The 48th Colloquium of the TU Ilmenau on Patent Information and Industrial Property Protection, with the theme "Intellectual Property Rights in times of AI, geopolitical change and pressure to innovate", will be held from June 10 to 12, 2026, at the Festhalle Ilmenau.
10:00-13:15 | Continuing education day for alumni of PATONakademie | |
| Location: Leibnizbau, Campus of TU Ilmenau | |
14:00-17:55 | Workshops | Advanced search trainings |
| Location: Leibnizbau, Campus of TU Ilmenau | |
18:00-19:00 | PING Meeting | |
| Meeting of the PING | Patent Information User Group | |
19:00-22:00 | Welcome Evening (with preliminary registration) | |
| 19:00 Welcome address by the Presidential Board in the Audimax | |
08:15 | Registration / Visit to the exhibition | ||
09:00 | Opening speech Welcoming speech Welcoming speech The changing face of IP Intelligence in a World of AI WIPO-Aktivitäten an der Schnittstelle von IP und AI | ||
10:40 | Coffee break / Visiting the exhibition | ||
11:05 | Short presentations by exhibitors | ||
11:50 | Panel discussion "A boost to innovation with AI?" | ||
13:00 | Lunch break / Visiting the exhibition | ||
14:00 | Short presentations by exhibitors | ||
14:40 | Coffee break / Visiting the exhibition / Guided Tours | ||
15:10 | Update zum Einheitspatent IP and R&D in Harmony in the Age of AI Strategische Bedeutung des deutschen Patentsystems im internationalen Kontext | ||
16:20 | Coffee break / Visiting the exhibition / Guided Tours | ||
16:50 | Short presentations by exhibitors | ||
17:10 | Intergration von IP und AI in den unternehmerischen Innovationsprozess Wissenstranfer als Schlüssel zur Innvationsfähigkeit - Erfolgsfaktoren, die Bedeutung von Schutzrechten und Herausforderungen | ||
18:00 | End of the first day of the conference | ||
18:15 | Evening program | ||
18:15 | Cultural event "Zwischentöne" | ||
19:45 | Welcome reception | ||
20:00 | Conference dinner | ||
22:00 | Networking | ||
08:30 | Registration | ||
09:00 | Schutzrechte im Online-Enforcement China Marken 2026: Aktuelle Themen für europäische Unternehmen, die Marken in China anmelden bzw. anmelden sollten Unionsdesignreform: Was gilt ab 1. Juli 2026 Die EuGH-Entscheidung „Mio/konektra“ – Was kommt, was bleibt, was geht im Urheber- und Designrecht? | ||
10:30 | Coffee break / Visiting the exhibition | ||
11:15 | Qualitative und quantitative Analyse numerischer Suchen mit künstlichem Verstand Nichtpatentliteratur im KI-Zeitalter: Was KI in der NPL-Recherche leisten kann – und was nicht Zwischen Präzision und Verständlichkeit: KI-gestützte Patentinformation im Dialog mit dem Nutzer KI-Sprachmodelle als Recherche-Assistenten: Zwischen Halluzination und Effizienzgewinn | ||
12:45 | Closing remarks / Announcement of the winner of the title “Most Innovative Exhibitor” / Announcement of PATINFO2027 / Snack / Visiting the exhibition | ||
13:30 | End of the event | ||