Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia

What Determines Patent Invalidation: A Look at Germany

A free public seminar in Melbourne proudly presented by IPRIA in association with the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia in Melbourne and Sydney.

 

Timo Fischer presents empirical analysis on the total population of 563 patents that were the subject of invalidation proceedings in the German patent court (Bundespatentgericht) between 1985 and 1999. He finds that a patent is less likely to be invalidated the greater is its inventive step and the more likely it was to have survived an opposition proceedings. He also finds that small firms have higher incentives to defend theirpatents than large firms.

 

PRESENTER:

Timo Fischer is a Research Fellow at the Schöller Chair in Technology and Innovation Management at Technische Universität München (TUM). He is just completing his Ph.D. in management at TUM business school specializing in innovation strategy and intellectual property management. He holds master level degrees in computer science and information management, economics and law from Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. He spent the last half a year as a visiting Ph.D student at UC Berkeley's Economics department. His current research topics include patent valuation, patent trolls, the role of patents as collateral, venture debt finance and managerial challenges in optimizing value capture. His dissertation project was recognized as the best dissertation project by the German Academy of Management.

 

 

MELBOURNE

DATE: Thursday 3 February 2011, 1pm - 2pm (Refreshments from 12:30pm)

VENUE: Allens Arthur Robinson, Level 34, 530 Collins Street, MELBOURNE

COST: Free of charge

SYDNEY

DATE: Tuesday 8 February 2011, 1pm - 2pm (Refreshments from 12:30pm)

VENUE: Davies Collison Cave, Level 14, 255 Elizabeth Street, SYDNEY

COST: Free of charge

 

Continuing Professional Development

Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
If this particular educational activity is relevant to your professional development, improving your practice and service to your clients, you may be able to claim CPE hours.

Please refer to the Professional Standards Board Website and its guidelines on CPE

 

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