Arbitration in patent litigation: a complementary tool with strategic limitations
This lecture series is dedicated to examining current topics in patent litigation in Europe, including UPC litigation and the emergence of new European patent jurisprudence. The series feeds the content of and leads up to the annual Litigation Matters conference. 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).
The specific lecture will focus on Arbitration has become an increasingly relevant dispute resolution mechanism in the field of patent litigation, although it remains less commonly used than traditional judicial litigation. This webinar will present the pros and cons of this tool compared to traditional litigation and discuss situations where arbitration can be of particular relevance. The role that PMAC will soon start to play in that context will also be addressed.
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
Philippe Campolini
Philippe is a Partner at the Brussels office of the law firm Stibbe. He assists his clients in all IP areas, focusing strongly on patent and trade secrets litigation. Philippe is passionate about scientific and technological innovations and has a wealth of experience in high-end and complex patent litigations as well as innovation-driven transactional work (technology transfer, licenses, joint research agreements, etc.). This is reflected in the matters he handles for Belgian and international clients from various sectors, notably the life sciences and medical device industries. As a native French and German speaker, Philippe is also very well connected with the German market.
Philippe graduated in law from the Université catholique de Louvain in 2006. He obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) focusing on IP and competition law from the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in 2007. Philippe is often invited to speak at conferences featuring IP and trade secrets law and has authored many publications on these subjects, including on the UPC (in particular P. CAMPOLINI, The international jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court and related issues addressed by Regulation (EU) No 542/2014: much ado about nothing or new playground for the CJEU?, in The Unified Patent Court – Problems, Possible Improvements and Alternatives, Milan, Ledizioni, 2023).
Thierry Calame
Partner at Lenz & Staehelin, Co-Head of Intellectual Property Dr. Thierry Calame, Attorney at Law, Dipl. Nat.sc ETH, is a partner at the law firm Lenz & Staehelin, based in Zurich. He is an expert in intellectual property matters with a particular emphasis on patent law. Thierry has vast experience as counsel in patent, trademark, unfair competition, and copyright litigation, as well as IP-related arbitration. He regularly sits as an arbitrator in IP-related arbitration. Thierry also advises on licensing, the intellectual property aspects of a wide range of other transactions and pharmaceutical law, including regulatory and advertising issues. He has a master’s degree in both chemistry and law and is a permanent lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. Thierry has published on a wide range of intellectual property topics. He is also past president of the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW). From 2010 to 2014, he acted as Reporter General of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).
Over the past 12 years, he has been the president of the European Centre for Dispute Resolution, working as a mediator, arbitrator and consultant in international rule of law reforms. Aleš has received various awards in recognition of his contributions to the development of mediation.