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Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office

Litigation Committee – National Litigation Matters

National Litigation Matters Sub-Committee remits:

  • Studies, discusses and reports on enforcement of national decisions;
  • Studies, discusses and reports on developments in national patent litigation related legislation;
  • Carries out surveys regarding national practice in patent litigation, e.g. costs/cost recovery in national revocation proceedings; limited revocation attacks on individual claims only;
  • Studies, discusses and reports on interplay between national proceedings and UPC proceedings, e.g. national inspection proceedings as basis for UPC infringement action; and
  • Studies, discusses and reports on enforcement of UPC decisions and orders (Art. 82 UPCA, Rule 352 & 354 RoP) in cooperation with the UPC Sub-committee.
Committee Members
Country Name
AT Gehring Andreas
DE Töpert Verena Clarita
FR Le Roy Gwennhaël
HR Vukina Sanja
HU Grof Palma
LU Bruck Mathis
MK Pepeljugoski Valentin
NL Hesselink Dinah Elisabeth (Chair)
NO Simonsen Kari Helen
RO Petculescu Ana-Maria
SK Neuschl Vladimir
TR Tas Emrah
Alpayim Anil Bugra
Associate Members
Country Name
DE Pfrang Tilman
FI Finnilä Kim Larseman
IE Walshe Triona Mary