Concurrent Afternoon Track 3: International

International

Moderator: Karen M. Landolt, UT Austin McCombs School of Business, Austin, TX

Fasten Your Seatbelts! Prosecuting Design Patents in a Fast-Changing
World: When Not to File a Utility Patent, Balancing Design Patents and Copyright
on Fast Developing Technologies in China, Europe and Japan
Akihiko Okuno, SK IP Law Firm, Tokyo, Japan

Patent Eligibility for Computer Functions: A Comprehensive Look at Computer
Simulation Before the Expanded Board of Appeals and Insights Into Approaches For Canada, China, The EPO and the UK
Christian Heine, KEENWAY Patentanwälte, Düsseldorf, Germany

Speakers

• Heine, Christian

  KEENWAY Patentanwälte | Partner

  Christian Heine is a German and European Patent Attorney. He entered the field of IP in 2001 after studying physics with a minor in medicine in Germany. In 2008 he became partner of an IP boutique situated in Düsseldorf, Germany, who is operating under the name of KEENWAY Patentanwälte PartG mbB since January 2020. He is intensely involved in prosecuting, invalidating and litigating European and German patents, mostly in the fields of mechanical and electrical engineering and computer implemented inventions. Furthermore, he has vast experience in the field of German inventors’ law. He advises mainly medium sized business as well as major industrial enterprises based in Europe and overseas.
• Landolt, Karen M.

  UT Austin McCombs School of Business | Lecturer

  I have been teaching, coaching, and leading in nonprofit, legal, and academic settings for over 20 years.
• Okuno, Akihiko

  SK IP Law Firm | Managing Partner