Time for a Get-Together!
The entire Kuhnen & Wacker team is looking forward to welcoming you on site in our main office in Freising.
Our 35th European Intellectual Property Seminar will be held from
October 5 to 8, 2025,
opening with a visit to the Oktoberfest.
Expand your knowledge, enrich your experience and enlarge your network of contacts.
Speakers
Rainer Kuhnen,
Senior Partner, Manager Electrical Engineering Department
Dr. Michael Topf,
Partner, Manager Physics Department
Dr. Christian Thomas,
Partner, Manager Legal, Trademark & Design Department
Detlef von Ahsen,
Partner, Manager Mechanical Engineering Department II
Dr. Verena Schladt,
Attorney at Law
Alexander Wittmann,
Patent Attorney, Information & Communication Technology
Special Event Oktoberfest
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Oktoberfest Afternoon
Departure: 01:30 p.m. from Office Building Freising
Transfer: Via bus to Theresienwiese, Munich
Timeline: 03:30 p.m. – 06:45 p.m. Visit to the Käfer tent
06:45 p.m. Short walk and return to Freising
Notice: Should you decide to stay at the Oktoberfest longer, you are free to do so.
Schedule
Monday, October 6, 2025
- 09:00 a.m. Registration and Welcome Address
- 09:15 a.m. European Union Trademarks and Litigation, Christian Thomas
- 11:00 a.m. Coffee break
- 11:15 a.m. European Designs, Verena Schladt
- 12:15 p.m. Lunch
- 01:00 p.m. Introduction to the EPC, Rainer Kuhnen
- 02:30 p.m. Coffee break
- 02:45 p.m. Prosecution of European Patent, Applications for International Applicants, Michael Topf
- 04:00 p.m. Welcome Reception and Guided Office Tour
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
- 09:00 a.m. Patent Litigation, Detlef von Ahsen
- 10:00 a.m. Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court, Rainer Kuhnen
- 11:15 a.m. Coffee and Snacks
- 11:30 a.m. UPC Case Law, Detlef von Ahsen
- 12:30 p.m. Patent Filing Strategies, Rainer Kuhnen
- 02:00 p.m. End of Session and Coffee break
- 02:30 p.m. Departure to Weihenstephan
Weihenstephan Brewery Tour and
Closing Dinner at Bräustüberl Weihenstephan
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
- 09:00 a.m. EPC Workshop Practice of Amendments, Michael Topf
- 10:30 a.m. Coffee break
- 10:45 a.m. EPC Workshop: Practice of Amendments, Michael Topf
- 12:00 p.m. Lunch
- 01:00 p.m. Introduction to Computer: Implemented Inventions including AI Applications, Alexander Wittmann
- 02:15 p.m. Coffee break
- 02:30 p.m. EPC Workshop
– 4:30 p.m. Computer Implemented Inventions, Alexander Wittmann
Accommodation
Bayerischer Hof, Freising*
Single room incl. breakfast
Approx. EUR 180
+49 8161 – 53 83-00
Munich Airport Marriott Hotel Freising
Single room incl. breakfast
Approx. EUR 205
+49 8161 – 96 60
*an amount of rooms has been pre-reserved until the end of August 2025.
Both hotels are in close walking distance to Kuhnen & Wacker (<10 min).
Registration Fees
One day: EUR 600
Two days: EUR 900
All days: EUR 1,100
