Webinar series: UPC 360°: Hear from the Experts Litigating Before the UPC
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Tuesday 8 April 2025 & Tuesday 15 April 2025
08:30 - 09:30 CET & 17:30 - 18:30 CET
We are delighted to invite you to our UPC 360° online, a unique opportunity to gain practical insights into the workings of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Over the past 2 years, our international team has handled numerous and high profile cases before the UPC, and we’re eager to share our real-world experiences and key takeaways with you.
Hear from our experts for two consecutive webinars offering two time zone friendly spots on Tuesday 8 April and Tuesday 15 April 2025, as they discuss essential topics for understanding the workings of the UPC, including short sessions on case management, evidence, injunctions and claim construction. This is an excellent opportunity to learn from hands-on expertise and to hear from fellow professionals facing similar challenges.
If you would like to attend the webinars (either both, or one of them), please register using the RSVP button below.
Webinar 1: Tuesday 8 April
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8:30 - 09:30 CET or 17:30 - 18:30 CET
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Topic 1: Case management and oral hearings The UPC rules favour “front-loaded” proceedings, with the aim of rendering a decision within twelve months. How can you optimise the case management limited flexibility? How can you get most of the oral hearing? |
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Topic 2: Evidence before the UPC vs. national courts Evidence before the UPC differs from what we are used to before national courts. How does this change our approach to litigation? How should cases be prepared? How can evidence be obtained during proceedings? How is confidentiality handled? What about “saisie-contrefaçon”? |
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Webinar 2: Tuesday 15 April
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8:30 - 09:30 CET or 17:30 - 18:30 CET
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Topic 1: Injunctions Cross border injunctions, whether provisional or permanent, are one of the most powerful tools of the UPC system. How can you best use this tactical weapon? On the other hand, how can the risk of injunctions be mitigated? |
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Topic 2: Validity and infringement The UPC has a specific approach to validity and infringement (opportunity to amend the claims via auxiliary requests, presence of a technically qualified judge…) and is setting rules that may differ from the EPO (claim construction, inventive step…). How can you best navigate these technical aspects? |
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