Director of Education
Karl Rackette was appointed Director of Education of the epi on 1st July 2011. As a Consultant to the epi, the Director of Education performs services in order to:
- cooperate with CEIPI and European Patent Academy to implement projects within the framework of the MoU (Memorandum of Understanding)
- cooperate with national bodies/groups in educational matters
- organise seminars in particular in cooperation with national PQC members
- participate in at least one (full) PQC meeting per year
- support coordination of tutors-tutees of epi tutorials where needed
- propose, prepare and supervise seminars and new seminars to PQC according to the determined needs
- prepare and update a list of speakers for epi training activities
- plan the educational budget in cooperation with the treasurer.
More about Mr Rackette
Before studying physics and electronics in Germany and France he had spent a year as an exchange student in the USA. Karl Rackette became a German and European Patent Attorney in 1979 and has worked ever since in private practice in Germany. He has been involved in training candidates for the EQE in his firm in Freiburg as well at the CEIPI in Strasbourg for more than 20 years and was a member of the Examination Committee for German patent attorneys from 1995 to 1998.
Between 1997 and 2003 he taught patent law at the University of Applied Sciences in Offenburg, Germany and from 2005 to 2010 he has been teaching German IP at the University in Strasbourg.
Mr Rackette also was involved in training activities in numerous countries in Europe, Africa and Asia organized e.g. by FICPI, WIPO or the EPO. Among these activities were the annual South East Asian Patent Drafting Courses held in Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong since 1997 and the Philippine Patent Agent Qualification Examination (PAQE) since 2006.
Mr Rackette can be reached under:
directorofeducation@patentepi.com