upc structure & judicial composition cfi, divisions & court of appeal including composition...

UPC STRUCTURE & JUDICIAL COMPOSITION

• CFI, Divisions & Court of Appeal including composition of the panels

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UPC STRUCTURE

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Central DivisionLocal/Regional

Divisions

Court of First Instance

LondonIPCA, C

(life sciences)

ParisIPC

B, D, E, G, H(telecoms etc)

MunichIPCF

(engineering)

Court of Appeal(Luxembourg)

CFI: WHAT EACH DIVISION DOES

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Local/Regional Divisions

Central Divisionwhere infringement occurred or where defendant is based infringement +

counterclaim

counterclaim

infringementcounterclaims for

revocation

free-standing validitynegative declaratory

judgment / declaration of non-infringement

UPC STRUCTURE

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Central DivisionLocal/Regional

Divisions

Court of First Instance

LondonIPCA, C

(life sciences)

ParisIPC

B, D, E, G, H(telecoms etc)

MunichIPCF

(engineering)

Court of Appeal(Luxembourg)

UPC PROCEEDINGS

• Can the Court of Appeal suspend an injunction granted by a division of the UPC?

• What is the timing?

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UPC PROCEEDINGS

• Appeal proceedings: are they de novo or review proceedings?

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UPC REMEDIES

• Will a finding of patent infringement always be followed by an injunction or is there a type of e-Bay rule?

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UPC REMEDIES

• Will it be easy to obtain preliminary injunctions?

• How important is the balance of convenience?

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UPC OPT-OUT & TRANSITIONAL PERIOD

• Should you opt out?

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