Europe's Unified Patent Court: (Panel 1) The Future of Patent Enforcement
November 20, 2025
Faster, Cheaper, and More Powerful? Will the UPC boost Europe’s innovation economy? And if so, at what cost to US innovation? Let two industry giants help you make sense of what is happening now and what you can expect in the future.
Moderator
Wayne Stacy (BCLT, UC Berkeley Law)
Speakers
Steve Akerley (InterDigital, Inc.)
Andrei Iancu (Sullivan & Cromwell and former Director, USPTO)
Terry Rea (GW Law, and former Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Acting Director of the USPTO)
A Strategic Deep Dive into the UPC and Its Global Impact
As Europe’s Unified Patent Court (UPC) gains more interest and cases, US corporations, innovators and their counsel face urgent questions: What does this seismic shift in patent enforcement mean for global IP strategy? And how should US companies engage, compete, and strategize given this new landscape?
This daylong, high-impact institute offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from UPC judges, former USPTO and Federal Circuit leadership, seasoned litigators, global in-house counsel, and UPC experts.
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