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