Euro Law Conference - USA 2021

Michele Baccelli

Partner, Hoffmann Eitle

Michele Baccelli specialises in examination, appeal and opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office, especially in the areas of telecommunications, software patents, and electronics/circuit technologies. He assists clients in nullity and litigation proceedings, also cross-country. He provides counsel in licensing negotiations, particularly in relation to technical aspects of small to large patent portfolios.

Baccelli is a lecturer abroad, especially on EPO-related matters. He is also an author of articles on European practice of software patents. Baccelli is a member of the Italian Patent Attorney Bar Association and the EPI.

 Speaking session 

Patents for the digital future I - artifical intelligence, computer simulations, G1/19

Monday, January 18 - 10.15 EST

Mike Gruber

Partner, Hoffmann Eitle

Mike Gruber specialises in patent litigation, supplementary protection certificates, unfair competition law, and IP-related antitrust law. Gruber has been recognised by Handelsblatt as one of the 'Best Lawyers in Germany 2020' and has been named an IP rising star in Germany by Managing IP in 2018 and 2019.

 Speaking session 

Connected cars and autonomous driving I - case law developments

Tuesday, January 19 - 10.15 EST

Mark Jones

Partner, Hoffmann Eitle

Mark read physics at Oxford University (Lincoln College), graduating with first class honours in 2003. Particular specialisations in his undergraduate studies included renewable energy technology, semiconductor, optical and micromagnetic devices, condensed matter physics and particle physics.

In 2006, Mark completed his doctorate under jointly the Department of Materials Science and the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University, developing molecular optical and magnetic memory technology for advanced computing applications. During his studies, he worked with defence agencies on both sides of the Atlantic in respectively aerospace engineering (undergraduate) and communications and cryptography systems (post-graduate).

Following his academic career, Mark joined Hoffmann Eitle in 2008. He obtained (with Distinction) the Certificate in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary University of London in 2009. In 2011, Mark was awarded the Ballantyne Prize by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys in recognition of outstanding performance in the Infringement and Validity paper of the British Qualifying Examination.

British Patent Attorney since 2011.

European Patent Attorney since 2012.

 Speaking session 

Patents for the digital future II - practice insights

Monday, January 18 - 11.45 EST

Connected cars and autonomous driving II - practice insights

Tuesday, January 19 - 11.45 EST

Holger Stratmann

Partner, Hoffmann Eitle

Holger Stratmann specialises in litigation and counselling in the areas of patent law and all other areas of IP. He has experience in handling and coordinating multi-jurisdictional patent disputes in Europe and is active in client counselling with regards to licensing, transactional IP and research and development matters. Stratmann advises multi-national clients in all matters relating to anti-counterfeiting and product piracy, in particular coordinating EU-wide border seizure strategies and proceedings.

 Speaking session 

Connected cars and autonomous driving II - practice insights

Tuesday, January 19 - 11.45 EST

Thomas Becher

Partner, Hoffmann Eitle

Technical property rights in the field of mechanical engineering, in particular the enforcement and parallel defense of patents and utility models; Preparation and implementation of bilateral proceedings before the authorities and the courts. Particular experience in the field of medical technology.

 Speaking session 

Welcome from Managing IP and Hoffmann Eitle

Monday, January 18 - 10.00 EST

Welcome from Managing IP and Hoffmann Eitle

Tuesday, January 19 - 10.00 EST

Niels Hölder

Partner, Hoffmann Eitle

Patent litigation, licensing, unfair competition disputes, supplementary protection certificates, pharmaceutical data protection and market exclusivity.

 Speaking session 

Welcome from Managing IP and Hoffmann Eitle

Monday, January 18 - 10.00 EST

Welcome from Managing IP and Hoffmann Eitle

Tuesday, January 19 - 10.00 EST

Dominik Scheible

Partner, Hoffmann Eitle

Examination, opposition and appeal proceedings before the German Patent and Trademark Office, the Federal Patent Court and the European Patent Office. Active as a representative before the Federal Patent Court in nullity proceedings and in litigation proceedings before German civil courts. Technical areas: telecommunications, electronics and in the field of mechanical engineering and electrical engineering.

 Speaking session 

Patents for the digital future II - practice insights

Monday, January 18 - 11.45 EST

Daniel Rudoy

Shareholder, Wolf Greenfield

Dan Rudoy focuses his practice on patent prosecution in the areas of artificial intelligence, speech and image processing, industrial automation, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, cybersecurity, autonomous devices, software, medical devices, computer security, networking, radar systems, and electronics. He is particularly skilled in technologies related to machine learning, including deep learning, signal processing, big data, data science and bioinformatics.

Dan works regularly with startups and midsize companies, advising them on all aspects of IP strategy and portfolio development both in the United States and abroad. Dan works with clients on many IP issues beyond patent prosecution including due diligence, trade secrets, licensing, freedom-to-operate and litigation.

Dan was previously an associate staff member in the Air and Missile Defense Technology, and the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Systems Technology divisions at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where he developed target tracking, multi-sensor fusion and discrimination technologies for radar and electro-optical infrared systems. Subsequently as a graduate student at Harvard University, he carried out research in speech and audio signal processing, computational statistics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and atomic force microscopy.

 Speaking session 

Patents for the digital future II - practice insights

Monday, January 18 - 11.45 EST