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SUMMARY:Equality of Arms: Revisiting the IPR Enforcement Directive
DESCRIPTION:The Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance is delighted to invite you to this conference.\n\nAbstract\n\nDirective 2004/48/EC on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRED) marked its 20th anniversary last year. Originally adopted to harmonise national enforcement regimes and strengthen the position of right holders, IPRED has had a significant impact across the EU—particularly in combating piracy and counterfeiting. Nevertheless, enforcement practices still vary widely among Member States. Moreover, the Directive’s right holder-centric focus has raised concerns about a potential lack of balance in the enforcement framework. In response, the European Commission (DG GROW) has launched a study on the implementation of IPRED, which also considers possible legislative amendments.\n\nWith a particular focus on the concept of “equality of arms”, this working conference examines whether the Directive provides a sufficiently harmonised and balanced enforcement regime—or whether its design requires reform. Bringing together leading figures from academia, legal practice, and the judiciary across multiple jurisdictions, the event will explore key issues addressed in the Commission’s study, including dynamic blocking injunctions and proportionality. It will also discuss important yet underexplored topics, such as the award and calculation of damages and unjustified enforcement of IPRs.\n\nLanguage\n\nEnglish.\n\nThis is a free event. Registration is mandatory.\n\nProgramme\n\nThursday, 20 November 2025\n\n12.30 - 13.30\n\nRegistration and light lunch\n\n13.30 - 13.45\n\nWelcome\n\n13.45 - 16.15\n\nPanel 1: Damages\n\nIntroduction (Chair: Prof. Dr Benjamin Raue, Trier University)\n\nPractical Differences in the Calculation of Damages: standard of care, lost profits, infringer’s profits\n\nPanelists:\n\nJudge Freyke Bus, Hof Den Haag, Netherlands\n\nJudge Nathalie Sabotier, Cour de cassation, France / UPC CoA\n\nJudge Tobias Pichlmaier, Regional Court Munich I, Germany / UPC CFI\n\nExtraterritorial and Springboard Damages\n\nProf. Dr Marketa Trimble, UNLV\n\nDiscussion\n\n16.15 - 18.15\n\nPanel 2: Unjustifies Enforcement and Remedies\n\nIntroduction (Chair: Prof. Dr Christian Heinze, University of Cologne)\n\nThe CJEU’s Approach to Unjustified Enforcement: C-473/22 – Mylan AB\n\nJudge Küllike Jürimäe, CJEU\n\nIPRED’s Compensatory Regime and its Interpretation by the CJEU: A Critique\n\nDr Agnieszka Sztoldman, University of Wrocław / Osborne Clarke\n\nUnjustified Enforcement: Do We Need Further Harmonised Remedies?\n\nProf. Dr Ruth Janal, Bayreuth University\n\nDiscussion\n\n18.15\n\nCocktail\n\nFriday, 21 November 2025\n\n09.00 - 11.45\n\nPanel 3: Dynamic Blocking Injunctions\n\nIntroduction (Chair: Prof. Dr Matthias Leistner, LMU Munich)\n\nA Practical Perspective\n\nDr Malte Baumann, Nordemann\n\nAn Academic Perspective\n\nProf. Dr Christina Angelopoulos, Cambridge University\n\nA Judicial Perspective\n\nLord Justice Richard Arnold, CoA of England and Wales (online)\n\nArticle 11 IPRED and ‘secondary liability’\n\nProf. Dr Ansgar Ohly, LMU Munich\n\nDiscussion\n\n11.45 - 13.00\n\nPanel 4: Proportionality\n\nIntroduction (Chair: Assoc. Prof Martin Stierle, University of Luxembourg)\n\nProportionality in EU Copyright and Trade Mark Law: How Do Courts Do?\n\nJudge Octavia Spineanu-Matei, CJEU\n\nProportionality in EU Patent Law: Do We Need to Amend IPRED?\n\nProf. Dr Rafal Sikorski, UAM Poznań\n\nThe EU’s Approach to Trade Secret Law: A Blueprint for a Reform of IPRED?\n\nProf. Dr Ansgar Ohly, LMU Munich\n\nDiscussion\n\nIn collaboration with\n\nLocation: https://www.uni.lu/en/about/campuses/weicker-building/\nRead more: https://www.uni.lu/fdef-en/events/equality-of-arms-revisiting-the-ipr-enforcement-directive/
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