Licensing Executives Society
Washington Chapter Meeting

May 14, 2002
12:00 pm-1:00 pm (lunch/presentation)

What is Happening to Patent Litigation in Europe?

Leading experts from the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands, will provide an up-to-date snapshot of developments and strategies for patent litigation in Europe.

• Learn how a "single" European patent is treated by the courts in different national jurisdictions.
  
• Avoid pitfalls due to divergent law and procedure in different states.
• See how attempts are being made to harmonize patent litigation.
• Contrast differences between claim construction, equivalents and file wrapper estoppel in the US and Europe.
• Effectively coordinate European strategies such as cross-border injunctions and "torpedoes".
• Understand how damages are assessed.

The speakers specialize in European patent litigation and are partners in Lovells, one of the largest IP practices in Europe: Robert Anderson (Lovells, London), Bert Oosting (Lovells, Amsterdam), Professor Dr. Winfried Tilmann (Lovells, Düsseldorf) and Dr. Andreas von Falck (Lovells, Düsseldorf)