epi Roadshow on UP/UPC
Registration for Munich is open!

B. Riffert, epi Secretariat

The seminars will provide knowledge of both systems to allow epi members to work with the systems and to advise clients on strategic choices, for example on opting out of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), and unitary patent (UP) versus classical individual state validation. A number of the seminars (relating to the new UPC agreement and the changes in the EPC to accommodate the UP) will be held jointly with the EPO, with expert speakers from both the epi and the EPO.

The content of the seminar series focuses on:

• The way to European patents with unitary effect
• The legal framework, including overview of EU Regulations
• The Rules related to Unitary Patent Protection (RUPP)
• Annuity fees
• UPC: procedure, court structure, jurisdiction, territorial scope
• Current status of UPC agreement, timing, transitional phasing-in period, activities before entry into force
• Rules of Procedure; provisional measures, evidence, languages
• Costs and speed of proceedings
• Roles of Patent Attorneys within UPC, representation, privilege, UPC-register; opt-out, opt-in

Please be informed that the Education Team is currently finalising the dates in some countries.

The current schedule of the roadshow: