Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation Summit (& UPC Litigation Forum) returns to Amsterdam in January with 15% IPKat readers’ discount

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As previously announced, the Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation Summit will take place in Amsterdam on 21 and 22 January 2025, with the UPC Litigation Forum taking place on 20 January.

The full event agenda is available here. Over the past few weeks, new speakers and chair have been added, including from Atalanta Therapeutics, Viatris, Zentiva, and Recordati. The UPC Litigation Forum has also recently confirmed 2 technical judges with a focus on Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry and Physics, as well as 2 legally qualified judges from the Paris Central Division and from the Nordic-Baltic Regional Division.

According to the organizers, this is Europe’s premier event for patent litigation professionals. Over 450 industry experts are expected to gather for a deep dive deep into the most pressing challenges and innovations in contentious IP law. The latest case law, regulatory updates, and strategic litigation approaches will all be covered, while participants will connect with key stakeholders who drive the future of life sciences IP.

New to this year is the inaugural Diversity & Inclusion in IP workshop during the conference’s UPC Litigation Forum, featuring targeted workshop discussions.

Besides a session devoted to “Patent Quality Review: Developments from the UPC and the EPO”, the 2025 edition’s highlights include:

• Latest life science litigation, including cross-border cases, biosimilars, vaccines, and SPCs.
• The UPC’s impact on the life sciences sector, featuring industry-focused panels and a pre-event forum for practical, cross-industry discussions.
• Targeted, in-depth discussions with tracked sessions on MedTech, Large Molecule, and Small Molecule patent litigation.
• Key updates and challenges in divisional patenting, PIs, second medical use, G2/21, and the Bolar exemption from top pharma and biotech IP specialists.
• Judicial perspectives from top UPC technical and legal judges and within the Global Judges Panel session.

IPKat readers are entitled to a 15% discount in the registration fee using VIP code IPKAT_SM at checkout. For further information and to register, click here. Please note that the final chance to get a discount on your ticket ends on Friday 6 December, so hurry up!