Online-Event

IP for start-ups, founders and SMEs: why, why, why?

27. April 2026

13:00 - 15:00

Online-Event

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From researcher to founder - how do you protect the value of your ideas with which you want to launch a product on the market? This webinar is intended to provide a basic insight into the topic.

The following points are covered:
a) Why is innovation protection and IP so important, especially for start-ups?
b) What does knowledge / IP generation mean?
c) What should be protected in a product? Who can evaluate this? What does the process look like?
d) When do you need a patent attorney?
We will discuss these questions and more in detail in this webinar.
We will also give a brief overview of Bavarian technology funding programs and the start-up advice provided by the Free State of Bavaria.

Overview:
In this webinar we want to create IP awareness for
1. Why does a company make/need IP rights (innovation protection)
2. What goals can I achieve
3. How can I promote the creation of rights
4.How do I manage risk
5. How do I use external partners
6. How can I get help
7. What pitfalls should I avoid?

Benefit for the participants:
The importance of IP should be brought more into focus, especially for founders and graduates who come from the natural sciences or engineering and want to enter the market with their technical expertise.

Objective:
Basic knowledge and practical recommendations will be presented

Target group:
This webinar is aimed at founders and those who intend to do so, start-ups and SMEs, or all decision-makers in companies in all sectors who would like to tackle the topic.

The workshop language is German only.

13:00 - 13:10

Welcome to Bayern Innovativ

Porträt von Andreas Böhm
Dr. Andreas Böhm
+49 911 20671-214
Innovationsnetzwerk Digitalisierung, Leitung ThinkNet Quantentechnologie, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nürnberg

13:10 - 13:40

IP - Basics; Theory IP protection

Profilbild Peter Berg Peter Berg,
Peter Berg
Chief IP Counsel, Infineon Technologies

13:40 -14:10

IP experience: tips and tricks using practical examples

Profilbild Bernd Burchard Bernd Burchard,
Dr. Bernd Burchard
VP IP-Management, Elmos Semiconductor SE

14:10 - 14:35

Patent Center Bavaria - contact point for start-ups and SMEs; IP funding programs

Bruno Götz
+49 911 20671-920
Head of Patents & CE, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nuremberg

14:35 - 14:50

Funding opportunities for (start-up) entrepreneurs

Viktor Becher
+49 911 20671-653
Funding and start-up pilot, Project Manager, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nuremberg

14:50 - 15:00

Next Steps, contacts and tips
Concluding remarks

Porträt von Andreas Böhm
Dr. Andreas Böhm
+49 911 20671-214
Innovationsnetzwerk Digitalisierung, Leitung ThinkNet Quantentechnologie, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nürnberg

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