UPC Series: EPO Oppositions and UPC Revocation Actions – A Two Track Attack

Event Overview

The UPC is coming, and with it arrive new risks for European patent holders and new tools for third parties.

One of the clear drivers for patentees to opt out of the UPC system, or not select Unitary Patents, is the risk of UPC central revocation actions. Equally, this represents an additional opportunity for third parties to achieve freedom to operate in much of Europe.

The EPO post grant patent opposition system has been in force for decades. While tried and tested, it is ultimately limited by a nine-month filing window from grant. UPC revocations actions, while not covering up to as many European countries, can be filed at any time during the lifetime of a European patent.

This webinar will give an overview of both EPO oppositions and UPC revocation actions, as well as compare and contrast the two procedures. Also, since both EPO oppositions and UPC revocation actions can be filed against the same European patent, it won’t always be a question of one or the other.

We are joined by a speaker from the EPO who will give an overview of the opposition procedure. Leythem Wall will run through UPC revocation actions and provide a side-by-side comparison with the EPO system.