Cross Border Patent Litigation - A Hands-On Seminar for Young Practitioners

Unified Patent Court Litigation from the perspective of a German Patent Judge
(Dr. Matthias Zigann, Presiding Judge, Munich Patent Litigation Chambers)

Young practitioners in patent law are expected to work across Europe. And right now the European Union‘s unitary patent system is about to start. Get well prepared and ready to take advantages of great new opportunities for patent litigation! Keep informed and be a part of our up-to-date discussion about cross border patent litigation.

At this hands-on-seminar in Munich experienced experts will provide an overview over patent litigation in Europe, namely in the UK, the Netherlands, France and Germany – countries, where 90 % of the patent cases within the EU have been litgated. You should attend, if you want to learn more about the differences between these countries’ systems and how the differences can be strategically used in cross-border patent litigation.

Benefit: This seminar will be free of charge for you, including the afterwork network dinner in a typical Bavarian Biergarten. So save the date at June 5 and register right now! Please note: Places are strictly limited!

We broadcasted our seminar for you. Feel free to watch and share:

Keynote Speech and Discussion: Unified Patent Court litigation from the perspective of a German Patent Judge.

Patent Litigation in DE, FR, NL, UK - how does it work?

Case Study and discussion of how certain aspects of a cross-border case would be addressed in the different countries and tactical considerations.

IP Event
Patent Litigation

日付
06/05/2015

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地点
BARDEHLE PAGENBERG
Prinzregentenplatz 7
81675 Munich

会議での使用言語
English

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Here you’ll find some specific background information from the point of view of the four presented countries and Judge Zigann's keynote speech to download:

Germany: Cross Border Patent Litigation for Young Practitioners - BARDEHLE PAGENBERGPDF

France: Cross Border Patent Litigation for Young Practitioners - AramisPDF

Netherlands: Cross Border Patent Litigation for Young Practitioners - BrinkhofPDF

UK: Cross Border Patent Litigation for Young Practitioners - Arnold+PorterPDF

Unified Patent Court Litigation from the perspective of a German Patent (Judge Zigann)PDF

Key Speakers

Dr. Matthias Zigann

Dr. Matthias Zigann is Presiding Judge at the Munich Regional Court. There he is heading the 7th (patent) division since December 2012. After a three years fellowship at the Max-Planck-Institute for Innovation and Competition in Munich he served as a public prosecutor in Landshut for four years and as a regular member of the 7th division of the Munich Regional Court for six years. Before his appointment as presiding judge he had been delegated to serve as a research associate (= wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) with the Xth civil (patent) division of the German Federal Court of Justice (= BGH) in Karlsruhe for three years. He co-authors Haedicke/Timmann, Handbuch des Patentrechts, 1st ed. 2012; and Cepl/Voß, Prozesskommentar zum gewerblichen Rechtsschutz, 1st ed. 2015, and is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences.
Contact: matthias.zigann@alumni.ip.mpg.de

Benjamin May

Benjamin May is a Founder and Partner at Aramis law firm in Paris. He heads the Intellectual Property & Litigation practice group. His practice concentrates on high value patent litigation, including cross-border cases. He advises clients in a wide spectrum of activities, including software, life sciences, agri-business and the manufacturing industry. He is the author of several publications on patent law, namely “the technical effect and the elephant”, “patent litigation” (French section of Getting the Deal through) and “preliminary injunction in the pharma sector”.

Contact: May@aramis-law.com

Daan de Lange

Daan de Lange is a partner in the Dutch law firm Brinkhof. He specialises in international patent litigation with a focus on pharmaceuticals and biotech. He also has extensive experience with border detention measures. Daan is a true litigator and at his best in technically complex proceedings. He was involved in some of the most important Supreme Court patent cases in the last few years. Daan is editor of the Dutch IP journal BIE and a prolific writer on international (patent) litigation. He is a regular speaker at IP conferences and is an active member of EPLAW and AIPPI. Daan is praised by his clients for his litigation skills and understanding of complex technology. He is recommended in the Who is Who Legal – Patents and IAM Patent 1000 (2015). Contact: Daan.deLange@brinkhof.com

Dr. Christopher Stothers

Dr. Christopher Stothers is a partner in Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP‘s Intellectual Property Litigation group in London and a Solicitor-Advocate in England and Wales. His practice concentrates on high value cross-border patent litigation (including opposition work before the European Patent Office) and antitrust litigation. He covers all fields of technology-from pharmaceutical and medical devices to software and telecommunications. He is recommended in Who’s Who Legal Patents & Life Sciences, IAM Patent 1000, and Legal 500 for Intellectual Property and Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology. Contact: Christopher.Stothers@aporter.com

Prof. Dr. Tilman Müller-Stoy

Attorney-at-Law (Rechtsanwalt), Certified IP lawyer, Commercial Mediator (MuCDR), UPC Representative, Partner

Schedule

11:00 am to 06:00 pm