Report of the Litigation Committee
Since the previous issue of epi Information, the Litigation Committee held an online Committee meeting on 10 June 2025. The Executive Group has continued with its monthly meetings.
Our Chair, together with the President, attended the 15th UPC AC meeting on 2 July 2025.
Litigation Committee
The second online Committee meeting held on 10 June 2025 provided an opportunity for the Committee to discuss the ongoing questionnaire relating to privilege and separately judicial training. Further work is currently ongoing in respect of both questionnaires to gather further data in order to complete the analysis.
Mr Alexander Ramsay attended a portion of the meeting as a guest speaker, providing an update and a demonstration on the new UPC CMS system.
The next Committee meeting will be an in-person meeting in Dublin, Ireland and will be held on the 27 and 28 November 2025.
5th Meeting of the UPC Administrative Committee
The 15th UPC AC meeting was held on 2 July 2025 in Luxembourg. The Honourable Judges Butin and Grabinski provided an update from the UPC Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal respectively. The regulatory documents required for operational readiness of the UPC’s Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) were adopted during the meeting. The Director, Mr. Aleš Zalar, also provided an update on the preparations to have the PMAC operational in early 2026. The epi as an observer before the UPC AC continues to avail of the opportunity to provide comments in relation to the UPC, including the new CMS and any other provisions under review relating to the UPC.
The 16th UPC AC meetings is scheduled for 4 November 2025.
The new UPC CMS Rollout Dates:
The first phase of the new CMS was rolled out on Monday 8 July 2025.
The second phase of the new CMS is scheduled to be rolled out on 23 September 2025.
Education
The Inter-Committee WG EPPC-PEC, with members from LitCom continues to produce regular podcasts on UPC topics and case-law. Webinars and seminars are also available.
