In-depth Workshops

15th of July 2022

09.00 hrs | Opening, welcome and short introduction by the Chairman: Wouter Pors, Partner, Bird & Bird

09.15 hrs | Patent Strategy Workshop

The Unitary Patent will have deep impact on your patent strategy, learn in this workshop what is the best patent strategy for your (clients) organization.

Filing strategies: issues to consider
When should I opt-out, when opt-in? And how do I have to register my opt-out EP’s in a Sunrise register?
Portfolio management
Basics of Litigation strategies in the new system

Workshop leader: Paul Clarkson, Partner and Dutch and European Patent Attorney, NLO

11.15 hrs | Coffee and tea break

11.45 hrs | Costs & Litigation Workshop

What will be the cost of a Unitary Patent in comparison with the classical European Patent?

Compare costs for validation including translation costs, publication fees and attorney fees for national validations of EP versus costs obtaining UP (only one translation fee during transitional period);
Renewal fees, including related transactional costs of EP and UP;
Working on comparing costs between obtaining classical European patent protection and a Unitary Patent + classical European protection in Spain, Poland and Switzerland.

Bernard Ledeboer, European and Dutch Patent Attorney, Partner V.O. Patents & Trademarks
Thierry Sueur, former Vice President, European and International Affairs, Air Liquide.

13.00 hrs | Lunch

13.45 hrs | Courts procedure & trial Workshop

The jurisdiction of the UPC and the national courts

Exercises on fictive infringement cases for strategy discussions
Excercise on the court procedure (written, intermediate and oral proceedings)
How to use the online case management system
How to prepare for online litigation

Workshop leader: Wouter Pors, Partner, Bird & Bird

WORKSHOPS