Patent litigation in Europe - lecture series
This advanced lecture series is dedicated to examining current topics in patent litigation in Europe, including the launch of the UPC and the emergence of new European patent jurisprudence. The series feeds the content of and leads up to the annual Litigation Matters conference to be held at the end of the year. Participants can attend each session separately or the entire series. It is organised by the EPO in co-operation with the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) and the European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT)
This first lecture, entitled “inventive step at the UPC” is held by Dr. Christian Köster and will be followed by a Q&A session. Christian will tackle the problem with the problem: at the UPC inventiveness is judged using seemingly different approaches. The approach(es) followed in the first 18 months of the court will be discussed and compared with the EPO’s practise and recent national case law. The core hypothesis is that the UPC has a holistic view on inventive step.
Organised by
European Patent Academy
European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT)
Organised by
European Patent Academy
European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT)
Registration deadline
Speakers
Dr. Christian Köster
Christian is a European Patent Attorney and UPC Litigator at Synergy IP (of counsel). After studying chemistry at the Universities of Münster, Edinburgh and Berkeley (diploma in chemistry and Ph.D. in solid state sciences), Christian started his career in intellectual property. Christian holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) and a Diplôme d’Université (University of Strasbourg), both in patent litigation in Europe. He is a litigator before the Unified Patent Court and is active in the European Patent Litigators Association in which he served two terms as a Board member. Christian has more than 20 years of experience in European patent law, and a strong track record in contentious matters, including numerous EP opposition and appeal proceedings as well as several infringement and nullity court actions.
Clients from various technological areas rely on Christian’s skills in drafting, prosecuting and enforcing patents, and with respect to infringement, (in)validity and freedom-to-operate opinions. Frequent technical and scientific topics of his work are polymers, medical devices and computer-implemented inventions. Since quite some years, patenting of green technologies has become a particular focus of Christian’s prosecution work.
Programme
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