Discuss every four months current legal problems and recent decisions of the Unified Patent Court
Webcode 26111141
Dr. Matthias Zigann
(tbc) Presiding Judge, Local Division Munich, Court of First Instance of the Unified Patent Court
Dr. Matthias Zigann is a designated legally qualified judge at the Unified Patent Court (Local Division Munich) and Presiding Judge at the Munich Higher Regional Court. There he is heading the 38th Civil Senate since November 2022. From December 2012 to October 2022, he presided over the 7th (Patent) Division of the Munich Regional Court I. Prior to his appointment as presiding judge he was seconded to serve as a research associate with the Xth Civil (Patent) Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe for three years. Dr. Zigann is i.a. co-editor and co-author of the Beck Online Commentary UPC (to go online end of 2023).
Dr. Tobias Wuttke
UPC Representative, Attorney-at-Law, Certified IP Lawyer, Partner, Bardehle Pagenberg, Munich (Germany)
Dr. Tobias Wuttke is a partner of Bardehle Pagenberg since 1st January 2023. Each year, he deals with over 30 in-court IP litigation cases and far more out-of-court disputes. He is recognised by JUVE, Legal 500, Chambers and IAM as a leading patent litigator in Germany.
Dr. Thorsten Bausch
(tbc) UPC Representative, German and European Patent Attorney, Partner, Hoffmann Eitle, Munich (Germany)
Thorsten Bausch serves as Partner in HOFFMANN EITLE’s Chemistry and Biotech practice group, with a strong focus on EPO Opposition and Appeal Proceedings and on German revocation and infringement proceedings.Thorsten has practiced for almost 30 years in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology arts. Clients have called Thorsten "one of the best patent attorneys in Europe" and Peers have praised him as "the guiding light of patent enforcement in the pharmaceutical sector in Germany" (IP Stars Handbook 2017) and "definitely one of the go-to patent attorneys in Germany for SPCs" (iam Patent 1000). He is perennially recognized by Chambers, Managing Intellectual Property, Wirtschaftswoche, JuVe, among many others. Who’s Who Legal 2021 named Thorsten as "Thought Leader Global Elite" for Germany. Thorsten serves and represents clients through all strata, from startups to fortune 500 companies as well as some of the most prestigious universities and research institutions in the world. He has acquired particular expertise in the fields of pharmaceuticals, immunology and polymers. Many pharmaceutical patents of major commercial value have been entrusted to Thorsten and his team at HOFFMANN EITLE. Thorsten was also in involved in Decision G 1/99 before the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal and contributed to Case G 1/21 as an amicus curiae. In 2021, Thorsten was invited to join the Standing Advisory Committee of the European Patent Office on Quality.
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5 March 2026, 2 July 2026, 19 November 2026 I Each webcast from 18:00 to 19:30 CET
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Veranstaltung - 980 € zzgl. MwSt.
The membership is concluded for 12 months and includes three live broadcasts. It is extended for a further 12 months if a written cancellation is not submitted six weeks before the end of the membership at the latest. You can begin your membership at any time.
Veranstaltung - 980 € zzgl. MwSt.
The membership is concluded for 12 months and includes three live broadcasts. It is extended for a further 12 months if a written cancellation is not submitted six weeks before the end of the membership at the latest. You can begin your membership at any time.
Jean-Claude Alexandre Ho, LL.M.
Lawyer, Conference Manager
+49 6221 500-675
jc.alexandreho@forum-institut.de
This live webcast provides you regularly with the discussion of the latest UPC cases and their impact on legal practice.
The Presiding Judge of the Local Division Munich of the UPC and two UPC litigators, one an attorney-at-law, the other a patent attorney, sit at a virtual fireside chat with you to discuss about hot topics at the UPC. Our UPC experts inform you in 90 minutes live internet broadcasts three times a year about the latest relevant decisions of the UPC divisions and will discuss with you the current legal problems around the UPC. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and take part in the discussion directly during the live webcast.
The membership is concluded for 12 months and includes three live broadcasts. It is extended for a further 12 months if a written cancellation is not submitted six weeks before the end of the membership at the latest. You can begin your membership at any time.
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5 March 2026 (webcode 26031141)
2 July 2026 (webcode 26071141)
19 November 2026 (webcode 26111141)
Each webcast from 18:00 to 19:30 CET
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