Conference | The Unitary Patent Package (30.05.23)

THE UNITARY PATENT PACKAGE: A START ON SHAKY TRACKS?

Conference on the occasion of the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC) entry into force and the launching of the collective book:

"The Unitary Patent Package & Unified Patent Court - Problems, Possible Improvements and Alternative"

Tuesday 30 May  2023 | 4.30 pm - 6.30 pm

Université Saint-Louis, Bruxelles Room P02
Rue du Marais 109 | 1000 Bruxelles

and Online (Teams)
 

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THE CONTEXT : THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE UPP

As of June 1st, 2023, after years of negotiations, setbacks and postponements, the Unitary Patent Package(UPP) enters into force: the European patent with unitary effect (EPUE) becomes a reality and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) starts its activities.

Regrettably, the patent regime put in place is not a genuine EU system. Adopted through an enhanced cooperation procedure, it firstly does not include all EU Member States. Secondly, this new patent regime is established at the periphery of EU law and adds a new patent to the existing ones. Challenges are numerous in terms of complexity, harmonization objectives, legality, business advantages and wider societal, economic and legal concerns, to name a few.

THE BOOK Unitary Patent Package & Unified Patent Court - Problems, Possible Improvements and Alternative

The book gathers twenty-eight contributions from academics and practitioners aiming to highlight the problems, possible improvements and even alternatives to this system. It starts with contributions putting the new system into historical, comparative and institutional perspectives (Part I) before moving to some issues under an EU law and EU integration viewpoints (Part II). The institutional, jurisdictional and procedural questions raised by the UPC setting are then addressed (Part III), and the innovation and markets issues are investigated (Part IV). The last contributions propose and discuss improvements and even alternatives to the Unitary Patent Package (Part V).

The book will be published (also in open access) by Ledizioni on May 15.

> Download the Open Access version here  

> Order a hard copy via this link

THE CONFERENCE

In addition to the official presentation of this book, the aim of this conference is to recall, a few hours before the entry into force of the unitary patent and the UPC, the issues raised and the challenges this new IP title and this new Court will have to face in the years to come.

After two keynotes delivered by M. Wathelet and T. Khuchua, the editors will officially launch the book and a Q/A will be held with the audience (on site and online).

REGISTRATION | Participation is free. Online registration in required before the conference. Remote participants will receive the link by e mail a few days before the Conference.

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CONTACT | luc.desaunettes@uclouvain.be