Three years after the launch of the Unified Patent Court, the European patent litigation landscape continues to evolve at remarkable speed. CEIPI is delighted to invite you to a third conference marking the Court’s first three years of activity: the development of its case law, procedural practice, strategic use by litigants, interaction with national courts, and the broader impact of the system on European patent enforcement.
- Thursday, 1 October 2026
- In Strasbourg and online (Zoom)
- Registration via this link: https://sondages.unistra.fr/index.php/589934?lang=fr
- The programme will be available very soon.
For practitioners, academics, judges, patent attorneys, in-house counsel and anyone following the transformation of patent litigation in Europe, this will be a timely forum for analysis, discussion and exchange.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Klaus Bacher, Presiding Judge, Federal Court of Justice, Germany (Bundesgerichtshof)
- Koen Bijvank, Counsel in Industrial Property, Brinkhof
- Andreas Dilg, Director of the International Section at CEIPI
Anna Gaspar, Member of Boards of Appeal, EPOEmmanuel Gougé, Judge, Court of Appeal, Unified Patent Court; Director of the University Diploma on Patent Litigation in Europe (European Patent Litigation Certificate)
Rian Kalden, Judge, Court of Appeal, Unified Patent Court
András Kupecz, Presiding Judge, Central Division of the UPC (Munich)
Marie-Claude Pellegrini, Counsel in Industrial Property, Withers & Rogers
David Por, Partner Avocat à la Cour – UPC Representative, Clifford Chance Europe LLP
Monika Rhein, Presiding Judge, District Court Munich; PMAC expert
- Xavier Seuba, Principal Director Academy, Professional Certifications and Learning Partnerships, European Patent Office
Édouard Treppoz, Professor of Law, University Paris 1 Panthéon/ Sorbonne
Tobias Wuttke, Attorney-at-Law, Bardehle Pagenberg
Organised by CEIPI and the Fédération de recherche "L'Europe en mutation" of the University of Strasbourg, with the support of Forward Global, Fovea IP, LexisNexis France, PAPERZ IP, and DHS Patentanwalts GmbH
We look forward to welcoming you for an insightful day of discussion and exchange on the UPC’s evolving framework.
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