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.
Leibnizbau and Humboldtbau, Campus of TU 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 (non-members are welcome to this meeting as well!) Location: Leibnizbau, Campus of TU Ilmenau | ||
| 19:00-22:00 | Welcome Evening (with preliminary registration) | |
| 19:00 Welcoming address by Dr. Wolfgang Ramsteck, the Chancellor of TU Ilmenau, and Ms. Chantal Ritleng (Clarivate Analytics) in Audimax 19:15 Networking (ends 22:00) Location: Humboldtbau, Campus of TU Ilmenau (Buses from the TU Ilmenau canteen to the Hotel Tanne with a stopover at the Hotel Mara depart at 21:30 and 22:00) | ||
Festhalle Ilmenau
| 08:15 | Registration / Visit to the exhibition | ||
| 09:00 | Opening address Welcome address Welcome address 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 infoapps GmbH Ensemble IP LLC INTERGATOR SPONSOR uptoIP GmbH GSI Office Management GmbH Lighthouse IP / Fovea IP Group | ||
| 11:50 | Panel discussion "A boost to innovation with AI?" Sabine Boos (Hochschule Heilbronn, Moderation) Monika Bruckmann (Evonik) Heinrich Dornbusch (PROvendis) Josef Ostermeier (DPMA) Ulrike Till (WIPO) | ||
| 13:00 | Lunch break / Visiting the exhibition | ||
| 14:00 | Short presentations by exhibitors Questel SAS genese.de GmbH IPnovation GmbH SPONSOR TT Consultants GmbH PATOffice predori GmbH SPONSOR | ||
| 14:40 | Coffee break / Visiting the exhibition / Guided Tours | ||
| 15:10 | Der "lange Arm" des Einheitlichen Patentgerichts – Grenzüberschreitende Durchsetzung europäischer Patente IP- und F&E-Harmonisierung: Erfinder für Patente begeistern Strategische Bedeutung des deutschen Patentsystems im internationalen Kontext | ||
| 16:20 | Coffee break / Visiting the exhibition / Guided Tours | ||
| 16:50 | Short presentations by exhibitors PatSeer Technologies Pvt Ltd. G.E.I. Kramer & Hofmann mbH fluid GmbH (noventive) | ||
| 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" - QuadroTon Location: Jakobuskirche Ilmenau | ||
| 19:45 | Welcome reception Location: Festhalle Ilmenau, foyer and exhibition space | ||
| 20:00 | Conference dinner Location: Festhalle Ilmenau, main conference hall (ends 22:00) | ||
| 22:00 | Networking Location: ParkCafé at the Festhalle Ilmenau (enda 23:30) | ||
Festhalle Ilmenau
| 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 | ||
