Hoffmann Eitle will be offering two online seminars regarding the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPCA).
The first online seminar, entitled "UPC Crash Course," will be held on December 6, 2021 at 12:00 pm (EST). C. Thomas Becher, Morten Garberg, and Niels Hölder will discuss the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court, including status, timing, provisional application, unitary protection, unified enforcement, costs and savings, opting out, what do to by when, and best practice.
The second online seminar, entitled "Getting Ready for the New European Patent System," will be held on December 8, 2021 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (CET). Thorsten Bausch, Esther Pfaff, Dirk Schüßler-Langeheine, C. Thomas Becher, and Niels Hölder will discuss the Following topics:
Overview and status
• Provisional application: the way into the shimmer
• Brexit: filling the gaps
• Decision of constitutional court: enough is enough
The Unitary Patent
• Structure/nature
• Costs/Savings
The UPC
• Structure: local vs. central
• Jurisdiction: UPs and EPs
• Procedure: speed matters
• Remedies: tabula rasa
• UPC revocation vs. EPO opposition
Opting out?
• Procedure
• Criteria/pros and cons
• Best practice
Case examples: Product/Process/Use Claims
Those interested in attending the first seminar can register here, and those interested in attending the second seminar can register here.
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