Under the high patronage of the Garde des Sceaux, Minister of Justice

In the framework of Paris Arbitration Week (7-11 April 2025)

Conference Arbitration and Mediation in Industrial Property

Arbitration and mediation are set to undergo major changes in the field of Industrial Property, that could well revolutionize litigation.

The Unified Patent Court and its Mediation and Arbitration Centre: an opportunity to revisit dispute resolution strategies.

Two round tables are planned:

• the first, to review dispute resolution strategies available to industrial property litigants, both in and out of court
• the second, to highlight the Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) of the Unified Patent Jurisdiction (UPC), which will be operational by the end of the year.

With the participation of:

• Aleš Zalar - Director of the UPC Mediation and Arbitration Center (PMAC)
• Emmanuel Gougé - Judge at the UPC Court of Appeal
• Malik Chapuis - Judge at the 3^rd chamber of the Paris judicial court, Member of the Experts Committee of the UPC Mediation and Arbitration Center (PMAC)
• Jacques de Werra - Professor at the University of Geneva – Arbitrator
• Jean-Christophe Galloux – Professor at the University of Paris II – Assas
• Martine Karsenty - Ricard - Lawyer – Arbitrator – JP Karsenty & Associés
• Isabelle Romet - Former lawyer – Mediator – Interspheris SAS

Moderators:

• Denis Monégier du Sorbier – Lawyer – Hoyng Rokh Monegier
• Marianne Gabriel – Lawyer – Casalonga
• Guillaume de La Bigne – Patent Attorney – LLRIP

This event will be in French.