Pedro Batista

Pedro Henrique D. Batista

Wissenschaftlicher Referent

Immaterialgüter- und Wettbewerbsrecht

+49 89 24246-5406
pedro.batista(at)ip.mpg.de

Arbeitsbereiche

Immaterialgüterrecht, Innovation, Biotechnologie, genetische Ressourcen und traditionelles Wissen.

Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang

Seit 08/2024
Wissenschaftlicher Referent
Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb


2015 – 08/2024
Doktorand und wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb
Durchführung und Koordination akademischer Studien in den verschiedenen Arbeitsbereichen.
2017 2020: Chefredakteur und Legal Manager der im Bereich des Immaterialgüterrechts spezialisierten und von den Direktoren des Max-Planck-Instituts herausgegebenen akademischen Zeitschrift GRUR International (Teilzeit).
2016 2017: Redakteur der im Bereich des Immaterialgüterrechts spezialisierten und von den Direktoren des Max-Planck-Instituts herausgegebenen akademischen Zeitschrift IIC (Teilzeit).


2013 – 2024
Doktorand
Juristische Fakultät der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Dissertationsthema: Das Recht an genetischen Ressourcen – Nagoya-Protokoll, Patentrecht und
weitere regulatorische Optionen
Doktorvater: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Reto M. Hilty


2013
Gastwissenschaftler
Intellectual Property and Technology Program an der York University (Toronto, Kanada)
Fachgebiet: Immaterialgüterrecht


2012 – 2013
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München


2012 – 2013
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb (München)
Fachgebiet: Immaterialgüterrecht


2011 – 2012
Rechtsanwalt
Kanzlei Gusmão & Labrunie – Propriedade Intelectual (São Paulo, Brasilien)
Fachgebiete: Immaterialgüterrecht, Wettbewerbsrecht und Lauterkeitsrecht


2008 – 2009
Aufbaustudium in den Grundzügen des deutschen Rechts
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München


2006 – 2011
Juratudium
Universität von São Paulo - USP (Brasilien)
Thema der Abschlussarbeit: Importação Paralela de Marcas no Brasil [Parallelimport im
brasilianischen Markenrecht]
Betreuerin: Prof. Dr. Juliana Krueger Pela

Ehrungen und wissenschaftliche Preise

Finalist des Preises der besten Diplomarbeit der juristischen Fakultät von der Universität von São Paulo 2011.
Thema: Parallelimporte im brasilianischen Markenrecht.

Stipendien

Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb

Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR)

Deutscher akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

Mitgliedschaften

Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR);

Technische Gruppe der vom brasilianischen Ministerium für Entwicklung, Industrie, Handel und Dienstleistungen geleiteten Interministeriellen Gruppe für geistiges Eigentum (GIPI);

Initiative Smart IP for Latin America (Academic Coordinator);

Fachausschuss für den Schutz von Pflanzenzüchtungen der Deutschen Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR);

GRUR Task Force für das Intergovernmental Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore der Weltorganisation für geistiges Eigentum (WIPO);

Teilnehmer der Working Group on Benefit-Sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence
Information des Umweltprogramms der Vereinten Nationen (Convention on
Biological Diversity – CBD)

Arbeitsgruppe für Urheberrecht und Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz der Universität von Paraná (UFPR), Brasilien;

Zeitschrift Rede de Direito Digital, Intelectual & Sociedade (RRDDIS) der Universität von Paraná, Brasilien (Mitglied des Redaktionsausschusses);

Brasilianische Rechtsanwaltskammer (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil - OAB).

Publikationen

Beiträge in Sammelwerken, Kommentierungen, Handbüchern und Lexika

Kommentar zu den Art. 11, 12, 13 und 14 des Übereinkommens über ein Einheitliches Patentgericht - EPÜG, in: Stefan Luginbühl, Aloys Hüttermann (Hg.), Einheitspatentsystem - Kommentar, Carl Heymanns Verlag, Hürth 2024, 284 - 297.

    Kommentar zu den Art. 4, 5 des Übereinkommens über ein Einheitliches Patentgericht - EPÜG, in: Stefan Luginbühl, Aloys Hüttermann (Hg.), Einheitspatentsystem - Kommentar, Carl Heymanns Verlag, Hürth 2024, 258 - 265.

      Kommentar zu den Art. 1, 2 des Übereinkommens über ein Einheitliches Patentgericht - EPÜG, in: Stefan Luginbühl, Aloys Hüttermann (Hg.), Einheitspatentsystem - Kommentar, Carl Heymanns Verlag, Hürth 2024, 251 - 255.

        The Protection of Genetic Resources: Potential for Regional Cooperation, in: Kreation Innovation Märkte - Creation Innovation Markets - Festschrift Reto M. Hilty, Springer, Berlin; Heidelberg 2024, 603 - 617. DOI

        • Over the past years, two passions have guided the academic efforts of the distinguished Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Reto M. Hilty as Director of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition: the unfolding of the economic and innovative potential of Latin America and the solution of grand challenges to humanity. Few topics fit so well into the intersection of these endeavors as the protection of genetic resources. The unique biodiversity of Latin American countries not only needs to be protected in order for environmental goals to be achieved, but it also provides them with great potential for innovation and use of technologies. The realization of this untapped potential, however, requires appropriate regulations. By assigning countries sovereign rights over genetic resources and supporting the sharing of the benefits that arise from their use, the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Nagoya Protocol have opened an important gateway to this. Nevertheless, its objectives have not been achieved in the last decades. This article presents some of the main factors determining the failure of these international instruments and analyzes regulatory alternatives at the regional and plurilateral levels that countries interested in obtaining a fair and equitable benefit sharing for the use of their resources may adopt.

        Traditional Knowledge, Databases and Prior Art: Options for an Effective Defensive Use of TK against undue Patent Granting, in: Irini Stamatoudi (Hg.), Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage (Research Handbooks in Intellectual Property), Edward Elgar Publishing, Northampton, MA, USA; Cheltenham, UK 2022, 132 - 153 (gemeinsam mit Reto M. Hilty, Suelen Carls).

          Cultural Heritage and Patent Law – Alternatives for the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources, in: Irini Stamatoudi (Hg.), Research Handbook on Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage (Research Handbooks in Intellectual Property), Edward Elgar Publishing, Northampton, MA, USA; Cheltenham, UK 2022, 73 - 93.

            La Propiedad Intelectual en Latinoamérica y su Rol en el Desarrollo Económico y Social [Intellectual Property in Latin America and its Role in Economic and Social Development], in: Marcos Wachowicz, Karin Grau-Kuntz (Hg.), Estudos de Propriedade Intelectual em Homenagem ao Prof. Dr. Denis Borges Barbosa [Studies on Intellectual Property in Honor of Prof. Dr. Denis Borges Barbosa], IODA - Instituto Observatório do Direito Autoral, Curitiba 2021, 25 - 64 (gemeinsam mit Reto M. Hilty et al.).

            • O texto trata do estabelecimento e evolução dos direitos da propriedade in-telectual na América Latina. Perpassa os contextos nos quais esses direitos foram incorporados ao arcabouço legal doméstico. Ainda que as economias latino-americanas sejam mais ou menos frágeis do ponto de vista da pro-priedade intelectual, as conclusões apontam que há diversos desafios a se-rem enfrentados, mas que os países da região têm potencial para superá-los e avançar na proteção e na utilização dos seus ativos intelectuais.
            • This article deals with the establishment and evolution of intellectual property rights in Latin America. It goes through the contexts in which these rights have been in-corporated into the domestic legal framework. Although Latin American economies are more or less fragile from the point of view of intellectual property, the conclusions indicate that there are several challenges to be faced, but that the countries of the region have the potential to overcome them and advance in the protection and use of their intellectual assets.
            • https://codaip.gedai.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/1_Estudos-de-Propriedade-Intelectual-em-homenagem-ao-Prof_Dr_Denis-Borges-Barbosa.pdf

            Section 18.5 - Antibiotics, in: Roberto Romandini, Reto M. Hilty, Annette Kur (Hg.), Study on the Legal Aspects of Supplementary Protection Certificates in the EU - Final Report, European Commission, Brussels 2018, 435 - 447 (gemeinsam mit Roberto Romandini).

              Section 18.3 - Personalised medicines and companion diagnostics, in: Roberto Romandini, Reto M. Hilty, Annette Kur (Hg.), Study on the Legal Aspects of Supplementary Protection Certificates in the EU - Final Report, European Commission, Brussels 2018, 420 - 426.

                Chapter 18 - Specific issues in health technology, in: Roberto Romandini, Reto M. Hilty, Annette Kur (Hg.), Study on the Legal Aspects of Supplementary Protection Certificates in the EU - Final Report, European Commission, Brussels 2018, 399 - 470 (gemeinsam mit Roberto Romandini et al.).

                  Kapitel 1 - Grundlagen, Aufbau und Methodik, in: Reto M. Hilty, Thomas Jaeger (Hg.), Europäisches Immaterialgüterrecht - Funktionen und Perspektiven [European Intellectual Property Law - Functions and Perspectives] (MPI Studies on Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 26), Springer, Berlin; Heidelberg 2018, 1 - 58 (gemeinsam mit Sophie Luise Bings et al.). DOI

                    Kapitel 3.3 - Spezifische Fehlstellungen mit Bezug auf den Binnenmarkt, in: Reto M. Hilty, Thomas Jaeger (Hg.), Europäisches Immaterialgüterrecht - Funktionen und Perspektiven (MPI Studies on Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 26), Springer, Berlin; Heidelberg 2018, 451 - 663 (gemeinsam mit Seyavash Amini et al.). DOI

                      Kapitel 3.2 - Fehlstellungen mit Bezug auf Schutzdefizite und Überschutz im materiellen Recht, in: Reto M. Hilty, Thomas Jaeger (Hg.), Europäisches Immaterialgüterrecht - Funktionen und Perspektiven (MPI Studies on Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 26), Springer, Berlin; Heidelberg 2018, 287 - 450 (gemeinsam mit Arpi Abovyan et al.). DOI

                        Kapitel 3.1 - Fehlstellungen mit Bezug auf die Voraussetzungen, die Reichweite und die Begrenzungen einzelner Schutzrechte, in: Reto M. Hilty, Thomas Jaeger (Hg.), Europäisches Immaterialgüterrecht - Funktionen und Perspektiven (MPI Studies on Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 26), Springer, Berlin; Heidelberg 2018, 146 - 286 (gemeinsam mit Reto M. Hilty et al.). DOI

                          Aufsätze

                          The WIPO IGC Chair's Draft on IP and Genetic Resources—Reasons for Concern, Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 19, 4 (2024), 328 - 336. DOI

                          • The requirement to disclose certain information in a patent application in order to promote compliance with national rules on access and benefit-sharing (ABS) related to genetic resources (GRs) has been a very controversial topic. After decades of disagreements, an international instrument in this area is expected to be agreed during a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Diplomatic Conference to be held in 2024.

                            The basis for the final steps in the negotiation is the Chair’s Draft prepared by the Secretariat of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee. The question is, however, whether this Draft has the potential to achieve the desired goals.

                            This article undertakes a critical analysis of the Draft to assess its adequacy for an effective protection of GRs and its suitability for strategic policies on ABS. We also explore alternative regulatory options for specific issues.

                          New Genomic Techniques and Intellectual Property Law: Challenges and Solutions for the Plant Breeding Sector - Position Statement of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition: Munich, 8 January 2024, GRUR Int 73, 4 (2024), 323 - 339 (gemeinsam mit Daria Kim et al.). DOI

                          • On 5 July 2023, the European Commission proposed a regulation aiming to ease the requirements for the marketing authorisation of plants obtained through certain new genomic techniques (NGTs) within the European Union (EU). While NGTs are expected to become more attractive to breeders and farmers, the complexity of the intellectual property (IP) landscape surrounding these techniques and resulting products may negatively impact technology diffusion and innovation. Given numerous concerns related to IP protection for NGTs and NGT-derived plants, this Position Statement from the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition presents a set of policy recommendations for facilitating access to and utilisation of IP-protected NGTs and NGT-derived products in the breeding sector.

                          A propriedade intelectual pode ser indutora da igualdade social? [Can Intellectual Property Promote Social Equality?], Monitor mercantil 2023.

                          Revisiting the Framework for Compulsory Licensing of Patents in the European Union – Reflections on the European Commission’s Initiative, GRUR Int 72, 5 (2023), 471 - 482 (gemeinsam mit Matthias Lamping et al.). DOI

                          • Within the scope of its initiative on ‘Compulsory Licensing in the EU’,8 the European Commission launched a call for evidence on 1 April 2022 and a public consultation on 7 July 2022 with the aim of gathering views from stakeholders. The objective of this initiative is to explore the possibility of revising the framework for compulsory licensing in the EU to make it more ‘adequately prepared and coordinated to tackle future crises’.9 The authors of this position paper welcome the Commission’s attempt to reinvigorate the public discourse on this important subject.

                            Depending on the issue to be addressed and the extent of the Commission’s willingness to reform, different regulatory approaches are conceivable. Subject to compatibility with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, these include:

                            Rather than making concrete recommendations on the regulatory approach, this paper addresses selected aspects by way of a preliminary, non-exhaustive note on: the proposed reform’s scope and the grounds for a compulsory licence; the requirements of prior negotiation and licensing failure; government use; procedural matters; compulsory licences for patent applications and products; the relation with other regulations and sui generis regimes (i.e. trade secret protection, regulatory data protection and supplementary protection certificates); the concept of adequate remuneration; compulsory licences for European patents with unitary effect; and the exhaustion of products placed on the market under a compulsory licence.

                            – soft law measures, such as guidelines and recommendations;

                            – harmonisation of national laws (substantive and/or procedural);10

                            – judicial cooperation (i.e. mutual recognition of judgments and of decisions in extrajudicial cases);11

                            – centralisation of granting and/or judicial review competences;

                            – creation of a supranational compulsory licence;

                            – or any combination thereof.

                          Potential and Limits of Patent Law to Address Climate Change, GRUR Int 72, 9 (2023), 821 - 839 (gemeinsam mit Reto M. Hilty). DOI

                          • The challenges imposed by climate change urgently require new technologies to reduce environmental damage and make more efficient use of natural resources. Patent law is generally considered an important tool to promote innovation. The question therefore arises as to its role with regard to sustainable inventions, in particular whether there is a need for adjustments to increase its efficiency, but also concerning the interaction with other regulatory measures. This article offers a critical overview of the range of options for state intervention and distinguishes different types of market failure that need to be prevented in different ways.

                          A Implementação do Art. 17 da Diretiva DSM na Alemanha - Visão geral e Questões Controversas na Regulação das Plataformas Digitais (The Implementation of Art. 17 DSM in Germany – Overview and Controversial Questions in the Regulation of Digital Platforms), Revista Rede de Direito Digital, Intelectual & Sociedade 1, 1 (2021), 149 - 207.

                            No Need of Evidence for Moral Damages Compensation after a Trade Mark Infringement, GRUR Int 70, 8 (2021), 764 - 769. DOI

                              Social, Cultural and Economic Aspects of Antimicrobial Resistance, Bulletin of the World Health Organization 98, 12 (2020), 823 - 823A (gemeinsam mit Timo Minssen et al.). DOI

                                IP-Based Incentives Against Antimicrobial Crisis: A European Perspective, IIC 50, 1 (2019), 30 - 76 (gemeinsam mit Dennis Byrski et al.). DOI

                                • The field of antimicrobials is considered to be facing a crisis. Increasing
                                  microbial resistance is creating a demand for new drugs, which however is not being
                                  matched by privately funded R&D. The reasons for this market failure are of a
                                  technical and economic nature. The present article analyzes what changes to IP-
                                  based incentives are conceivable in the European Union (EU) in order to address the
                                  antimicrobial crisis. Since the assessment of the suitability of the analyzed options
                                  depends on interdisciplinary research, this article also proposes a research agenda to
                                  be considered for the implementation of public policies in this field.

                                Champagne, Sorbets and Geographical Indications – Critical Appraisal of the CJEU Decision Champagner Sorbet (EUGH Aktenzeichen C-393/16), GRUR Int 67, 6 (2018), 550 - 555 (gemeinsam mit Luc Desaunettes).

                                  A Comunicação ao Público da Obra no Direito Autoral –Novos Fundamentos Vindos de Portugal? [The Communication to the Public of Copyright Protected Works – New Foundations from Portugal?], Revista Eletrônica do IBPI - ReVeL 10 (2014), 42 - 83.

                                    Zur Patentierung menschlicher embryonaler Stammzellen – kritische Würdigung der Entscheidung des EuGH im Fall Brüstle [Patentability of Human Embryonic Stem Cells – Critical Appraisal oft he CJEU Decision in the Brüstle Case], GRUR Int 62, 6 (2013), 514 - 524.

                                      Gaining Consensus on Comparative Advertising in Brazil, World Trademark Review 37 (2012), 70 - 73 (gemeinsam mit João Vieira da Cunha, Fernando Eid Philipp).

                                        Entscheidungsanmerkungen

                                        Copyright Protection of Graffiti Art in Brazil: The Limitation of a Copyright Limitation?, IIC 52, 7 (2021), 977 - 982. DOI

                                          Comment on "Huawei Technologies" (C-170/13): Standard Essential Patents and Competition Law – How Far Does the CJEU Decision Go?, Court of Justice of the European Union, 15.07.2015 - C-170/13, IIC 47, 2 (2016), 244 - 253 (gemeinsam mit Gustavo Cesar Mazutti). DOI

                                          • Legal case: Court of Justice of the European Union, 2015-07-15

                                          Forschungspapiere

                                          Proposal for a Global Regulation of Digital Sequence Information (Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition Research Paper, No. 24-10 ), 2024, 30 S.

                                          • The increasing use of information on digital genetic sequences (digital sequence information-DSI) in biotechnological products and services rekindles discussions about the effective protection of rights over of genetic resources within the scope of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Nagoya Protocol (NP). After a long controversy, the United Nations Environment Programme is moving towards adopting a multilateral mechanism for sharing benefits that arise from the use of DSI. However, an agreement by the Contracting Parties on its concrete design still seems to be distant. This article presents reasons for this development at the international level and proposes a model for the global regulation of DSI that not only combines efficient procedures with the objectives of the CBD and the NP, but also allows integration with multilateral mechanisms of other international treaties.
                                          • Available at SSRN

                                          Aplicación de la Decisión Ministerial de la OMC sobre Patentes Relacionadas a Vacunas contra el COVID-19 (Application of the Ministerial Decision of the WHO on Patents Related to COVID-19 Vaccines), Policy Paper, 2022, 11 S. (gemeinsam mit Juan I. Correa).

                                          Distinctive Signs for Collective Use in Latin America: Development Promotion by Valuing Origin and Quality (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper, 22-15), 2022, 131 S. (gemeinsam mit Roxana Carmen Blasetti, Suelen Carls). DOI

                                          • Origin-based production, including manufacturing, handicraft, and especially food production in Latin American countries, is essential to their economies. Quality differentiation systems such as geographical indications, designations of origin, collective and certification marks, and quality labels, among others, can play a dual role in the economic and social development of the region and in adding value to their products with the consequent impact on trade. However, those systems are quite particular to each country due to multiple realities. Therefore, it is challenging to promote integration, harmonisation, and /or cooperation within the region. Therefore, this paper aims to offer a comprehensive legal comparative understanding of how those systems work in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay to back up further research, law, and policy-making on this field. The outcome indicates potential ways forward, targeting especially (a) the potential of a regional system of mutual recognition of the protection granted at the national level and (b) the improvement of the system at the domestic level, according to each country's reality and producer's needs.
                                          • Spanish version published as Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Discussion Paper No. 21

                                          Signos Distintivos Colectivos en Latinoamérica: Fomento del Desarrollo Valorando Origen y Calidad (Distinctive Signs for Collective Use in Latin America: Development Promotion by Valuing Origin and Quality) (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Discussion Paper, No. 21), 2022, 144 S. (gemeinsam mit Roxana Carmen Blasetti, Suelen Carls). DOI

                                          • La producción desarrollada localmente, incluyendo la manufactura, la artesanía y especialmente la producción de alimentos en los países latinoamericanos, es esencial para sus economías. Los sistemas de diferenciación de la calidad, como las indicaciones geográficas, las denominaciones de origen, las marcas colectivas y de certificación, y los sellos de calidad, entre otros, pueden desempeñar un doble papel, tanto para el desarrollo económico y social de la región como para añadir valor a sus productos con el consiguiente impacto en el comercio. Sin embargo, estos sistemas tienen particularidades en cada país debido a las múltiples realidades existentes. Es por ello que constituye un desafío promover a integración, la armonización y/o la cooperación al interior de la región. Es en este sentido que el presente documento ofrece un estudio comparado de las reglas jurídicas vigentes y de cómo funcionan estos sistemas en Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, México, Paraguay, Perú y Uruguay para respaldar la investigación y la elaboración de leyes y políticas públicas en la materia. El resultado indica las posibles vías de avance, centrándose especialmente (a) en el potencial de un sistema regional de reconocimiento mutuo de la protección dada a nivel nacional (b) en la mejora del sistema a nivel nacional, según la realidad de cada país y las necesidades de los productores.
                                          • Origin-based production, including manufacturing, handicraft, and especially food production in Latin American countries, is essential to their economies. Quality differentiation systems such as geographical indications, designations of origin, collective and certification marks, and quality labels, among others, can play a dual role in the economic and social development of the region and in adding value to their products with the consequent impact on trade. However, those systems are quite particular to each country due to multiple realities. Therefore, it is challenging to promote integration, harmonisation, and /or cooperation within the region. Therefore, this paper aims to offer a comprehensive legal comparative understanding of how those systems work in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay to back up further research, law, and policy-making on this field. The outcome indicates potential ways forward, targeting especially (a) the potential of a regional system of mutual recognition of the protection granted at the national level and (b) the improvement of the system at the domestic level, according to each country's reality and producer's needs.
                                          • Also published in: Smart IP Initiative
                                          • English version published as: Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper 22-15

                                          Stellungnahmen

                                          Revisiting the Framework for Compulsory Licensing of Patents in the European Union, 2023, 27 S. (gemeinsam mit Matthias Lamping et al.).

                                          • Within the scope of its initiative on “Compulsory Licensing in the EU”, the European Commission launched a call for evidence on 1 April 2022 and a public consultation on 7 July 2022 with the aim of gathering views from stakeholders. The objective of this initiative is to explore the possibility of revising the framework for compulsory licensing in the EU to make it more “adequately prepared and coordinated to tackle future crises”. The authors of this position paper welcome the Commission’s attempt to reinvigorate the public discourse on this important subject. This paper addresses selected aspects by way of a preliminary, non-exhaustive note on: the proposed reform’s scope and the grounds for a compulsory licence; the requirements of prior negotiation and licensing failure; government use; procedural matters; compulsory licences for patent applications and products; the relation with other regulations and sui generis regimes (i.e. trade secret protection, regulatory data protection, and supplementary protection certificates); the concept of adequate remuneration; compulsory licences for European patents with unitary effect; and the exhaustion of products placed on the market under a compulsory licence.
                                          • Opinion published as Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper No. 23-07

                                          Position Statement of 5 July 2022 on the Decision of the WTO Ministerial Conference on the TRIPS Agreement adopted on 17 June 2022, 2022, 8 S. (gemeinsam mit Reto M. Hilty et al.).

                                          • On 17 June 2022, after nearly one and a half years of intense debate concerning the proposal to waive IP protection in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization adopted a decision on the TRIPS Agreement. It has not waived any intellectual property rights as such but instead mainly clarified the application of the existing TRIPS flexibilities, in particular, regarding compulsory licensing of patents. The Position Statement shows that the Ministerial Decision makes no substantive difference in the existing international legal framework, except for lifting the limitation on the exportation of vaccines manufactured in accordance with the Decision. To the extent that the Decision can make the application of TRIPS flexibilities more expedient, it is to be welcomed. At the same time, it is argued that such facilitating effect should not be limited to, or justified by, the exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. More critically, it should not be restricted to COVID-19 vaccines, of which there is currently no shortage – rather, the same level of TRIPS flexibilities should apply to all medicinal products needed to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.
                                          • 2022-07-05__2._Position_Statement_Covid_IP_Waiver.pdf
                                          • Also published as: Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper No. 22-14

                                          Covid-19 and the Role of Intellectual Property - Position Statement of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition of 7 May 2021, 2021, 11 S. (gemeinsam mit Reto M. Hilty et al.).

                                          • In this Statement, the authors take a position on the waiver of intellectual property (IP) protection currently being considered by the members of the World Trade Organisation. The waiver was initiated by India and South Africa as a measure to enable rapid access to affordable medical products that are necessary to combat Covid-19. The initiative gained momentum after the US decided to support it. The authors do not consider this path to be expedient. The Statement presents factual and legal arguments why a comprehensive waiver of IP protection is unlikely to be a necessary and suitable measure towards the pursued objective. Overall, it argues that IP rights may so far have played an enabling and facilitating rather than hindering role in overcoming Covid-19. The global community might not be better off if IP rights are waived, neither during nor after the pandemic. There are more efficient and direct ways to supply developing countries with vaccines quickly – if the industrialised countries are willing to do their share.
                                          • 2021_05_25_Position_statement_Covid_IP_waiver.pdf
                                          • Also published as: Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper No. 21-13

                                          Andere Veröffentlichungen, Presseartikel, Interviews

                                          Ampliação do prazo de vigência das patentes: razões para cautela [Extension of the Patent Terms: Reasons for Caution], LexLatin (online) 2022.

                                          La Propuesta Preliminar de Revisión de las Notas Explicativas de la UPOV sobre las Variedades Esencialmente Derivadas (The Preliminary Draft for the Revision of the UPOV Explanatory Notes on Essential Derived Varieties), Smart IP for Latin America – Buletín No. 5 (2021).

                                          Anmerkung zu: Amsterdam Court of Appeals: No Copyright for an Inarticulate Criminal, IPOsgoode 2013.

                                          Anmerkung zu: Patent Trolls or Patent Heroes: The Increasing Pressure on Patent Assertion Entities, IPOsgoode 2013.

                                          Anmerkung zu: XBox One: (Not) Attempting to Modernize through Monopolization, IPOsgoode 2013 18.07.2013.

                                            Anmerkung zu: Isolated Genes Are None Of Your Business! – SCOTUS Decides Myriad, IPOsgoode 2013.

                                            Anmerkung zu: Beyond Knowledge and Consciousness – The Development of Liability for Misuse of Trade Secrets in the UK, IPOsgoode 2013.

                                            Anmerkung zu: New Step for the Modernization of Copyright Law in the US – Progress or Regress?, IPOsgoode 2013.

                                            Vorträge

                                            08.2023
                                            Economic View of Innovation
                                            43. Internationaler Kongress der Brasilianischen Vereinigung für Geistiges Eigentum
                                            Hotel Windsor Barra (Rio de Janeiro, Brasilien)
                                            Organisation: Brasilianische Vereinigung für Geistiges Eigentum (ABPI)


                                            06.2023
                                            Digital Sequence Information (DSI) under the Nagoya Protocol: Need for Further Regulation?
                                            41. Kongress der International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP)
                                            Universität Tokio (Japan)
                                            Organisation: ATRIP und Universität Tokio


                                            04.2023
                                            Erneuerbare Energien, Technologietransfer und Innovation: Ein Gesamtblick über Markt und Regulierung [Energia Renovável, Transferência de Tecnologia e Inovação: Visão Geral Sobre Regulação e Mercado]
                                            Jahreskonferenz der akademischen Forschungsinitiative “Smart IP for Latin America” – Moderation des Panels zum Thema „Technologietransfer und regionale Innovation – Das Beispiel der Erzeugung von erneuerbarer Energie“
                                            Juristische Fakultät der Universität São Paulo (Brasilien)
                                            Organisation: Universität von São Paulo und Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb


                                            03.2023
                                            Haftung digitaler Plattformen für Urheber- und Markenrechtsverletzungen in der Europäischen Union – Ein Überblick [Responsabilidade das Plataformas por Violação de Direitos Autorais e Marcas na União Europeia – Visão Geral]
                                            23. Kongress der Vereinigung für Geistiges Eigentum des Landes São Paulo, Brasilien [Associação Paulista da Propriedade Intelectual (ASPI)] (Online)
                                            Organisation: ASPI


                                            12.2022
                                            Moralische Gründe für den Patentierungsausschluss CRISPR-bezogener Erfindungen im medizinischen Bereich
                                            Symposium „Fragen der Stammzellethik“
                                            Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf)
                                            Organisation: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf


                                            11.2022
                                            Patentrechtliche Flexibilitäten in lateinamerikanischen Ländern [Flexibilidades en el Derecho de Patentes en los Países Latinoamericanos]
                                            Workshop der akademischen Forschungsinitiative „Smart IP für Lateinamerika“ - Moderation des Panels zum Thema „Öffentliches Interesse“ [Interés Público]
                                            Universität von Buenos Aires (Argentinien)
                                            Organisation: Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb


                                            11.2022
                                            Patentrechtliche Zwangslizenzen [Licencias Obligatorias de Patentes]
                                            Einweihung der kolumbianischen Beobachtungsstelle der akademischen Forschungsinitiative „Smart IP für Lateinamerika“
                                            Universität Externado (Bogotá, Kolumbien)
                                            Organisation: Externado Universität von Kolumbien und Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb


                                            10.2022
                                            Gentechnisch modifizierte Organismen (GMO) – Suche nach der optimalen Regulierung in der Europäischen Union
                                            2. Workshop zum Thema „CRISPR/Cas-Technologien und Innovationen“ im Rahmen des CRISPR-Forschungsprojekts des Max-Planck-Instituts für Innovation und Wettbewerb – Moderation des Panels über GMO.
                                            Hotel Sofitel München
                                            Organisation: Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb


                                            11.2021
                                            Das Nagoya-Protokoll und seine Umsetzung in der EU und in Deutschland
                                            Symposium „Biobanken: Ressource für Wissenschaft, Diagnostik und Therapie“
                                            Hotel Münster Kongresscenter
                                            Organisation: Gemeinschaft Deutscher Kryobanken e.V. (GDK)


                                            06.2021
                                            Impfungen, Patenten und Entwicklung [Vacinas, Patentes e Desenvolvimento]
                                            Vortrag an der juristischen Fakultät der Uni7 (Fortaleza, Brasilien) (Online)
                                            Organisation: Uni7


                                            11.2020
                                            Die Umsetzung des Art. 17 der europäischen Urheberrechtsrichtlinie im digitalen Binnenmarkt in Deutschland - Überblick und strittige Fragen bei der Regulierung von digitalen Plattformen [A Implementação do Art. 17 da Diretiva Europeia sobre Direitos de Autor no Mercado Único Digital na Alemanha – Visão Geral e Questões Controversas na Regulação das Plataformas Digitais]
                                            XIV CODAIP – Congresso de Direito de Autor e Interesse Público [Kongress über Urheberrecht und öffentliches Interesse] (online)
                                            Organisation: Universität von Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brasilien


                                            02.2020
                                            Smart IP for Latin America: the Project on Geographical Indications
                                            Workshop zum Thema “Geografische Herkunftsangaben”
                                            Organisation: Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb


                                            11.2019
                                            Intellectual Property, Economy and Innovation
                                            Technische Universität München
                                            Organisation: Steinbeis School of International Business and Entrepreneurship


                                            09.2019
                                            Comment on Property-Based Incentives for Antimicrobial Production
                                            Symposium „Legal Innovation to Support the Development of Antimicrobial Drugs“
                                            University of Cambridge (Cambridge, England)
                                            Organisation: Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences (CeBIL) – University of Cambridge


                                            11.2018
                                            Sham Litigation und Immaterialgüterrecht [Sham Litigation y Propiedad Intelectual]
                                            Seminar der Akademie für Austausch und juristische Studien (AIEJ) – Argentinien
                                            Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb
                                            Organisation: AIEJ


                                            09.2018
                                            Regulatory Competition under the Nagoya Protocol
                                            Symposium „The Use and Circulation of Genetic Resources under Measures Implementing the Nagoya Protocol“
                                            Juristische Fakultät der London School of Economics (London, England)
                                            Organisation: Prof. Dr. Siva Thambisetty


                                            08.2018
                                            Geografische Herkunftsangaben in Deutschland: Sozioökonomische Bedeutung, Verfahren und nationale Besonderheiten [Indicações Geográficas na Alemanha: Importância Socioeconômica, Procedimentos e Particularidades Nacionais]
                                            VII Workshop zum Thema „Geografische Herkunftsangaben“ des Landes Santa Catarina
                                            Corupá, Brasilien
                                            Organisation: Rede Indicação Geográfica [Brasilianisches Netzwerk für geografische Herkunftsangaben]


                                            04.2016
                                            Standardessentielle Patente und Wettbewerb: rechtliche und ökonomische Fragen und Entwicklungen in der europäischen Union [Patentes Essenciais e Concorrência: Questões Jurídico-Econômicas e Desenvolvimento na União Europeia]
                                            Gastvortrag an der juristischen Fakultät der Universität von São Paulo
                                            São Paulo, Brasilien
                                            Organisation: Prof. Dr. Juliana Krueger Pela


                                            11.2015
                                            Sham Litigation and Copyright in the European Union
                                            3rd CopyCamp 2015
                                            Kinoteka (Warschau, Polen)


                                            10.2015
                                            Biopiracy: New Boundaries for the Patent Law?
                                            Workshop „Law and Economics of Intellectual Property Rights“
                                            Philipps-Universität (Marburg)
                                            Organisation: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kerber


                                            05.2013
                                            Sham Litigation im Bereich des Immaterialgüterrechts
                                            Gastvortrag im Rahmen des Seminars „Openness“ an der KU Leuven
                                            KU Leuven, Belgien
                                            Organisation: Prof. Dr. Reto M. Hilty


                                            10.2012
                                            Pay-for-Delay-Vereinbarungen im Arzneimittelmarkt
                                            University of Cyprus (Nicosia, Zypern)
                                            Organisation: Prof. Dr. Reto M. Hilty

                                            Lehrveranstaltungen

                                            2013-2017:
                                            Tutor für deutsches Zivilrecht
                                            Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
                                            Studiengang: LL.M. - German Law


                                            2013:
                                            Leitung des Kurses „New Role and Challenges of the Industrial Property Rights in the European Union – Theory and Praxis“
                                            University of Georgia (Tiflis, Georgien)
                                            Finanzierung: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)


                                            2007-2008:
                                            Tutor für römisches Recht
                                            Juristische Fakultät der Universität von São Paulo (Brasilien)
                                            Studiengang: Jurastudium


                                            2007-2008
                                            Tutor für Einführung in die Rechtswissenschaften
                                            Juristischen Fakultät der Universität von São Paulo (Brasilien)
                                            Studiengang: Jurastudium