Event

European Patent Enforcement and the UPC: Status Quo and Perspectives

  • Lieu

    Chambre de Commerce 7, rue Alcide de Gasperi L-2981 Luxembourg-Kirchberg

    LU

  • Thème(s)
    Droit

Abstract

Given that European patents take effect as bundles of national patents, European patent enforcement has traditionally been a term encompassing different domestic concepts. The EU Enforcement Directive of 2004 has led to a certain harmonization, but national practices have continued to be diverse in various ways. The new unitary patent system with its Unified Patent Court (UPC) will mark a turning point. When the UPC becomes operational beginning of next year, a single court ruling will be directly applicable in the member states that have ratified the Agreement.

The UPC will base its decisions on the UPC Agreement (UPCA). The interpretation of the new laws will be influenced by a variety of national practices and experiences. This conference brings together prominent experts from academia and practice with different national backgrounds. The panels will address the existing national approaches to patent enforcement and shed light on the future application of the UPCA.The event takes place in the direct vicinity of the new UPC Court of Appeal and will be free of charge.

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Speakers

  • Alexander Ramsay (Chairman of the UPC Preparatory Committee)
  • Dr. Klaus Grabinski (Federal Court of Justice, Germany)
  • Prof. Dr. Marcus Norrgård (University of Helsinki)
  • Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Goda Ambrasaite-Balyniene (Supreme Court of Lithuania)
  • Edger F. Brinkman (Court of the Hague, The Netherlands)
  • Prof. Dr. Christian Heinze (Heidelberg University)
  • Oscar Lamme (Simmons & Simmons, Amsterdam)
  • Prof. Dr. Matthias Leistner (Munich University)
  • Pierre Véron (Honorary President European Lawyers Association)
  • Prof. Dr. Benjamin Raue (Trier University)
  • Lord Justice Richard Arnold (Court of Appeal of England and Wales)

How to get to the venue?

Luxembourg offers nationwide free public transport. The Chambre de Commerce is reachable directly and without transfers from Luxembourg Airport via bus (line 6 or 16) and from Luxembourg train station via tram (T 1).

Registration:

Please register by 16 November by clicking here.

In partnership with

Financial support by IP2Innovate and Verein für Recht des geistigen Eigentums, Information und Technik e.V. is appreciated by the organizers who remain solely responsible for the program.

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