UPC, EPO & what’s new: practical insights for patent professionals (Madrid, October 29)

IP event for Spanish in-house counsel on site in Madrid

The European patent system is moving fast, and so are the challenges for practitioners and IP owners.

Join us for a practical look on how the  EPO and UPC are developing, and how it affects patent applicants and third parties.


Date & Time

Thursday, October 29, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. (CET)

Location

Comet Retiro
C. de Alfonso XII, 30, Retiro, 28014 Madrid
Sala 4.1


This year, we are bringing our IP event back to Barcelona. Our Spanish and German IP experts will dive into the differences between the UPC and EPO when examining validity of patents, what recent EPO Board of Appeal decisions mean for claim interpretation, how parallel EPO and UPC cases affect each other, and the most effective opposition strategies:  

  • The challenges of harmonisation between the UPC and EPO regarding inventive step and added subject-matter
  • Recent Enlarged Board of Appeal decisions from the EPO and claim interpretation
  • Nuts & bolts of EPO Opposition and Appeal practice

Learn more about the experiences of some of UPC’s most frequent users with both systems, gain valuable insights, and receive strategic guidance for your own company’s goals.

Save your seat and register now for this IP event to gain the latest insights on the EPO and the UPC! Just email to our Barcelona office: info(at)bardehle.es. Please indicate that you are registering for the Madrid event.

We look forward to meeting you in person there!

 

This event also takes place in Barcelona on October 28. Register for the Barcelona event.

IP Event
Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution

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Adresse
Comet Retiro
C. de Alfonso XII, 30, Retiro
28014 Madrid

Konferenzsprache
Englisch

Agenda

9:30

Welcome and coffee

10:00

Claim interpretation at the EPO (Mathieu de Rooij)

10:45

The approach of the UPC to added matter, novelty and obviousness (Johannes Heselberger)

11:30

Coffee break

11:50

The approach of the EPO in comparison with the UPC (Albert Lindner) & Practical conclusions drawn from comparison between UPC and EPO (Albert Lindner, Johannes Heselberger)

12:45

Nuts and bolts of Opposition and Appeal proceedings at the EPO (Henrik Skodt)

 

1:30

Closure with snacks