Agenda

Get ready for an inspiring programme full of insightful presentations, interactive workshops, the Ultimate Tool Check and valuable networking opportunities throughout the event – all taking place at the Holiday Inn City Centre in Munich.

To start things off, we are delighted to welcome all participants, exhibitors, and speakers already on Sunday, 23rd November 2025, to our Pre-Evening Reception. Beginning at 9:00 pm in the exhibition areaTrafalgar Square, this relaxed get-together with drinks, snacks, and great company is the perfect opportunity to connect and kick off the IP Service World in style.

24.11.2025

09:30

Expert Evangelos Avramakis

Connected intelligence: The future of industry in a hyper-connected technology-driven world

Keynote

24.11.2025

10:20

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Marcques Domask
Expert Luca Frasson

IP and R&D in harmony: New Derwent Patent Monitor

Parallel lecture panel

24.11.2025

10:20

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Jonas Block (Dr)

IP services, reinvented with AI – Unlock a dynamic support network

Parallel lecture panel

Jonas Block (Dr) | Dennemeyer TechSys S.A.
Enno Daniel Bibow (Dr) | Dennemeyer Consulting GmbH

24.11.2025

10:20

IP Software

Expert Daniel Ovadya

IP in the 21st century: API integration

Parallel lecture panel

24.11.2025

11:20

IP Software

Expert Sakari Arvela

Automated patent search: Today and beyond

Parallel lecture panel

Sakari Arvela | IPRally Technologies Oy

24.11.2025

11:20

IP Strategy & Management

Expert André Monteiro Andrade

The smart way to integrate AI into IP management

Parallel lecture panel

24.11.2025

11:20

IP Information & Searching Services

Expert Hannes Burger (Dr)

Transparent interaction with IP AI: Enhancing IP processes through safe & trustworthy patentbutler.AI

Parallel lecture panel

Hannes Burger (Dr) | Anwälte Burger und Partner Rechtsanwalt GmbH

24.11.2025

11:55

IP Software

Expert Massyl Mallem

Automated searching: Increase efficiency by 80%

Parallel lecture panel

Massyl Mallem | PatentPlusAI Inc.

24.11.2025

11:55

IP Information & Searching Services

Expert Uwe Crenze (Dr)

Generative AI in research & monitoring

Parallel lecture panel

Uwe Crenze (Dr) | interface projects GmbH

24.11.2025

11:55

IP Software

Expert Sascha Kamhuber

How non-hallucinating AI changes the patent world

Parallel lecture panel

24.11.2025

12:30

IP Information & Searching Services

Expert Jesper Sejrup Nielsen

High-Quality IP searches under tight deadlines

Parallel lecture panel

Jesper Sejrup Nielsen (Dr) | Danish Patent and Trademark Office

24.11.2025

12:30

IP Information & Searching Services

Expert Erkki Savilampi
Expert Manish Sinha

Smarter AI patent search for invention disclosures

Parallel lecture panel

24.11.2025

12:30

IP Software

Expert Jan Witt
Expert Ferenc Molnar

IP operations in the AI era

Parallel lecture panel

Jan Witt | Anaqua

24.11.2025

14:00

IP Software

Expert Wiem Gharbi

From noise to signal: How AI drives innovation

Parallel lecture panel

Wiem Gharbi | Ankar AI

24.11.2025

14:00

IP Software

Expert Pierina Sanna
Expert Gero Seidel

Supporting inventors and fostering innovation

Parallel lecture panel

Pierina Sanna | GSI Office Management GmbH
Gero Seidel | GSI Office Management GmbH

24.11.2025

14:00

IP Software

Expert Sumair Riyaz

IP Author- Beyond the hype: Real AI for everyday attorney practice

Parallel lecture panel

Sumair Riyaz | Dolcera GmbH

24.11.2025

14:35

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Samuel Davis

From cost center to growth driver

Parallel lecture panel

Samuel Davis | Amplified

24.11.2025

14:35

IP Strategy & Management

Experte Phil  Henderson

Smarter IP budgeting: AI, benchmarking & beyond

Parallel lecture panel

24.11.2025

14:35

IP Software

Expert Chris Parsonson

Help! Is AI putting my confidential data at risk?

Parallel lecture panel

Chris Parsonson (Dr) | Solve Intelligence

24.11.2025

15:10

IP Software

Expert Brad Buehler
Expert Jonathan Skovholt

Case study: Impact of AI on search time and quality

Parallel lecture panel

Brad Buehler | Ensemble IP
Jonathan Skovholt | Ensemble IP

24.11.2025

15:10

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Sandy Müller
Expert Dominique Puls

Trumpf’s journey: Making IP translations smarter

Parallel lecture panel

Sandy Müller | TRUMPF SE + Co. KG
Dominique Puls | Seprotec Multilingual Solutions

24.11.2025

15:10

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Dimitris Giannoccaro
Expert Melanie Tschugmall

How to transform the AI buzz into business impact

Parallel lecture panel

24.11.2025

15:45

IP Information & Searching Services

Expert Michael Felbinger

How TRIZ system analysis can maximize understanding

Parallel lecture panel

24.11.2025

15:45

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Karin Kärvling Søholt
Expert Magnus Ljungdahl

Supercharging your online IP protection

Parallel lecture panel

24.11.2025

15:45

IP Software

Expert Stefan Brehm

Lead with knowledge: Agentic IP intelligence

Parallel lecture panel

Stefan Brehm | predori GmbH

24.11.2025

16:45

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Angus Scott

Operationalizing innovation with AI in early-stage IP workflows

IP Strategy and Management Roundtable

Angus Scott | NLPatent

24.11.2025

16:45

IP Software

Expert Rohit Joshi

IP8: Smart IP surveillance for patent monetization

IP Software Roundtable

Rohit Joshi | PatSeer

24.11.2025

16:45

IP Software

Expert Jochen Lennhof

Smarter patent workflows with AI

IP Software Roundtable

Jochen Lennhof | Minesoft GmbH

24.11.2025

16:45

IP Software

Expert Peter Fischer

Al driven IP portfolio analysis & monetization

IP Software Roundtable

Peter Fischer | TT Consultants & XLSCOUT

24.11.2025

16:45

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Silvan Berg (Dr)

Communicating IP value to boards

IP Strategy and Management Roundtable

Silvan Berg (Dr) | LexisNexis

24.11.2025

16:45

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Parthasarathy Karmegam

Transforming IP services with technology

IP Strategy and Management Roundtable

24.11.2025

16:45

IP Software

Expert Jard van Ingen

R&D gets ghosted by IP, again?!

IP Software Roundtable

24.11.2025

17:30

Expert Michael Beurskens (Prof. Dr.)

May we (finally) retire our fax machines? Past, present and future of the communication between business and law firms

Keynote

Michael Beurskens (Prof. Dr.) | University of Passau

24.11.2025

19:00

IP Service World Evening Reception

Main-Evening Reception

Join us at the Augustiner Stammhaus in central Munich – just a few S-Bahn stops away. Enjoy a hearty Bavarian buffet, drinks, a DJ and a relaxed setting to network and celebrate.

25.11.2025

09:00

Expert Charlotta Ljungdahl

Shaping future of a global in-house IP team: Organization, talent profiles, automation and use of IP service provider

Keynote

25.11.2025

09:35

IP Software

Expert Glen Nath

The influence of AI in IP management workflows

Parallel lecture panel

Glen Nath | Clarivate

25.11.2025

09:35

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Bartosz Lesner
Expert Wojciech Nowicki

From technological threats to strategic strengths

Parallel lecture panel

25.11.2025

09:35

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Marco Richter

Seamless IP insights for smart decisions

Parallel lecture panel

Marco Richter | LexisNexis

25.11.2025

10:10

Icon Drafting

Drafting Tool Check

The Ultimate Tool Check

| DeepIP | IP Author | PatentPen | Solve Intelligence | IPScreener

25.11.2025

10:10

Icon Management

Management Tool Check

The Ultimate Tool Check

| CLEARSTONEIP | IamIP | RightHub by Anaqua | uptoIP®

25.11.2025

10:10

Icon Search

Search Tool Check

The Ultimate Tool Check

| rws | ensebleIP | INTERGATOR | Questel | xlscout TTConsultants

25.11.2025

11:25

IP Software

Expert Nathan Westgarth

Evaluating AI tools for IP: What matters most?

IP Software Roundtable

Nathan Westgarth | Clarivate Global

25.11.2025

11:25

IP Software

Beyond IPMS: The rise of intelligent IP software

IP Software Roundtable

Daniel Tjoernelund | Azami Global

25.11.2025

11:25

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Hussein Akhavannik
Expert Nathan Westgarth

Optimizing European patent claims for US national entry

IP Strategy and Management Roundtable

Hussein Akhavannik | Blank Rome LLP Washington, D.C.
Nathan Westgarth | Clarivate Global

25.11.2025

11:25

IP Software

Expert Matthias Hofmann
Expert Alexander Wittmann

Practical experiences with AI-assisted patent prosecution

IP Software Roundtable

Matthias Hofmann (Dr) | Boehmert & Boehmert, Founder PatentMaker
Alexander Wittmann, LL.M. | Kuhnen & Wacker, Advisor at PatentMaker

25.11.2025

11:25

IP Strategy & Management

Expert André Monteiro Andrade
Expert André Sarmento

How legal teams use AI to optimize workflows

IP Strategy and Management Roundtable

25.11.2025

11:25

IP Software

Expert Dominique Puls

AI in IP language management – push button, mind risk

IP Software Roundtable

Dominique Puls | Seprotec Multilingual Solutions

25.11.2025

11:25

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Joëlle Samaké

Now or never - gamechanging online brand protection via dotBrand

IP Strategy and Management Roundtable

Joëlle Samaké | Nameshield GmbH

25.11.2025

12:10

Expert Lisa Sprenger (Dr)
Expert Silvio Heider (Dr)

The perfect search is just one prompt away, isn‘t it?

Keynote

Lisa Sprenger (Dr) | Viessmann Climate Solutions
Silvio Heider (Dr) | Viessmann Climate Solutions

25.11.2025

13:40

IP Software

Expert Jochen Lennhof
Expert Nicholas Chapman
Expert Katrin Weissenberger

Raising the bar: What IP teams really need

Parallel lecture panel

Jochen Lennhof | Minesoft GmbH
Nicholas Chapman | Minesoft GmbH
Katrin Weissenberger | Minesoft GmbH

25.11.2025

13:40

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Lukas Kappelsberger
Expert Andreas Büchler
Expert Stephan Roider

IP as a mindset

Parallel lecture panel

Andreas Büchler | Hillenbrand Inc.
Stephan Roider | EGE LEE & ROIDER Patentanwälte PartGmbB

25.11.2025

13:40

IP Information & Searching Services

Expert Jagvir Purewal
Expert Julia Hammes
Expert Gregory Smith

The art of optimizing the FTO process

Parallel lecture panel

Jagvir Purewal | Forresters
Julia Hammes | Uppdragshuset AB
Gregory Smith | Forresters

25.11.2025

14:15

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Alex Levkin

How AI turns one person into a full IP team

Parallel lecture panel

25.11.2025

14:15

IP Software

Expert Daniel Zesewitz

Unleash the world's largest technical invention database

Parallel lecture panel

Daniel Zesewitz | IP7 Technologies GmbH

25.11.2025

14:15

IP Strategy & Management

Expert Justin Delfino
Expert Vijay Khatri

AI-powered IP: From operational efficiency to strategic insight

Parallel lecture panel

Justin Delfino | Evalueserve
Vijay Khatri | Evalueserve

25.11.2025

14:50

IP Monetizing/Licensing

Expert Rebecca Yan

Global patent monetization of Chinese enterprises

Parallel lecture panel

Rebecca Yan | PURPLEVINE IP GROUP

25.11.2025

14:50

IP Strategy & Management

Expert David Rees (Dr Phil II)

AI & human synergy: Speed meets expert insight

Parallel lecture panel

David Rees | ip-search

25.11.2025

14:50

IP Information & Searching Services

Expert Carl Hamsten

Leveraging NPO competence for IP searches

Parallel lecture panel

Carl Hamsten | PRV Consulting and the Swedish Intellectual Property Office

25.11.2025

15:50

Expert Masujima Minoru

From data to decisions: Integrating AI-driven IP intelligence into workflow and strategy

Keynote

25.11.2025

16:20

Expert Susanne Kilian

Communicate to impress: How to shine internationally – A UN interpreter’s insider guide to global success

Keynote

26.11.2025

09:15

Expert Peter Keyngnaert
Expert Shandon Quinn
Expert Ciaran Cooney

AI for IP: Expert insights from data scientists

Deep Dive Workshop

Shandon Quinn | Clarivate
Ciaran Cooney | Clarivate

26.11.2025

09:15

Expert Tony Afram

Qthena: Boost patent efficiency with AI

Deep Dive Workshop

Tony Afram | ipQuants

26.11.2025

09:15

Expert Elisa Mulas
Expert Michaela Mariselli
Expert Julien Scicluna

Questel Trademark Workshop

Deep Dive Workshop

Elisa Mulas | Questel
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