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ChamberofPatentAttorneys ChamberofPatentAttorneys (Patentanwaltskammer) Acorporationofpubliclaw

History

1876GermanDesignModelLaw 1877GermanPatentAct 1900Actgoverning PatentAttorneys 1900Actgoverning PatentAttorneys 1934Establishmentof the Chamber of Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer- PAK) 1966Revisionof the PatentAttorneys`Act: „independent constituent of the legalsystem“

RecentHistory

1990GermanUnificationTreaty 1998introductionofanobligatorystudyof generallawforpatentattorneycandidates 2002establishmentoftheKurt-Haertel-Institute forintellectualproperty 2003newMasterstudy„EuropeanIntellectual Property“ forpatentattorneys 2009Transferofthecompetenceforthe admissionofpatentattorneystotheChamber

ChamberofPatentAttorneys

(§ 53PAO)

Self-governing federal corporation under public law Located inMunich Located inMunich Representation of the interests of all Germanpatentattorneys Governed by the PatentAttorneys`Act

Membership

Membershipis obligatory Presently about 3400members Admissionof new patentattorneys by the Admissionof new patentattorneys by the Patentanwaltskammersince 2009 Financed exclusively by membership fees

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PAK– BRAK

• Patentanwaltskammer
• 3.400members
• Female patentattorneys
• FederalBar/RegionalBars
• 163.700members
• Female lawyers 33%
• Female patentattorneys

14%

• ThePatentAttorneys`Act

(PAO)

• ThePatentAttorneys`

Codeof Conduct (BOPA)

• Female lawyers 33%
• TheFederalLawyers`Act

(BRAO)

• TheFederalLawyers`

Codeof Conduct (BORA)

TheAssemblyoftheChamber

(§ 55PAO)

Highest executive body

• f the Chamber for

fundamentalissues Allmembers constitute the Assembly and are entitled to vote. Meetingsof the Assembly take place twice a year indifferentlocations.

MainTasksoftheAssembly

(§ 82PAO)

• Election of the Board
• Decisions onthe Codeof Conduct and the

Statutes

• Determining annual membership fees and the

budget

• Supporting the training of patentattorney

candidates and continuing professionaltraining

• f patentattorneys

TheBoard

(§ 58PAOff.)

• Executivebody of the Chamber
• Composed of 18patentattorneys
• Elects the President
• Elects the President
• TheBoardsets up committees with different

responsibilities.

ThePresident

(§ 73PAO)

• ThePresident acts for and

represents the Patentanwaltskammer.

• ThePresident executes the resolutions of the

Boardand of the Assembly of the Patentanwaltskammer.

CommitteesoftheBoard

(§ 68PAO)

• Professionalduties
• Social responsibilities
• Fees
• Generalprofessionalmatters
• Intellectual property matters

Activities

Admissionand withdrawal of admission to the patentbar Supervising compliance with professionalduties

• f the patentattorneys
• f the patentattorneys

Professionaltraining and continued education including the organization of courses for patent attorneys at the Distance UniversityHagenas well as study groups for patentattorney candidates Competent authority for the training of paralegals

Activities

Mediationindisputes between client and patent attorney Involvement innationaland international legislativeprojects legislativeprojects Cooperation with the FederalMinistry of Justice, the EuropeanCommission,members of Parliament,the Courtsand the Offices Promotionof relationships with nationaland internationalpatentattorney organizations

Services

Advisoryservices for members Electronicregister of allpatentattorneys www.patentanwaltsregister.de ProfessionalJournal„Notices by GermanPatent ProfessionalJournal„Notices by GermanPatent Attorneys“ Chamber Circular for the members Brochures about intellectual property rights and further information Homepage:www.patentanwalt.de Databasefor enquiries concerning patent attorneys with specific technical knowledge

HowtobecomeaGermanPatentAttorney

Freeandindependentprofession „Translators“ betweenlaw,technicand science

Characteristicsoftheprofessionof GermanPatentAttorneys

science Advisorsandrepresentativesofinventors andbusinessesinallintellectualproperty matters Advisorsand/orrepresentativesonnational, Europeanandinternationalbasis

RightofRepresentationofGerman PatentAttorneys

• GermanPatentand TrademarkOffice
• FederalPatentCourt
• FederalSupremeCourt(nullity proceedings)
• FederalSupremeCourt(nullity proceedings)
• Litigation proceedings (together with an

Attorney atLaw):District Court,Higher RegionalCourtand FederalSupremeCourt

• OHIM
• With additionaladmission:EPO

EducationalBackground Requirements

Technicaleducation:scientific or technical study at auniversity with acorresponding degree e.g.inchemistry,physics,mechanical e.g.inchemistry,physics,mechanical engineering,electrical engineering,biology etc.) One year practical experience inthe technical field of the university education

TrainingforPatentAttorney Candidates

Timecourse:

• 26monthsatapatentattorney‘sofficeor

withapatentagentinindustry(trainingonthe job) job)

• 8monthsattheGermanPatentand

TrademarkOfficeandPatentCourt

• ExaminationattheGermanPatentand

TrademarkOffice

• Admissionaspatentattorney

Accompanyinglegaltraining

Accompanyingobligatorystudyofgeneral lawattheDistanceUniversityHagen lawattheDistanceUniversityHagen Topics:civillaw,commerciallaw,labour legislation,corporatelaw,administrative law,publiclaw,anti-trustlaw,competition law,procedurallaw,lawsoftheEC……

TrainingattheGermanPatentand TrademarkOfficeandFederalPatentCourt

GermanPatentandTrademarkOffice(2months):

• everydayworkexperiencewithapatentanda

trademarkexaminer

• seminarsinpatentandtrademarklaw

FederalPatentCourt(6months):

• 2monthsatatrademarkboard
• 4monthswithdifferentboards:technicalboard,utility

modelboard,nullityboardandlegalboard

• Accompanyingseminarsonlawandexamination

writingskills

Continuing professionaltraining for PatentAttorneys

Seminarsheld onoccasion of the meeting of the assembly of patentattorneys Seminarsprovided by privatecompanies on various topics concerning intellectual property various topics concerning intellectual property law Literature:e.g.court decisions and journals Newprogram of study at the FernUniversität Hagen:EuropeanIntellectual PropertyLaw (HagenII)for PatentAttorneys and European Representatives