October 4th 2023

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INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT AND ITS IMPACT ON PATENT PROTECTION IN EUROPE AND IN SPAIN

On June 1st, 2023, entry into force of the Unified Patent Court and the Regulations (EU) 1257/2012 and EU 1260/2012, which establish the Unitary European patent and its linguistic regime, started to be applied. The new system will enable uniform patent protection across all participating EU members sta-tes by way of a single patent application filed with the EPO and provide a centralised platform for Euro-pe-wide patent litigation before the Unified Patent Court and brings a host of substantial improvements for users everywhere, including cost reductions, streamlined procedures, increased transparency, and enhanced legal certainty’. However, criticism hasn’t disappeared and it can be expected that the funda-mentals of the system will be challenged in European courts sooner rather than later. The way that was dealt with the Brexit, the relation with EU law, for instance. Others question the supposed benefits of the system, for SMEs among others

In this International Seminar the different specialized speakers-will analyses may open questions about it how exactly it can be applied from and what it is convenience

PROGRAMME

9.00-9:15

OPENING
Inagural Adress. Representative of the University of Alicante (tbc)

PANNEL 1
Panel leader: Prof. Dra. Altea Asensi Merás, Professor of Commercial Law: Coordinator Legal regime of plant breeding and distinctive quality signs, Master of Intellectual Property and Digital Innovation. University of Alicante. Magister Lvcentinvs

9:15-9.45

Introduction Unitary Patent System
Pfra. Dra. Pilar Iñiguez Ortega, Professor of Commercial Law, Director Patents Technology trans-fer and Digital Innovation Master of Intellectual Property and Digital Innovation. University of Alicante. Magister Lvcentinvs; Magistrate (sup.) Provincial Court of Alicante

PANNEL 2
Panel leader: Dr. Alberto Casado Cerviño, Ex Vice-president of the European Patent Office

9.45-10.15

UPC: The First Civil Supranational Court for private parties: practical questions
Margot Kokke, Legally Qualified Judge, Court of First Instance, Unified Patent Court, The Haque

10.15-10.45

The eventual impact of the doctrine developed by the Unified Patent Court on the work of the Spanish Courts.
Angel Galgo Peco, President of the 32nd Section of the Provincial Court of Madrid

10.45-11.00

Q&R

1.00-11.30 Coffe Break
PANNEL 3
Panel leader: Pfr. Dr. Vicente Gimeno Beviá, Professor of Commercial Law, Coordinator Trademark and Design, Master of Intellectual Property and Digital Innovation. University of Alicante. Magister Lvcentinvs University of Alicante. Magister Lvcentinvs

11.30-12.00

The Unified Patent Court System: A view from attorneys
Pedro Merino; Partner, Baylos Lawyers, Madrid

12.00-12:30

Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court from the perspective of a European Patent Attorney
Juan Arias Sanz, Founding & Managing Partner; ABG Intellectual Property, Madrid

12.30-13:00

Business practitioners’ perspective: economic effects?
Antonio López-Carrasco, Senior Patent Expert Telefonica I+D

13.00-13.15

Q&R

13:15

APPRECIATION SPEECH
Pfra. Dra. Esperanza Gallego Sánchez. Chair of Commercial Law. Director of the Commercial Law Deparment. Permanent member of the General Commission of Codification (Spanish Ministry of Justice)

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Directors and Coordinator

Pfra. Dra. Esperanza Gallego Sánchez

Directors

Chair of Commercial Law. Director of the Commercial Law Depart-ment. Permanent member of the General Commission of Codification (Spanish Ministry of Justice)

Pfra. Dra. Pilar Íñiguez Ortega

Directors

Director Patents Technology transfer and Digital Innovation Master of Inte-llectual Property and Digital Innovation. University of Alicante. Magister Lvcentinvs

Mr. Jaume Llorca Galiana

Coordinator

Academic Coordinator Patents Technology Transfer and Digital Innovation. Master of Intellectual Property and Digital Innovation. University of Alicante. Magister Lvcentinvs

Organizations

Commercial Law Deparment. Law Faculty

Proyectos de Grupos de Investigación de Excelencia Prometeo: CIPROM/2021/57 concedido por la Ge-neralitat Valenciana

Scientific Committee

Pfra Dra. Altea Asensi Merás
Mr. Álvaro Asencio Gallego
Mr. Miguel Cano Menor
Pfra Dra. Nuria Fernández Pérez
Pfr. Dr. Vicente Gimeno Beviá
Pfra Dra. Andrea García Martinez

Mr Alejandro Llopis Blanque
Prf. Dr. Ignacio Rabasa
Pfra Dra. Pilar Montero García-Noblejas
Pfr. Dr. Jorge Moya Ballester
Pfra. Dra. Marina Vázquez Esteban

DATE

October 4th 2023, 9h to 13.30h

PLACE

Germán Bernácer Assembly Hall. University of Alicante, Campus San Vicente del Raspeig, S/N

For more information

Phone: (+34) 965909513- 965909514
Email: [email protected]