Italy has committed itself to the Unified Patent Court, even though it has declined to join the unitary patent system. What might this mean in practice for the profession in Italy? Some answers to this question may be obtained from a forthcoming conference at the University of Milan, the details of which can be obtained from Professor
University of Milano-Bicocca
Friday 27 September 2013 –
Aula Martini U6-4
The EU Patent System: the European Patent
With Unitary Effect And The Unified Patent Court
European Commission Representation
in Italy, Italian Ministry of Economic
Development
AIPPI (International
Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property – Italian Group)
9.00 – Registration of participants
9.15 – Welcome speeches: Prof. Marcello Fontanesi – Rector, University
of Milano-Bicocca, Dr. Fabrizio Spada – Director, European
Commission Representation, Office in Milan
9.30 – Morning session:
Chair: Prof. Dr. Hanns Ullrich (Max-Planck Institute for
Intellectual Property and Competition Law, München)
The Long Road from EC Patent to Patent
with Unitary Effect: Potentials and Challenges Ahead
Michael König – Head of Unit, Industrial
Property, DG Internal Market, EU Commission
La cooperazione rafforzata in materia di brevetti e il controllo della
Corte di giustizia UE
(The Enhanced Cooperation on Patents
and the Control by the CJEU)
Prof. Fausto Pocar – University of
Milan, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Natura e contenuto del brevetto con effetto unitario
(The Legal Nature and the Content of
the Patent with Unitary Effect)
Prof. Giovanni Guglielmetti – University of Milano-Bicocca
10.30-10.50 Coffee-break
The European Patent with Unitary
Effect and the European Patent Office
Prof. Manuel Desantes Real –
University of Alicante, Former Vice-President EPO
La concorrenza di discipline di fonte diversa nel brevetto ad effetto unitario
(Concurring Sources of Law in the
Legal Regime of the Patent with Unitary Effect)
Prof. Vincenzo Di Cataldo – University of Catania
La collocazione normativa delle disposizioni di diritto
sostanziale e la loro interpretazione pregiudiziale
(The Legal Frame for Substantive Law
Provisions and their Referral to the ECJ for Preliminary Ruling)
Prof. Giandonato Caggiano – University of Roma Tre
12.00
– Interventions
Dr. Francesco Macchetta – IP Director, Bracco Imaging
14.30 – Afternoon session:
Chair: Prof. Riccardo Luzzatto (University of Milan)
The Institutional Framework for the Enforcement
of European Patents and European Patents with Unitary Effect: a View from the
Hague Conference
Prof. Marta Pertegás – First
Secretary, Hague Conference of Private International Law, The Hague
La natura del Tribunale unificato tra tribunale nazionale «comune agli Stati»
e tribunale internazionale
(The Unified Patent Court between a National
Court “Common to the Member States” and an International Court)
Prof. Roberto Baratta – University
of Macerata, Legal Advisor, Permanent Representation of Italy in Brussels
Le Rules of Procedure e i
rapporti tra Tribunale unificato e giudice nazionale
(The Rules of Procedure and the
Relations between the Unified Patent Court and National Courts)
Dr. Marina Tavassi – President of the
IP Specialised Section, Milan Tribunal
15.45-16.10
tea-break
Il diritto applicabile dal Tribunale unificato: diritto UE, diritto internazionale,
diritto interno
(The Law Applicable by the Unified
Patent Court: EU Law, International Law, National Law)
Prof. Costanza Honorati – University of Milano-Bicocca
La ‘biforcazione’ tra azioni di validità e azioni di contraffazione: ragioni
teoriche e problemi applicativi – (‘Bifurcation’ of Revocation and Infringement
Actions: Theoretical Reasons and Practical Problems)
Prof. Marco Ricolfi – University of Turin
Il ruolo del patent attorney di
fronte al Tribunale unificato
(The Role of Patent Attorneys Before
the Unified Patent Court)
Dr. Micaela Modiano – European Patent Attorney
17.30
– Interventions and discussion
Dr. Francesca Ferrari – University of Insubria
Dr. Benedetta Ubertazzi – University of Macerata
Dr. Lidia Sandrini – University of Milan
18.30 –Conference closes
Scientific Coordinator: prof. Costanza Honorati
The Conference will be held in English and in
Italian. Simultaneous translation will be provided
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