UPC One Year Later: A First Overview

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Milan/Online, 30 May 2024

Università degli Studi di Milano

Sala Napoleonica

from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. CET

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All our esteemed members are warmly invited by LES Italy, LES Germany and LES France to our joint event – UPC ONE YEAR LATER: A FIRST OVERVIEW – taking place in Milan, Italy on May 30, 2024.

This is momentous occasion to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the UPC and the opening of the new Section of the Central Division in Milan.

Join us on the eve of this landmark event as we delve into the latest developments, challenges, and innovations shaping the future of patent law in Europe.

PROGRAM

h. 2.00 p.m. – OPENING

Mattia DALLA COSTA, Vice President LES Italy and LES International

Rinaldo PLEBANI, Frédéric PORTAL, Gabriele MOHSLER, Presidents of LES Italy, France and Germany

h. 2.10 p.m. – KEYNOTE

Klaus GRABINSKI, President of the UPC Court of Appeal and Chairperson of the Presidium (Luxembourg)

h. 2.30 p.m. – FIRST PANEL Views from the UPC Judges

Moderators:

Anne Charlotte LE BIHAN, Bird & Bird

Tilman MÜLLER, Bardehle Pagenberg

Speakers:

Florence BUTIN, President, Court of First Instance (Paris)

Pierluigi PERROTTI, Judge, Court of First Instance (Milano)

Paolo CATALLOZZI, Judge, Court of First Instance (Paris)

Ronny THOMAS, Member of the Presidium, Presiding Judge (Düsseldorf)

Andrea PERRONACE, Technically Qualified Judge (Paris)

h. 4.00 p.m. – COFFEE BREAK

h. 4.30 p.m. – Marina TAVASSI, Founder of the Intellectual Property Judges Association, , Coordinator of the Italian Tavolo Tecnico TUB

h. 4.45 p.m. – SECOND PANEL: Views from the Industry

Moderators:

Sergio LASCA, Head of IP – Patents & Know How, Pirelli

Clemens HEUSCH, Nokia, Head of litigation

Speakers:

Sophie PASQUIER, Senior Director, Principal Licensing Counsel-Royal Philips

Gianluca PREVITI, Head of Intellectual Property, IVECO Group

Valérie BITAUD, IP Department, Senior Director, BioMérieux

Anne Julia MEINEL, Head of Support Function DC Patents, Roche Diabetes Care

h. 6.20 p.m. – FINAL REMARKS

Massimo SCUFFI, Member of the Advisory Committe UPC, President emeritus IPJA – Intellectual property judges Association

 

The conference will be followed by a Cocktail Reception

 

REGISTRATION

The event is free for all LES International Members.

The registration fee for Non-LES Members is:

  • 183 euro to attend in person
  • 100 euro to attend online

The participation fee is required to cover the event organization expenses and catering.

Additional information on how to register at LES Italy are available at the following link.

 

EDUCATIONAL CREDITS (For Italian Members only]
L’evento è stato accreditato per

  • n° 4 crediti formativi in materia di brevetti presso l’Ordine dei Consulenti in Proprietà Industriale
  • n° 3 crediti formativi presso l’Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano

 

GALLERY

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For additional information, please contact: media@les-italy.org