Jena lectures
14 January, 9 September, 7 October and 24 November 2021

The very popular Jena lectures on industrial property and copyright have been held since 2001. They were launched by our Jena sub-office in cooperation with Professor Dr Volker Michael Jänich (Gerd Bucerius Chair of Civil Law with German and International Industrial Property Protection, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena). Since then, IP experts have presented and discussed current intellectual property issues within the scope of this lecture series several times a year.

It was particularly pleasing that it was possible, with the technical support of the Friedrich Schiller University, to offer the events in 2021 online or in hybrid format for the numerous interested guests, despite the restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

As a co-organiser, the centre-east district group of the Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP) and the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR) support the public series of lectures, for which admission is free. In 2021, four Jena lectures were held on the following subjects:

14 January 2021
“The act for strengthening fair competition”
Professor Dr Volker Michael Jänich, Friedrich Schiller University, judge at the Thuringia Higher Regional Court

9  September 2021
“Patents and licences in insolvency”
Professor Dr Sebastian Wündisch, LL.M., lawyer in Dresden, head of the GRUR centre-east district group

7  October 2021
“Annex claims with regard to IP infringement”
Michaela Gilch (Dipl.-Wi. Jur.) and Dr Lars Petri
Lawyers and IP lawyers in Jena and Würzburg

24 November 2021
“Patents in the pandemic”
Professor Dr Christoph Ann, LL.M., Corporate and Intellectual Property Law, Technical University of Munich

Would you like to be invited to attend the Jena lectures? Then, please contact Daniela Wagner (telephone: +49 3641 405501, e-mail: daniela.wagner@dpma.de).

Bidding farewell to DPMA Vice President Christine Moosbauer

At the end of May, Christine Moosbauer, the previous Vice-President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), celebrated her retirement and Bernd Maile, her successor, was entrusted with the duties of Vice-President.

“I very warmly thank Christine Moosbauer for the successful collaboration,” said DPMA President Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer. “She had a direct hand in shaping the strategy to change the DPMA from a traditional administrative authority to a modern, digital service provider. During 30 years of farsighted work in different positions at the DPMA, she promoted the digitisation of the office and made it a pioneer in e-government. An expert in management and strategic issues, she additionally set important milestones and initiated future measures,” said Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer, adding: “We will benefit from the IT strategy she developed and the digital roadmap to implement it in the future too.”

Christine Moosbauer was born near Passau and lives at Lake Chiemsee. She studied Communications Engineering at the Technical University of Munich. After working for medical technology companies for nine years, she joined the DPMA in 1992 — initially as Deputy Head of section in IT organisation. Subsequently, Christine Moosbauer became a patent examiner and Head of the patent administration at the DPMA with 350 staff. From 2006 onwards, she headed the IT Planning and Development Division. In February 2013, she became Head of a patent division and, in May 2015, Head of Directorate General “Information”. In September 2017, she was the first woman to hold the office of Vice-President, focusing on IT and strategic management.

Congratulations also came from Berlin: Ms Kerstin Lubenow, Head of Directorate Z A at the Federal Ministry of Justice, presented her with a personal letter of thanks from Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht.