09:30 - 09:40 Opening statement: Fabian Edlund, President UNION-IP / Lind.Edlund.Kenamets. (SE)
09:40 - 11:00 Plenary Session: Keynote speakers on actual topics
Moderator:
Reinier Wijnstra, VP UNION-IP / WijnstraWise Patents (NL)
Speakers:
Christoph Ernst, Vice-President Legal and International Affairs (EPO)
Alexander Ramsay, Registrar of the UPC
Edward Kwakwa, Assistant Director General (WIPO)
Kamil Kiljanski, Deputy Director, IP, DG Internal Market and Industry (EC)
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 Plenary Session:
The new revolution for IP: sustainable solutions – what are they and how can they be protected
Moderator:
David Pearce, VP Patents Commission UNION-IP / Barker Brettell (GB)
Speakers:
Niclas Uggla, Head of IP, Heart Aerospace (SE)
Barbara Caputo, Professor, Politecnico di Torino (IT)
Phil Thorpe, Deputy Director of the UKIPO (GB)
Le Anh Ma, Battery and IP expert, Altris AB (SE)
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Parallel workshops
A: AI – Ownership and other IP related challenges in Europe and beyond
A study of copyright, patent and data issues in Artificial Intelligence
Moderator:
Virginia Driver, Software Commission UNION-IP / Page White Farrer (GB)
Speakers:
Matt Hervey, Head of Artificial Intelligence Law, Gowling WLG (GB)
Laura Trevisanello, Associate at Hogan Lovells (IT)
Carlo Scollo Lavizzari, IP strategy, Business & Legal Consultant, CSL Law (CH)
B: For your eyes only – when do words come into play in European design law?
When determining the subject matter of a design right, words don’t matter, but do they when determining the subject matter of prior art?
Moderator:
Véronique Pede, Cape IP (BE)
Speakers:
Giorgio Checcacci, VP Designs Commission UNION-IP / Checcacci Partners (IT)
David Musker, Professor of International Design Law, Queen Mary University of London (GB)
Charles-Henry Massa, Référendaire, General Court of the EU
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 Parallel workshops
A: Preliminary injunctions at the Unified Patent Court
The urgent proceedings of the future
Moderators:
Joana Santos, VP Patents Commission UNION-IP / Vieira de Almeida & Associados (PT)
Johann Pitz, VP Litigation Commission UNION-IP / Vossius (DE)
Speakers:
Klaus Grabinski, President of the UPC Court of Appeal, Luxembourg (DE)
Sam Granata, Judge, Court of Appeal Antwerp, Benelux Court of Justice and Local Division of the UPC in Brussels (BE)
Justice Brian O'Moore, Head of the Chancery List in Dublin (IE)
Andrea Postiglione, Judge, Enterprise Court of Rome (IT)
B: Protection and enforcement of trademarks “in” the Metaverse
How to protect your trademarks for electronic goods sold online in the Metaverse and how to combat infringements of your trademarks in the Metaverse
Moderators:
Alkisti-Irene Malamis, UNION IP / Malamis & Associates (GR)
Philipe Kutschke, Trademarks Commission UNION-IP / Bardehle (DE)
Speakers:
Lars Meinhardt, Presiding Judge, Higher Regional Court Munich (DE)
Chiara Oliviero, Brand Protection Manager, Essilor Luxottica (IT)
Lydia Lundstedt, LL.D., Senior Lecturer in Private International Law, Stockholm University and Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, Linköping University (SE)
Alexandra Kusturovic, Head of Cabinet, EUIPO Boards of Appeal
09:30 - 11:00 General Assembly (for UNION-IP members only)
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:00 Parallel workshops
A: Utility models as a strategic tool: different path across Europe
Utility Model protection is available in several, but not all, European countries. This relatively unknown type of protection will be discussed with a view on strategy and harmonization.
Moderator:
Rui Gomes, President Patents Commission UNION-IP / J. Pereira da Cruz (PT)
Speakers:
Isaac Rutenberg, Head Legislative, Patent and Technology Law Division (WIPO)
Christiane Schweizer, UNION IP / K&L Gates (DE)
Pedro Saturio, UNION IP / Elzaburu (ES)
B: The requirement of “plausibility” of a technical effect in life science patents
An attempt at solving the problem of sufficiently enabling inventive step
Moderator:
Gareth Morgan, President Life Sciences Commission UNION-IP / Pinsent Masons (GB)
Speakers:
Magdalena Pregetter, Technical Board of Appeal 3.3.04 (EPO)
Jan B. Krauß, Life Sciences Commission UNION-IP/SKM-IP (DE)
Edger F. Brinkman, Judge, Court of The Hague and UPC The Hague division (NL)
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Plenary Session:
The new revolution for IP: sustainable solutions – how to enforce their protection
The new revolution for IP includes new phenomena and new technologies, which play a leading role in the future of our world. A new manner of thinking about enforcement is required for all IP players. We will discuss traditional and unconventional enforcement strategies in and out of Court.
Moderator:
Monia Baccarelli, President Litigation Commission UNION-IP / Macchi di Cellere Gangemi Law firm (IT)
Speakers:
Sam Granata, Judge, Court of Appeal Antwerp, Benelux Court of Justice and Local Division of the UPC in Brussels (BE)
Chiara Oliviero, Brand Protection Manager, Essilor Luxottica (IT)
Andrea Postiglione, Judge, Enterprise Court of Rome (IT)
Edger F. Brinkman, Judge, Court of The Hague and UPC The Hague division (NL)
Tobias Pichlmaier, Judge, Munich District Court and UPC Munich division (DE)