We are thrilled to share the success of our conference held on May 30 in Milano. With over 260 participants, this event was a remarkable milestone for the IP community.

Hosted by LES Italia and organized in collaboration with LES France – Licensing Executives Society and LES Germany, the conference celebrated the first anniversary of Unified Patent Court and the inauguration of the new Central Division Section in Milan.

A heartfelt thank you to all our speakers, participants, and organizers for making this event a grand success

After the introduction by Mattia Dalla Costa (Vice President LES Italy and LES International) and the opening addresses by Rinaldo Plebani  (President LES Italy) Frédéric PORTAL (President LES France) and Gabriele Mohsler (President LES Germany), Jean-Christophe Troussel (President Elect LESI) Dr. Klaus Grabinski (President of the UPC Court of Appeal) gave a great introductory speech on the state of the art.

A first panel presenting the perspectives of UPC judges and featuring

• Florence Butin, President, Court of First Instance (Paris)
• Pierluigi Perrotti, Judge, Court of First Instance (Milan)
• Paolo Catallozzi, Judge, Court of First Instance (Paris)
• Ronny Thomas, Member of the Presidium, Presiding Judge (Düsseldorf)
• Andrea Perronace, Technically qualified Judge, Pool of Judges

has been moderated by Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan and Tilman Müller with inspiring questions.

After the second keynote by Marina Tavassi, Founder of the Intellectual Property Judges Association, followed the second round table with representatives from Italian, French and German industries

• Dr. Sophie Pasquier, Philips
• Gianluca Previti, Iveco Group
• BITAUD VALERIE, BioMérieux
• Anne Julia Meinel, Roche Diabetes Care

on the challenges and opportunities offered by the new unified patent system, led by the brilliant moderation of Clemens Heusch, Nokia and Sergio Lasca, Pirelli & C. S.p.a.

The final remarks by Massimo Scuffi, Member of the Advisory Committee UPC, anticipated an exquisite cocktail.