"Unitary patent and Unified Patent Court" epi roadshow supported by the EPO

Venue

BEST WESTERN Hotel Milton Milano
Via Enrico Annibale Butti 9
20158 Milan
Italy

Description

The seminars will provide knowledge of both systems to allow epi members to work with the systems and to advise clients on strategic choices, for example on opting out of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), and unitary patent (UP) versus classical individual state validation. A number of the seminars (relating to the new UPC agreement and the changes in the EPC to accommodate the UP) will be held jointly with the EPO, with expert speakers from both the epi and the EPO.

Content, i.a.

• The way to European patents with unitary effect
• The legal framework, including overview of EU Regulations
• The Rules related to Unitary Patent Protection (RUPP)
• Annuity fees
• UPC: procedure, court structure, jurisdiction, territorial scope
• Current status of UPC agreement, timing, transitional phasing-in period, activities before entry into force
• Rules of Procedure; provisional measures, evidence, languages
• Costs and speed of proceedings
• Roles of Patent Attorneys within UPC, representation, privilege, UPC-register; opt-out, opt-in

Speakers

• Giuseppe Colucci
• Emmanuel Samuelides
• Pierre Treichel

Target group

The seminar is intended for patent attorneys, heads and members of patent and legal departments and attorneys at law.

Working language

• English

Contact

For further information, please contact Barbara Riffert ([email protected]).

Minimum number of participants

25*
*If the minimum number of participants was not reached by the registration deadline, the event will be cancelled. In this case the epi will inform you immediately.

Registration deadline

Registration is open until 22.10.2016 The order of receipt by epi will determine the attendance in case of over-subscription.

Documents

• Draft programme