AI Patent Application Drafting for Europe and for the US

Dipl.-Inform. Chairman, Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.06, EPO, Munich (Germany)

Martin is chairman of the EPO's Technical Board of Appeal 3.5.06, which deals with computer technology and artificial intelligence, and a member of the Enlarged Board of Appeal. He joined the EPO as an examiner in 1998, working mainly in the areas of pattern recognition and video games, and was appointed a member of the Boards of Appeal in 2010. His scientific interests included logic, computational linguistics, cognitive science and compiler technology. Martin studied computer science at the University of Karlsruhe (now KIT) and received a respective PhD from the University of Saarland. He is a regular speaker and author on patent law issues.

German and European Patent Attorney,
German and US Attorney-at-Law, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich (Germany)

Christof is a European Patent Attorney and attorneyat-law admitted to practice in Germany and New York. He is a partner at the Munich office of Bardehle Pagenberg and prosecutes and litigates patents in the fields of information technology and telecommunications, including for worldwide major manufacturers of mobile phones and computer game consoles. His extensive litigation experience allows him to put an emphasis on claims with an optimum scope of protection.

IP Attorney, Partner, Co-Chair AI Practice
Finnegan, Washington, D.C. (USA)

Dr. Karthik Kumar is a seasoned IP attorney whose practice centers on competitor IP litigation and strategic counseling related to emerging technologies. Recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) as a "Global Leader" and consistently listed in the IAM Strategy 300: The World's Leading IP Strategists, Karthik wields a rare combination of technical sophistication and litigation acumen in representing leading technology companies.

Karthik has developed a reputation for thought leadership and technical depth in artificial intelligence (AI) law and strategy. He co-chairs Finnegan's AI practice, Finnegan + AI, and advises global technology leaders on patent strategy, trade secret protection, and regulatory compliance across AI, machine learning (ML), and intelligent software systems. Karthik also co-leads the firm's AI/ML and augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) industry working groups.

Karthik counsels world-renowned technology companies, managing their global patent portfolios in AI, ML, AR/VR, 5G/6G cellular technologies, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and internet-of-things (IoT) innovations. His fifteen years of experience covers an array of technologies.