Patent Litigation in Germany and Europe
$295
About the Course
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from an expert on initiating and responding
to patent litigation in Germany in particular, and Europe more broadly.
A 25-year veteran of German patent litigation explains core issues involved in asserting
patents in Germany, including bifurcation of infringement and nullity actions, injunction
gaps, discovery, prosecution history estoppel, court fees, and surety bonds.
If you don’t know the answers to questions such as these, you really should listen to this webinar:
- •Comparisons between Germany, the UK, France, Italy, and the Netherlands in terms of speed, cost, injunctive relief, discovery, and trials
- •The amount of prior art that may or should be submitted in nullity proceedings
- •The effect of changing litigation value on advance court fee payments
- •Who must pay surety bonds and how the required amounts are determined
- •The extent to which German and European patent litigators may accept contingency fees
- •Requirements and success rates for motions to stay infringement proceedings
- •The importance of divisional patents in German and European litigation
- •Using utility model patents in German and European litigation and the claims they can cover
- •Estimating German and European patent litigation costs
- •Understanding infringement gaps and their typical duration
- •Key jurisdictional considerations when initiating patent litigation
- •Differences in litigation standards for non-practicing versus practicing entities in Germany and Europe
Course Leader
Dr. Alexander Harguth, Patent Attorney, Preu Bohling
Dr. Harguth has over 25 years of experience advising on patent law, with a practice
focused on electrical engineering, software, telecommunications, network technologies,
cloud computing, semiconductors, medical technology, and pharmacology. He regularly
coordinates complex patent proceedings before German infringement courts, the BPatG,
and the European Patent Office.
Course Length
Approx. 1.5 hours
Pricing
$295.00 per user