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The UPC’s role in global patent litigation

Christof Karl

May 19, 2025

4 min Reading time

A closer look at the strategic use of the UPC – taken both under a claimant’s and a defendant’s perspective
Key Speakers

A closer look at the strategic use of the UPC – taken both under a claimant’s and a defendant’s perspective

By JUVE PATENT and BARDEHLE PAGENBERG

JUVE PATENT and BARDEHLE PAGENBERG invite you to an informal in-house IP networking event with a keynote speech by Prof. Dr. Meier-Beck and expert speakers from leading tech companies.

Date & Time

Friday, June 06, 2025, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. (CET),
followed by a BBQ reception on the rooftop terrace.
The live streaming of the event will start at 4 p.m.

Location

Forty Four | PLACE TO BE,
Rolandstraße 44, 40476 Düsseldorf, Germany

Format

Hybrid (in-person attendance plus live stream to allow international participation)

Two years into the Unified Patent Court, case numbers are consistently increasing and the new system is on track to become a global patent litigation hub. Without a doubt, the UPC has quickly established itself as a strong player in the global competition between patent litigation systems, and provides new options for both patentees and defendants.

To patentees, the UPC offers an additional tool that allows more complex and sophisticated cross-jurisdictional patent assertions.

What advantage does the UPC have regarding cross-border decisions, including across the borders of UPC territory?
How do patentees decide which systems to use?
Will the UPC completely replace national patent litigation in Europe, or will the new CJEU decision BSH/Electrolux even strengthen the national systems?

For defendants, the central revocation action provides a new path to challenge the validity of European Patents, in addition to counterclaims for revocation, national invalidation actions, and EPO oppositions.

Is it advisable to raise multiple validity challenges in parallel?
How does the UPC deal with such parallel challenges?
And under what circumstances should defendants proactively file a revocation action, even if an infringement action is not yet pending?

These and other topics around the role of the UPC in global patent litigation strategies, both offensive and defensive, will be at the centre of our event.

Learn more about the experiences with the new system of some of the most frequent users of the UPC, and how it can impact your own company’s litigation strategies. See the full agenda here.

Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to discuss with journalists from JUVE PATENT, industry representatives, and lawyers/patent attorneys from the leading IP boutique BARDEHLE PAGENBERG how in-house experts can make the best use of the UPC in cross-jurisdictional patent litigation.

We welcome a wide range of industries, be it from the claimant’s or defendant’s side. This is an opportunity to learn from the strategies of your peer group, to exchange experiences with the UPC and other litigation systems, and to discuss the impact of the UPC on global patent litigation.

After our presentation and the discussions (after 7 p.m.), we would be delighted to continue our exchange and invite you to enjoy our BBQ evening event on the rooftop terrace, with a wonderful view over Düsseldorf.

Please note that the registration deadline for attending in person is May 23, 2025.

We look forward to meeting you in person or online!

Registration required

Please register here

You will subsequently receive a confirmation email.

Participation in this event is free.

Key Speakers

Mathieu Klos

Editor at JUVE PATENT

Prof. Dr. Peter Meier-Beck

Presiding Judge (ret.) | German Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice)
Honorary Professor | Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf | University College London

Date and time

June 6, 2025
03:00 pm

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