New Speakers and Sponsors Announced for the Wiesn IP Forum 2022

We are happy to announce our latest speakers and sponsors for our much-anticipated Wiesn IP Forum 2022, in collaboration with Adamson & Partners. Along with speakers from Nokia, Siemens, CureVac, and more, this year’s Wiesn IP Forum is shaping up to be a great event!

Our first panel session discussing Patent Litigation in Europe – Impact of the UPC has added Adrian Eggen, Director of Patent Counsel for Philip Morris International.

John M. Baird, Partner at Duane Morris LLP, will be moderating our centerpiece panel, What’s UPComing? New Developments in the United Patent Court, which will offer essential insights on the Unified Patent Court. We also have Stefan Luginbühl, Head of European Legal Affairs at the EPO, joining on the panel.

Our final panel will discuss Standard Essential Patents and Patent Pools and will be led by Tim Pohlmann, CEO of IPLytics, and will bring Laurie Fitzgerald, Senior VP of Avanci, on to the panel.

Many thanks go out to our sponsors!

This FREE event will take place Monday 19th – Tuesday 20th September 2022 in Munich, and will bring together revered IP leaders to network and share the latest industry insights.

Seats are limited. For more information or to reserve your spot, please visit Wiesn IP Forum 2022 or email info@unifiedpatents.com. For sponsorship opportunities, please visit HERE.

We look forward to seeing you there!

New speakers announced - Wiesn IP Forum 2022

We are delighted to announce our latest speakers for our much-anticipated Wiesn IP Forum 2022, in collaboration with Adamson & Partners.

Our first panel session will discuss Patent Litigation in Europe – Impact of the UPC and will feature the leading speakers Dr. Christine Kanz – Partner, Hoyng Rokh Monegier, and Dr. Marco Rau – General Counsel, CureVac with the acting moderator, Andreas von Falck – Partner, Hogan Lovells.

Willem Hoyng – Chairman of the UPC Advisory Committee and Beat Weibel – Chief IP Counsel, Siemens will be leading our centrepiece panel, What’s UPComing? New Developments in the United Patent Court, which will offer essential insights on the Unified Patent Court.

Our final panel will discuss Standard Essential Patents and Patent Pools and will be led by key speakers Gabriele Mohsler – VP Patent Development, Ericsson, Tim Pohlmann – CEO, IPLytics, and Clemens Heusch – VP Head of Global Litigation, Nokia.

This free event will take place Monday 19th – Tuesday 20th September 2022 in Munich, and will bring together revered IP leaders to network and share the latest industry insights.

Places are limited, so to further information or to RSVP, please visit Wiesn IP Forum 2022 or email info@unifiedpatents.com. For sponsorship opportunities, please visit HERE.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Unified is hiring for full-time Senior Patent Counsel - Apply Today!

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Unified Patents is again growing its legal department and seeks to add an experienced, registered patent attorney. Applicants should have at least 5 years of law firm or other relevant experience before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) working on post-grant petitions (IPR, PGR, and CBM), reexaminations, or other administrative drafting and litigation experience.

Applicants should have a strong technical background and be willing to explore diverse new technologies; experience with video codecs, coding, cryptography, compression, signals, wireless communications, or other algorithmic subject matter is a plus. Patent examination experience is a plus; a registration number is a plus; clerking experience is a plus; familiarity with ongoing appellate issues affecting PTAB practice is a plus. Must be willing to work within a team, work well independently, and enjoy writing and editing. Journal and filing experience is a plus. Strong preference for candidates located in the Washington, DC area. Diversity is prized in our team and among our candidates. Please be prepared to discuss the administrative matters you have been involved in and be ready to provide examples.

Unified is hiring for full-time Senior Patent Counsel - Apply Today!

Click HERE to apply

Unified Patents is again growing its legal department and seeks to add an experienced, registered patent attorney. Applicants should have at least 5 years of law firm or other relevant experience before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) working on post-grant petitions (IPR, PGR, and CBM), reexaminations, or other administrative drafting and litigation experience.

Applicants should have a strong technical background and be willing to explore diverse new technologies; experience with video codecs, coding, cryptography, compression, signals, wireless communications, or other algorithmic subject matter is a plus. Patent examination experience is a plus; a registration number is a plus; clerking experience is a plus; familiarity with ongoing appellate issues affecting PTAB practice is a plus. Must be willing to work within a team, work well independently, and enjoy writing and editing. Journal and filing experience is a plus. Strong preference for candidates located in the Washington, DC area. Diversity is prized in our team and among our candidates. Please be prepared to discuss the administrative matters you have been involved in and be ready to provide examples.

Unified seeking additional IEEE, MPEG, and 3GPP training sets

Unified Patents is seeking to license and supplement existing training sets of patents found essential and nonessential to 3GPP (5G, LTE, V2X); IEEE / 802.11 / WiFi; and Video Codecs ( VVC / H.266 and AV1). The patents and applications should be reviewed by experts and mapped against the technical specifications. This would be a joint effort and collaboration to understand fundamental technologies and their corresponding patent landscape. If you are interested in participating please contact info@unifiedpatents.com. 

Please include in any communications:

1. Technology covered, including specification number and whether user equipment or infrastructure

2. A sample of the results

3. Number of patents covered which were found to be essential and the number which were not

4. Study Methodology