Current practice focus on employee invention law

Labor law, intellectual property law

Speaker: Dr. Marco Stief LL.M. (University of Chicago)

This seminar will provide you with an overview of the main features, critical issues and pitfalls of German employee invention law. In addition to the basics of the German Employee Inventions Act (ArbNErfG), the focus will be on current practical issues such as dealing with university inventions, legally compliant invention disclosure and the special features of remuneration for employee inventions.

Current case law and practical examples from companies and universities will be used to show how typical challenges in the claiming and remuneration of employee inventions can be dealt with in a legally secure manner. The seminar is rounded off with tips on avoiding and resolving disputes, enabling you to apply what you have learned directly in your professional practice.