LES France, LES Germany and LES Italy warmly invite you to our joint event – UPC TWO YEARS LATER: CASE LAW and STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS – taking place in PARIS on May 26th 2025.

This is a momentous occasion to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of the UPC, learn about UPC news and case law directly from the judges and industry leaders.

Join us for this milestone event in Europe as we explore the latest advances, challenges and litigation in patent law.

PROGRAM

2.00 – 2.10 p.m. – OPENING

• Frédéric PORTAL, President of LES France
• Gabriele MOHSLER, President of LES Germany
• Mattia DALLA COSTA, President of LES Italy
• Pierre VERON, Member of the Drafting Committee of the Rules of Procedure of the UPC

2:10 – 2:30 p.m. – KEYNOTE

• Florence BUTIN, President, Court of First Instance (Paris)

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. – FIRST PANEL Views from the UPC Judges:

Introduction:

• Klaus GRABINSKI, President of the UPC Court of Appeal and Chairperson of the Presidium (Luxembourg)

• Camille LIGNIERES, Member of the Presidium, Presiding Judge (Paris)
• Ronny THOMAS, Member of the Presidium, Presiding Judge (Düsseldorf)
• Andrea POSTIGLIONE, Presiding Judge, Central Division (Milan) 
• Elisabetta PAPA, Technically Qualified Judge, Pool of Judges

Moderators:

• Tilman MÜLLER-STOY, UPC representative, Attorney-at-Law
• Jean-Hyacinthe DE MITRY, UPC representative, Attorney-at-Law

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. – COFFEE BREAK

4:30 – 6:20 p.m.- SECOND PANEL: Strategic considerations and experience from Industry

NOKIA – Armin SCHWITULLA, Lead Litigation Counsel EU

HUAWEI – Thomas DREISER, Senior Litigation Counsel

SANOFI – Mathilde RAULINE, Head of Greater Europe Patent Litigation

SES-IMAGOTAG – VUSIONGROUP – Philipp JAUCK, Head of Intellectual Property Management & Regulatory Compliance

Moderators:

• Mattia DALLA COSTA, UPC representative, Attorney-at-Law
• Daan DE LANGE, UPC representative, Attorney-at-Law

6:20 – 6:30 p.m. – FINAL REMARKS

Jean-Christophe TROUSSEL, President of LES International

The conference will be followed by a Cocktail Reception