specialized in patents for artificial intelligence and "software patents" for computer-implemented inventions
Thomas L. Lederer, born 1975 in Rosenheim, studied Physics, Mechanical Engineering and Informatics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and the Technische Universität Berlin before turning to Intellectual Property in 2007.
He is one of very few (less than ca. 1%) German Patent Attorneys with a Master's level degree in Computer Science (Informatics (Diplom-Informatiker Univ.), from the LMU Munich).
Tom is fluent in German and English and has basic knowledge in Spanish, Italian, French and Japanese.
Note: The links below were created close to the publication of the articles and events.
Speaking Engagements
Date | Document | Event, Location/Title |
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08 Mar 2023 | Podcast | einfach patent podcast: Interview on the topic of patents for software |
10 Feb 2023 | Ingolstädter Patenttag 2023: Patenting "Artificial Intelligence" | |
01 Feb 2023 | Patente 2023: "Artificial Intelligence" as patentable subject-matter | |
10 Nov 2022 | Bayern Innovativ: "Patenting Software and Business Models", DPMA, München: Patents for AI | |
19 May 2022 | PDF Video |
AI for Start-ups: Patenting Artificial Intelligence and Software Organized by Technologie- und Innovationszentrum Gießen |
17 Feb 2022 | Fireside-Chat: Patent law, IP and copyright in an AI driven context. (PDF is only my part) Organized by the Digital Entrepreneurship Hub of the Freie Universität Berlin |
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02 Oct 2021 | LES-CH Rigi seminar: Presentation and discussion: "`AI´ patents" | |
29 Sept 2021 | Helmholtz Zentrum München: Presentation and discussion: "Patents for Computer Implemented Inventions" (Slides are available for participants upon request ) | |
23 Sept 2021 | ABP perfect days | uptoIP® USER DAYS 2021: Presentation at the event: "Patents and Software" (Slides are available for participants upon request ) | |
22 July 2021 | AUTM Central Meeting: Presentation and Discussion Panel: "Artificial Intelligence: Current state of patentability issues" | |
29 June 2021 | Podcast | POCKET GUIDE AI Podcast: Interview on the topic of patents and AI: "How to patent artificial intelligence?" |
06 May 2021 | Stellwerk18 Presentation, Rosenheim: Patents and computer-implemented Inventions | |
30 Mar 2021 | Report & Video | DPMAnutzerforum: Panel discussion: Patentability of Artificial Intelligence |
06 May 2019 | Podcast | KI-Podcast: Interview on the topic of patents and AI |
29 Mar 2019 | AI theme night of the Munich AI "Stammtisch": Patenting in die field of "AI" | |
27 Mar 2019 | What is AI? meetup, Munich: AI and Patent Law - Friends or Foes? Frenemies? (PDF is only my part) Organized by Charlotte Han |
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29 Nov 2018 | PDF |
TechDivision meetup, Rosenheim: Patents and Computer Implemented Inventions |
07 Nov 2018 | Bayern Innovativ: "Artificial Intelligence: Effects and Challenges", DPMA, Munich: Practical Tips for Patenting of Inventions in Artificial Intelligence | |
19 Apr 2018 | Global Anti-Counterfeiting and Brand Protection Summit, Amsterdam: IP and Patents: Do’s & Don’ts | |
20 July 2016 | Workshop in Munich together with Dr. Thomas Buchholz (BSH), Munich: Internet of Things (PDF is only my part) | |
02 June 2014 | IP Law Europe Summit 2014, Monte Carlo: Opting In or Opting Out: Weighing the Benefits and Dangers of the Unitary Patent Court System | |
10 Dec 2013 | Bayern Innovativ: "IP-Management - Strategien und Lösungen für den Know-How-Schutz", DPMA, Munich: Aufbau eines globalen IP-Managements in einem mittelständischen luK-Unternehmen |
Articles
Date | Document | Publication/Title |
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Mar 2019 | GRUR-PRAX No. 7/2019: Patenting in the field of artificial intelligence, GRUR-Prax 2019, 152 (PDF contains only the summary, full article only in GRUR PRAX) | |
Dec 2016 | Patent Lawyer Magazine: Global considerations for PCT applications in the field of computer science | |
Dec 2015 | Mitteilungen der deutschen Patentanwälte: Review of Claus Färber, Patentierung angewandter Algorithmen, Lederer, Mitt. 2015, 576 | |
Sept 2015 | Patent Lawyer Magazine: Tiny advances | |
Sept 2014 | World Intellectual Property Review: Computer-implemented inventions: recent changes in case law | |
May 2007 | Diploma Thesis at LMU München: Ontology-Based Development and Promotion of Acceptance of an Intranet Infrastructure |