POLIMI European Patent Litigation Certificate  -     2025 Edition

POLIMI European Patent Litigation Certificate - 2025 Edition

COURSE PRESENTATION

The POLIMI European Patent Litigation Certificate is a course, organized by the University Politecnico di Milano and accredited by the UPC Administrative Committee, aimed at qualifying participants as UPC representatives.

Only European patent attorneys authorized to practice professional representation before the European Patent Office pursuant to Article 134 of the European Patent Convention are admitted to the course.

EUROPEAN PATENT LITIGATION CERTIFICATE

The course will provide, those who will successfully pass the exam, with a European Patent Litigation Certificate according to Art. 48(2) UPCA.

DURATION & MODE

  • 17 days  (102 hours) of theoretical lessons
  • 3 days (18 hours) of practical training
  • Final exam

Only the practical training at the end of the course must be attended in person, the rest of the lessons can be attended remotely using Microsoft Teams.

All the participants will have access to video-recordings of the lectures, the presentations and the material of the course, which will be downloadable during the entire duration of the course. This will allow the participants to attend the lectures on a deferred basis if they need it. 

LOCATION

Lectures will be held at the headquarters of the Department of Energy of the University Politecnico di Milano in via Lambruschini 4 , 20156 Milano – Bovisa, Italy, which can be easily reached by the underground railway (stops Bovisa or Villapizzone).

CLASSROOM COMPOSITION 2017-2023