Objective
The aim of this seminar is to provide patent litigators and attorneys with practical guidance on how to make the best use of EU and international legal instruments in litigation and mediation/arbitration proceedings.
Key topics
Litigating before the Courts
- Choice of courts and applicable law
- Domestic and cross-border injunctions
- Settlement of patent litigation and FRAND commitments
- Case management before the Unitary Patent Court and before national Courts
- Courts procedures over the EU
- Validity of no challenge clauses
Using alternative dispute resolution
- Pros and cons of mediation and arbitration in patent cases
- WIPO alternative dispute resolution mechanisms in practice
Who should attend?
Litigators and attorneys specialised in patent law, in-house counsel, European patent attorneys, members of the judiciary and future judges before the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discount
10 % before 17.04.2015
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, City of Trier)