Thursday, June 27

19:30: WELCOME COCKTAIL - Hosted by BEITEN BURKHARDT, Ganghoferstrasse 33, 80339 Munich, Germany

Friday, June 28

08:30-09:00: Registration of participants, Noerr LLP, Brienner Strasse 28, 80333 Munich, Germany

09:00-09:15: Welcome and opening of the seminar

• Issouf BAADHIO, UIA President, Past President of the Burkina Faso Bar, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
• Mansur POUR RAFSENDJANI, Noerr LLP, Munich, Germany
• Matthias W. STECHER, UIA Deputy Director of Commissions, Beiten Burkhardt, Munich, Germany

09:15-10:30: 1. Technology Development Agreements, Technology Transfer Agreements, Applicable Law and Typical Content
Speakers:

• "Typical Content of Technology Development and Technology Transfer Agreements", Mansur POUR RAFSENDJANI, Noerr LLP, Munich, Germany
• "Choice of Law (from a European perspective) in Technology Development Agreements and Technology Transfer Agreements", Sebastiaan MOOLENAAR, UIA Director of Commissions, AK Advokaten, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• "The ICC Model International Transfer of Technology Contract and Its Usefulness", Mark A. REUTTER, Walder Wyss Ltd, Zurich, Switzerland

10:30-11:00: Coffee Break

11:00-12:00: 2. IP Law and Protection of Business Secrets
Speakers:

• "How to Allocate IP Rights Resulting from Technology Development Agreements – Examples", Massimo STERPI, Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners, Rome, Italy
• "The Protection of Business Secrets in Technology Related Collaborations", Matthias W. STECHER, UIA Deputy Director of Commissions, Beiten Burkhardt, Munich, Germany

12:00-13:00: 3. Antitrust Considerations for Technology Development and Technology Transfer Agreements
Speakers:

• "Competition Law Considerations for Technology Development Agreements and Technology Transfer Agreements in the EU", Gerhard FUSSENEGGER, bpv Hügel, Brussels/Vienna, Belgium/Austria
• "Antitrust Law Considerations for Technology Development Agreements and Technology Transfer Agreements from a US-law Perspective", Robert J. CALDWELL, President of the UIA Litigation Commission, Kolesar & Leatham, Las Vegas, NV, USA

13:00-14:30: Lunch

14:30-15:45: 4. Tax, Customs and Foreign Trade Aspects of Technology Transfer Agreements
Speakers:

• "Tax Considerations for Technology Transfer", Alexander PUPETER, President of the UIA Tax Law Commission, Blomberg Legal & Tax, Munich, Germany, Svetlana HEIL, Blomberg Legal & Tax, Munich, Germany
• "Customs and Foreign Trade Aspects of Technology Transfer", Bärbel SACHS, Noerr LLP, Berlin, Germany

15:45-16:15: Coffee break

16:15-17:30: 5. Practical Aspects of Technology Development
Speakers:

• Bastian JULY, GoodIP GmbH, Munich, Germany
• Dietrich KAMLAH, Taylor Wessing, Munich, Germany

19:30: Optional Dinner - SPATENHAUS an der Oper, Residenzstraße 12, 80333 Munich

Saturday, June 29

09:00-09:15: Registration of participants, Noerr LLP, Brienner Strasse 28, 80333 Munich, Germany

09:15-10:00: 6. Joint Ventures for Technology Development and Technology Transfer
Speakers:

• "Important Legal Aspects of Technology Development by way of a Cross-Border Joint Venture", Miguel BOLIVAR TEJEDO, Uría Menéndez, Valencia, Spain
• "Typical Content of a Joint Venture Agreement for Technology Development", Orsolya GÖRGÉNYI, Szecskay Attorneys at law, Budapest, Hungary

10:00-11:15: 7. Purchase of a Technology Company
Speakers:

• "Typical Findings of a Legal Due Diligence Review in Connection with the Purchase of a Technology Company", Karl HEPP de SEVELINGE, Jeantet, Paris, France
• "How Should an SPA Be Drafted from the Purchaser’s Perspective", Simon WARD, Farrer & Co., London, UK
• "How should an SPA Be Drafted from the Seller’s Perspective?",  Anne FRÉCHETTE-KERBRAT, Fidal, Paris, France

11:15-11:45: Coffee break

11:45-12:30: 7. Purchase of a Technology Company
Speakers:

• "Important Aspects of a Technology Transfer by way of a´Cross-Border Asset Deal", Bruce LANDAY, Landay Leblang Stern, Boston, MA, USA
• "Resolving Disputes in Acquisitions of Technology Companies", Hendrik PUSCHMANN, Farrer & Co., London, UK

12:30-13:00: Closing Remarks

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