"Unitary patent and Unified Patent Court" epi roadshow
Prague (CZ): 08.11.2016
Starts: 08.11.2016 9:00hrs
Ends: 08.11.2016 17:00hrs
Venue
Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic
Antonina Cermaka 2a
160 68 Prague
Czech Republic
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.
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
- Francis Leyder
- Valérie Mellet
Target group
The seminar is intended for patent attorneys, heads and members of patent and legal departments and attorneys at law.
Working language
- English
Registration fee
Contact
For further information, please contact Barbara Riffert ([email protected]).
Minimum number of participants
20*
*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.
Capacity
Event has free slots available
Registration deadline
Registration is open until 30.11.2016 The order of receipt by epi will determine the attendance in case of over-subscription.
Documents
The registration deadline for this event (30.11.2016) is over.