To UPC or Not to UPC? Planning Ahead for the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent System

The Unitary Patent System and Unified Patent Court (UPC) are on the horizon in Europe and will bring about one of the most significant changes in European patent law in forty years. Expected to come into force in 2017, the UPC will be effective for existing and future European patents and applications (once granted), so patentees need to be thinking about what to do now! In this webinar, we shall outline the fundamentals, strategic considerations, and what preparations need to be made now for when the new system becomes effective. Topics to be covered include:

• The Unitary Patent: costs, filing strategies, and urban myths
• The Unitary Patent: costs, filing strategies, and urban myths
• Unified Patent Court: costs, forum shopping, strategies, and the ins and outs of opting out
• Ownership, licensing, and agreements with the Unified Patent Court in mind

Moderators:

Hazel Ford, Ph.D.
Gary C. Ma

Speaker: 
Philip L. Cupitt, Ph.D.

Date:
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Asia Time:
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. India
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. China/Taiwan
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Japan/Korea

North & South America Time:
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EST
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. PST