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Overview

The European Unified Patents Court (UPC) is coming in early 2016, and all U.S. companies that hold patents and do business in Europe need to be prepared.  Olswang's pan-EU IP team has identified procedural features that could attract “patent trolls”/NPEs to this new system.  This is particularly so given the UPC opens its doors at a time when such entities are seeking a new forum to monetize their patents as U.S. courts become more hostile towards them. These features include: 

  • The UPC will reliably get to trial in a year and at a fraction of the cost of U.S. litigation.
  • UPC procedure will provide a plaintiff-friendly “litigation-by-ambush” style due to the short response times for defendants.
  • The UPC will likely grant injunctive relief to non-practicing entities and any injunction will be pan-European. 

Gareth E. Morgan, Jean-Frédéric Gaultier, and Thomas Lynker of Olswang LLP will provide: 

  • An overview of how the UPC will function;
  • An overview of what preparations companies should consider before the court goes live, including whether to opt any European Patents in or out of the UPC system; and
  • Up to the minute information on the preparations being made for the new court in the central division locations of London, Munich and Paris.

 

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