Patent Validity and Infringement 2012

The Patent Validity and Infringement 2012 conference is dedicated to various active patent jurisdictions in the world, with a focus on procedural differences, first steps, the progress towards the European Unitary Patent, timescales and costs and the implications for validity and infringement cases across Europe.

Key Topics

• US patent landscape, including an examination of patent office procedures and choosing your jurisdiction
• The European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court
• Telecommunications and biologics litigation in Germany and the latest on compulsory licensing
• Costs and timescales in China
• Cross-border injunctions and customs seizures in the Netherlands
• Injunctive relief in the UK

Who should Attend

• Patents and IP managers and directors
• Intellectual property and In house patents attorneys
• Barristers, Lawyers and legal advisers responsible for patents, litigation, technology and telecoms, intellectual property in life sciences, FMCG and manufacturing