FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH Reviews 522

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

Company details

  1. Career and Education Provider
  2. Adult Education School
  3. Apprenticeship Center
  4. Career Coach
  5. Educational Institution

Written by the company

Als einer der führenden Weiterbildungsveranstalter unterstützt die FORUM • Institut für Management GmbH seit mehr als 45 Jahren Fachkräfte, Führungskräfte, Manager*innen und Projektleiter*innen aller Unternehmensbereiche. Wichtige Trends und notwendiges Fachwissen werden professionell aufbereitet sowie modern und praxisnah vermittelt. Innovative Weiterbildungsangebote bilden die Basis für eine erfolgreiche persönliche und berufliche Entwicklung unserer Kunden*innen. Wir bieten Ihnen eine große Auswahl an verschiedenen Formaten. Unser Angebot umfasst Online-Weiterbildungen, e-Learnings, Webcasts, Präsenz-Veranstaltungen und Inhouse-Weiterbildungen. Bei uns stehen die Kunden*innen im Mittelpunkt. Alle rund 100 Mitarbeiter*innen sind motiviert und engagiert Ihnen ein optimales Weiterbildungserlebnis zu garantieren: - Höchste Qualitätsstandards mit den ISO-Zertifizierungen: ISO 9001:2015 und ISO 21001:2018 - Lernen Sie von erfahrenen Referenten*innen. - Wir garantieren aktuelle, relevante Themen und Inhalte. - Profitieren Sie von vielfältigen Formaten. - Wir gewährleisten eine qualifizierte Betreuung während der Veranstaltung. - Lassen sie sich von anderen Teilnehmern*innen inspirieren. Mit dem Organisieren von beruflicher Weiterbildung haben wir uns einen ausgezeichneten Ruf erworben. Wir zählen mittlerweile zu den renommiertesten und größten Weiterbildungseinrichtungen in Europa. Stetig knüpften wir Kontakte über Landesgrenzen hinweg mit dem Ziel, die internationale Zusammenarbeit zu stärken.


Contact info

4.5

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

522 reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

Hasn’t replied to negative reviews

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I had a different expectation from the…

I had a different expectation from the training, more basic and on prompting techniques.
Trainer was prepared but not good for low level people.

April 1, 2025
Unprompted review
FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH logo

Reply from FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH

Thank you very much for your feedback and for taking the time to share your impressions of our course "Patent Drafting with local Generative AI."

We’re sorry to hear that the training did not fully meet your expectations in terms of content level and focus.

Our aim is to offer valuable and practical insights to participants with varying levels of experience, and we regret that the course did not align with your needs in this instance.

Your comments regarding the expectations for more fundamental prompting techniques are very helpful.

We will take this into account as we continue to refine our course formats and descriptions to ensure a clearer match between course content and participant expectations.


Best regards,
Jean-Claude Alexandre Ho

Rechtsassessor
LL.M., Maître en Droit

Conference Manager Intellectual Property

+49 6221 500-675
jc.alexandreho@forum-institut.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great courses and trainers

Great courses and trainers. Presentations are insightful and can be well used as manuals for process workflows.

December 11, 2024
Unprompted review
FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH logo

Reply from FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH

Dear Viktoriya,

we’re thrilled to hear that you found our courses and trainers excellent and that the presentations provided insightful and practical value.

Your satisfaction inspires us to continue delivering high-quality learning experiences. We look forward to welcoming you and your colleagues to future courses.

Kind regards,

Dr Rebekka Bitsch
Conference Manager Pharma & Healthcare

+49 6221 500-565
r.bitsch@forum-institut.de

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Insightful Practice of Experts in the Field

The course about R&D Agreements was hands-on and insightful. Especially interesting were the insights of the well-recognized experts in the field. I would recomend it without hesitation.

October 23, 2024
Unprompted review
FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH logo

Reply from FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH

Thank you very much for your fantastic 5-star review!

We're thrilled to hear that you found the course on R&D Agreements both hands-on and insightful.

It's great to know that the insights from our renowned experts made a strong impression on you.

Your recommendation means a lot to us, and we’re delighted that you had such a positive experience. We look forward to welcoming you to future courses!


Best regards,
Jean-Claude
Conference Manager

+49 6221 500-675
jc.alexandreho@forum-institut.de

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very informative seminar

Overall very informative seminar that nicely summarizes, among others, general advances and recent case law in the field of antibody patenting (and patenting of pharmaceutical inventions in general) in Europe and other juristictions.
The course provides diverse impressions from experts working in prosecution and litigation of antibody patents, an industrial perspective, as well as insights from a member of the EPO boards of appeal.
Can highly recommend.

November 27, 2023
Unprompted review
FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH logo

Reply from FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH

Dear Felix

Thank you for your recommendation and valuable feedback on our seminar on antibody patenting.

We are delighted to hear that you found the variety of expert perspectives – from patent prosecution and litigation to insights from the industry and a member of the EPO Boards of Appeal – enriching.

Our aim is to provide practical and comprehensive coverage of current developments and case law, and we are glad to have achieved this in your case.

We look forward to welcoming you to our future seminars to further deepen your knowledge.

Best regards,
Jean-Claude

Rechtsassessor
(Mr) Jean-Claude ALEXANDRE HO
LL.M., Maître en Droit
 
Conference Manager Intellectual Property

FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH
Vangerowstr. 18 | 69115 Heidelberg | Germany
direct: +49 6221 500-675 | mobile: + 49 151 58246348 | fax.: +49 6221 500-962
 
jc.alexandreho@forum-institut.com | www.forum-institut.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Informative program

Informative program. Well structured and clearly presented. Many thanks!

April 27, 2023
Unprompted review
FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH logo

Reply from FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH

Dear Ms Rassokhina,

we are very pleased that you were satisfied!
Glad you were there!

Best regards,

Dr. Birgit Wessels

Conference Manager Healthcare
FORUM Institut für Management GmbH
Vangerowstr. 18 | 69115 Heidelberg | Germany
fon: +49 6221 500-652 | Fax +49 6221 500-618
b.wessels@forum-institut.de | www.forum-institut.de

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

UPC CMS webinar

The material and excercises were very good.
However, the days were very long and we could have used less time to the actions taken by clerks and judges.
I was disappointed with the Q&A session. The person who replied to our question did not take part in the training and therefore, she had difficulties to understand our questions. Furthermore, we wrote after the first day questions using a link, but those questions were not handled at all. I would appreciate receiving questions to those questions.

March 13, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really?

The UPC Case Management System" on 13 - 14 March 2023.

Overall very unprofessional:
- Various unmute/mute errors from the presenters.
- Various share screen errors from the presenters unveiling private chats that were definitely not meant to be unveiled.
- At one point, when a group of participants were discussing some legal vs. CMS issues of high importance to them, one presenter said: “It´s like herding cats” whereto the other presenter responded by laughing out loud.
- The conclusion session of day one turned out to be an internal discussion between Net Service employees and presenters leaving the impression that the participants were guinea pigs.

Opt-out procedures and challenges were addressed only by request from the participants and obviously not regarded as important and as a detail only = a lack of understanding as to the present struggles in the real world during the sunrise period.

A general lack of understanding of how a Patent Law Firm/representative works - leading to a lack of understanding of the importance of setting up teams/workflows/back-up in the CMS system.

Insufficient support re legal questions:
- A “legal” person should have been available during the entire two-days sessions in order to answer all the legal questions arising – especially considering the cost of 1.850 EUR for this course.
- A lot of very relevant questions were never answered.

March 13, 2023
Unprompted review
FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH logo

Reply from FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH

Dear Bettina,

Thank you for your feedback, although I regret that you were not satisfied with the course.

I have already been in touch with your manager and addressed the issues you raised. Although opt-out was not on the final agenda, the speakers have nevertheless included it in the course at short notice in order to satisfy attendees' wishes. I have offered to organise a short follow-up meeting to clarify open questions on opt-out, but that was declined. Unfortunately, that leaves the speakers and me without the possibility to make up for the contents you were missing.

In any case, I will address the other issues you raised with the speakers and shall revert to your manager with further options.

Best regards,
Jean-Claude

Rechtsassessor
(Mr) Jean-Claude ALEXANDRE HO
LL.M., Maître en Droit

Conference Manager Intellectual Property

FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH
Vangerowstr. 18 | 69115 Heidelberg | Germany
direct: +49 6221 500-675 | mobile: + 49 151 58246348 | fax.: +49 6221 500-962

jc.alexandreho@forum-institut.com | www.forum-institut.com

General Manager: RA Prof. Dr. jur. Ulrich Zeitel
Gesellschaft mbH mit Sitz in Heidelberg
Amtsgericht Mannheim HRB Nr. 331767

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellente Fachkenntnis gepaart mit anschaulicher Darstellung

Ich habe schon mehrere Seminare bei FORUM Institut besucht. Die Dozenten waren jedesmal exzellent vorbereitet, beherrschten Ihr Gebiet in beeindruckendem Maße und verstanden es, den Stoff anschaulich und interessant zu vermitteln, sowie flexibel auf die individuellen Bedürfnisse der Teilnehmer einzugehen.
Jederzeit wieder.

Having passed several trainings with FORUM Institut, I always found that the lecturers were excellently prepared, knew their special field at an impressing level and managed to present the contents in a vivid and interesting manner. They also were always flexibel to respond to the individual needs of the participants.
At anytime again.

June 13, 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Please communicate in English

Please communicate in English, the only relevant professional language in the biotech industry

March 14, 2019
Unprompted review
FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH logo

Reply from FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH

Dear Dr. Goedkoop,

Thank you for your feedback.

We are happy to briefly outline our national and international communication strategy for you. We try to address our customers as personally as possible. Hence, when we are not in one of the German-speaking countries (DACH), we mainly communicate with participants in English, especially since such training events are also conducted in English. This also applies to events held in Germany and conducted in English. We usually communicate with German companies and their employees in German.

In your particular case, since your company is located in Germany and the in-house seminar was also conducted in German, there was no way we could have foreseen that communicating in German would be a source of difficulty. Indeed, since your company itself requested German, we will continue communicating in German. However, we will also happy to address you personally in English.

Best regards,

Torsten Faßmann
Marketing Manager
FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH
Vangerowstraße 18 | 69115 Heidelberg | Germany
Telephone: +49 6221 500-520 | Fax: +49 6221 500-930

t.fassmann@forum-institut.de

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The content of the seminar covered…

The content of the seminar covered basic/fundamental aspects of IP agreements (also with a focus mainly on technical aspects) and not advanced content as the description promised. This was rather disapointing.

May 10, 2018
Unprompted review
FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH logo

Reply from FORUM · Institut für Management GmbH

Thank you very much for your evaluation of the event!

Due to our quality criteria, we attach great importance to our participants’ feedback, especially since this helps us improve the quality of our events. Hence, we have taken your criticism very seriously and regret that the seminar did not meet your expectations.

Although we have been holding this seminar for several years now, we have never received such criticism. I have discussed this with the speakers and come to the conclusion that it was partly due to the number of topics covered that we lacked the time to go into the usual depth. However, this issue did not arise at the seminar on R & D contracts you attended the day before, which included the same speakers.

The next time we will hold this seminar, we will ensure that there are fewer topics to be covered in order to address them in depth. We also have a new speaker, Alfred Chaouat, Senior Vice-President Licensing, Technicolor, who is also very experienced.

I would be pleased if, on another occasion, we were to have the opportunity to prove the quality of our events and their relevance to you in practice. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me; I would be glad to hear from you.

Best regards

Jean-Claude Alexandre Ho

Rechtsassessor
Jean-Claude ALEXANDRE HO
LL.M., Maître en Droit

Konferenzmanager Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz/Conference Manager Intellectual Property/Chef de Projets Propriété Intellectuelle


FORUM Institut für Management GmbH
Vangerowstr. 18 | 69115 Heidelberg | Deutschland/Germany/Allemagne
fon: +49 6221 500-675 | mobil: +49 151 58246348 | fax: + 49 6221 500-505
jc.alexandreho@forum-institut.de | www.forum-institut.de/www.forum-institut.com


Geschäftsführer: RA Prof. Dr. jur. Ulrich Zeitel
Gesellschaft mbH mit Sitz in Heidelberg
Amtsgericht Mannheim HRB Nr. 331767

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

very good

Interesting topics and very good presenters. Nice ambience, very good located.

March 14, 2018
Unprompted review
Show reviews in all languages. (522 reviews)

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they’re about genuine experiences.

Learn more about other kinds of reviews.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look