Why you should attend the Patent Stream sessions
Technology is advancing at lightning speed.
As patent attorneys, we need to understand not only the advancements in existing areas of science and the availability of protection on products for which such protection has historically been prohibited, but also the most effective means for achieving broad worldwide protection and the emergence of tools that can assist us in obtaining that protection.
The patent stream of FICPI’s 23rd Open Forum will consider [content]
We hope you will join our sessions and see why FICPI makes IP attorneys better at what they do!
Thursday 17 September 2026
| Time | Session Name |
|---|---|
| 14:00-15:30 | Claiming beyond - Means plus functional claims |
| 16:00-17:30 | Catch Me If Your Court Can: the Long Arm of Patent Law |
Friday 18 September 2026
| Time | Session Name |
|---|---|
| 11:00-12:30 | Inventing a Greener Future |
| 14:00-15:30 | Patent update from around the world to be presented by young members from a number of key jurisdictions |
| 16:00-17:30 | Barriers to patentability created by Patent Offices |
Patent Stream Leader
Dipl.-Ing. (Univ.) Dr.-Ing. LL.M. Alexander Wyrwoll (Germany)
Alexander Wyrwoll is a Partner at German law firm Winter Brandl.
He holds a Master of Law in European IP Law and has worked in the field of intellectual property law since 2001. He specialises in the areas of patent examination procedures; expert opinions; litigations (oppositions and infringements); licensing negotiations; patent nullity proceedings; utility model cancellation proceedings; and trade marks.
He serves on the Admissions Committee, Strategic Planning Committee and FICPI’s Study & Work Committee on International Patent Matters (CET 3). Alexander also holds a PhD in engineering and a Masters in mechanical engineering.