CEIPI Conference 16-17 Avril 2010 Parlement européen de Strasbourg16-17 April 2010European Parliament Strasbourg
The state of play Towards a European Court of Patents : The State of Play by Christophe Geiger, General Director of the CEIPIThe user's point of view by Thierry Sueur, Vice President, Air Liquide, Chairman of the Patents Working Group of Business Europe
Session 1: Structure of the Court, composition of panels and appointment procedure Structure of the court by Jan Brinkhof, Lawyer, Brinkhof, Amsterdam, Former Judge at the IP Chamber of the Court of The HagueLes Juges de la Cour by Axel Casalonga, European Patent Attorney Structure of the Court, Composition of Panels and appointment procedure by Gaston Raths, Chairman of a Board of Appeal, EPO
Session 2: Jurisdiction as regards the subject-matter Jurisdiction as regards the subject matter by Thomas Jaeger, Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual propertyJurisdiction as regards the subject-matter by Michel Abello, Lawyer specialized in Intellectual Property, Professor of Law at the ECP, European Patent Attorney
Session 3: Territorial jurisdiction and applicable law La compétence territoriale et le droit applicable by Jean-Christophe Galloux, Professor at the University Paris II, President of the IRPITerritorial jurisdiction and applicable law before the European Patent Court by Pierre Véron, Lawyer and former President of the EPLAWTerritorial jurisdiction and applicable law by Eskil Waage, Lawyer, European Commission, DG Internal Market, Industrial property unit, seconded from the EPO
Session 4: Link between the Europan Patent Court and the European Court of Justice Le lien entre la juridiction européenne des brevets et la Cour de justice by Hubert Légal, Director, Legal Service of the Council of the European Union, former Judge of the CFIEPCt and ECJ - substantive, organic and missing links by Kieran Bradley, Head of the Legislation Unit of the European Parliament's Legal ServiceThe Link between the EEUPC and the Court of Justice of the European Union : A Sketch by Hans Ullrich, Professor Emeritus, Visiting Professor, College of Europe, BrugesLe lien entre la juridiction européenne des brevets et la Cour de justice by Anne-Sophie Lamblin-Gourdin, Associate Professor, University of Nantes (PPT)Le lien entre la juridiction européenne des brevets et la Cour de justice by Anne-Sophie Lamblin-Gourdin, Associate Professor, University of Nantes (PDF)
Session 5: Entry into force, opting-out and transitional period Entry into Force, Opting-out and Transitional Period by Vincenzo Scordamaglia, Honorary General Director of the European Council Transitional provisions of the draft Agreement on the European and EU Patents Court by Stefan Luginbuehl, Lawyer, International Legal Affairs, EPO
Session 6: Representation before the Court European Patent Attorneys in Patent Litigation Proceedings in Europe by Walter Holzer, European Patent Attorney, Former President of the epi, Course Coordinator, « Patent Litigation in Europe », CEIPI Représentation devant la juridiction by Christian Gassauer-Fleissner, Lawyer, Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte, Vienna