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4 November 2026

8:30 am-9:00 am

Registration and networking

9:00 am-9:10 am

Welcome address: Senior representative, IAM

9:10 am-9:40 am

Keynote interview: Insights from the UPC bench

9:40 am-10:30 am

Masterclass: Injunction spotlight: emerging practice and pitfalls

  • Preparing your injunction case at the UPC  
  • Testing the limits of long-arm jurisdiction 
  • What the case law tells us so far
10:30 am-11:00 am

Networking break

11:00 am-11:50 am

Panel: How the UPC impacts patent value

  • Damages in focus: what the first decisions reveal
  • The court’s role in patent licensing campaigns
  • Leveraging litigation funding at the UPC
11:50 am-12:40 pm

Masterclass: UPC harmonisation: Court of Appeal rulings in focus

  • EPO alignment? Inventive step, plausibility and claim interpretation
  • The most significant questions that need to be answered
  • Appeals to watch out for
12:40 pm-2:00 pm

Lunch and networking

2:00 pm-2:50 pm

Lightning talks: The UPC toolkit in practice

A series of 15-minute presentations led by subject matter experts.


Patent opt-out patterns revealed
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Protective letters: tactics and takeaways 
Presented by: 


Mastering the front-loaded system 
Presented by: 

2:50 pm-3:40 pm

Focus session: Pharma patent strategy at the UPC

  • Why pharma companies should embrace the UPC
  • Navigating opt outs, SPCs and unitary patents to maximise protection
  • Building preliminary injunction strategies
3:40 pm-4:10 pm

Networking break

4:10 pm-5:00 pm

Panel: The UPC’s role in the wider SEP landscape

  • Key lessons from evolving case law and decisions
  • Using the UPC alongside other European courts
  • The UK-UPC jurisdictional battles redefining SEP disputes
5:00 pm-5:50 pm

Panel: The EPO and the UPC: balance, tension and the way forward

  • Harmonisation and divergence – the verdict so far
  • Deploying parallel proceedings as a strategic tool 
  • Oppositions and revocations: building a winning validity strategy
5:50 pm-6:00 pm

Closing remarks: Senior representative, IAM

6:00 pm-7:00 pm

Drinks reception

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