UPC - Conference
One Year Unified Patent Court, where do we stand?
Friday, 31 May 2024
June 1, 2024, marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). This significant milestone presents an excellent opportunity to conduct a comprehensive review of its inaugural year and contemplate the future of this unique new European legal system. We cordially invite you to join us for a high-level conference on the eve of the UPC's first full year of operation, where we will collectively assess, reflect upon, and deliberate the achievements and prospects of the UPC.
We are delighted and honored to announce that Dr. Klaus Grabinski, President of the Court of Appeal, will act as our keynote speaker. Additionally, judges from the Hamburg Local Division will be participating in this event. Thought leaders from academia, the private sector, and the judiciary will share their insights and perspectives with a diverse audience that includes in-house counsel, attorneys at law, patent attorneys, judges, and scholars — all of whom are directly affected by the functioning of the UPC.
The conference will delve into the most pressing issues and challenges encountered during the first year of UPC operations, including topics such as damages, SEP/FRAND, and preliminary injunctions. Presentations will also explore specific particularities of the regional divisions, as well as the utilization of the UPC case management system.
We look forward to receiving your registration by May 29th, 2024.
Participation is free of charge.
Program
Friday, 31 May 2024
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome
- Prof. Dr. Michael Grünberger, LL.M. (NYU), President of Bucerius Law School
- Dr. Lars Birken, Eisenführ Speiser
09:15 - 10:00
Keynote
- Dr. Klaus Grabinski, President of the Court of Appeal
10:00 - 11:00
Panel 1: How does the UPC become a truly European court system?
- Dr. Ingo Beckedorf, EPO Boards of Appeal
- Kai Härmand, UPC Stockholm Regional Division
- Dr. Thomas Schwarzweller, NXP Semiconductors
- Arie Tol, Philips
- Moderation: Anne Marie Verschuur, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 - 12:30
PANEL 2: Damages & Costs
- Dr. Vittorio Cerulli Irelli, Trevisan & Cuonzo
- Michael Munsch, Omni Bridgeway
- Dr. Stefan Schilling, UPC Hamburg Local Division
- Dr. Michael Schneider, Eisenführ Speiser
- Moderation: Prof. Dr. Linda Kuschel, LL.M. (Harvard), Bucerius Law School
12:30 - 13:30
Joint Lunch break
13:30 - 14:30
Panel 3: External View on the UPC
- Duck Soon Chang, Kim & Chang
- Dr. Darren Smyth, EIP Amar
- Edmund J. Walsh, Wolf Greenfield
- Moderation: Prof. Dr. Dana Beldiman, LL.M. (Santa Clara), Bucerius Law School
14:30 - 15:30
Panel 4: Preliminary Injunctions & Inspection Orders
- Prof. Dr. Matthias Leistner, LL.M. (Cambridge), Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
- Johanna Flythström, Roschier
- Dr. Clemens-August Heusch, Nokia
- Philipp Rastemborski, Eisenführ Speiser
- Moderation: Christian Stoll, Hogan Lovells
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:30
Excurse: Insights from the Deputy-Registrar / Case Management System
- Axel Jacobi, UPC Deputy-Registrar
- Moderation: Dr. Dr. Constantin Blanke-Roeser, Bucerius Law School
16:30 - 17:30
Panel 5: UPC & SEP/FRAND
- Prof. Dr. Mary-Rose McGuire, M. Jur. (Göttingen), Osnabrück University
- Jako Eleveld, Philips
- Dr. Andy Gray, Vectis IP
- Stephen A. Marshall, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
- Moderation: Sönke Scheltz, Eisenführ Speiser
17:30
Closing words
- Prof. Dr. Dana Beldiman, LL.M. (Santa Clara), Bucerius Law School
- Prof. Dr. Linda Kuschel, LL.M. (Harvard), Bucerius Law School
17:45
Reception
Stage Host: Dr. Fabian Flüchter, Bucerius Law School, Hogan Lovells
We look forward to receiving your registration by May 29th, 2024.
Participation is free of charge.
organisational information
You can attend the event in person at Bucerius Law School or online (to allow international participation).
When you signed up for the online conference, you will receive the login details to the e-mail address with which you registered.
The login details will be sent two days before the conference.
Classic elegance over two levels
Located on the upper floor of the historic central building, the Moot Court occupies the majority of the domed structure connecting the east and south wings. A glass cupola and arched windows illuminate the space and a gallery balustrade provides guests with a view from above of presentations and discussion.
Bucerius Law School
Jungiusstraße 6
20355 Hamburg
Public Parking
Bucerius Law School does not have public parking. Public parking garages are located in the direct neighborhood. There are several spots in the Messe-Ost parking garage.
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