of patent applications - Strategic measures
a. Invent-around.
b. Patent-mapping and strategic patenting to obtain a licence
c. Etc. - Conclusion
Day 2
- Introduction
- Danish law
a. Injunction and confirmatory action
b. Infringement proceedings
c. Sanctions - injunction, payment of damages and compensation
d. Declaratory action - Other legal systems
a. Germany
b. USA - Lunch
- Development of strategy
a. Patent policy
b. Organization and procedure. - Summary
- Conclusion
Location
This seminar is normally held at our office in Aarhus as several of our patent attorneys will be involved. However, in the event of many participants, the seminar can also be held in the company. Suggested price
The price of a seminar with one participant is DKK 19,900 exclusive of VAT (meals are included in the price). Please contact us for an offer if there are more participants.
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