COURSE PRESENTATION
The POLIMI European Patent Litigation Certificate is a course accredited by the UPC Administrative Committee, according to R. 6 of Draft EPLC and aimed at qualifying participants, after a final exam, as UPC representatives. (Decision D-AC/07/19072024_E 19 July 2024 of the Administrative Committee).
EUROPEAN PATENT LITIGATION CERTIFICATE
The course will provide, those who will successfully pass the exam, with a European Patent Litigation Certificate according to R. 1 of the Draft EPLC.
According to Art. 13 of the Draft EPLC, the European Patent Attorney wishing to represent parties before the Unified Patent Court and be inserted in the list of UPC representatives, under Article 48(3) of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, shall lodge the Certificate with the Registrar.
TRAINING FORMAT & DISTANCE LEARNING
The course comprises a total of 120 hours, structured into modules of three hours each.
Sessions are held once a week, both in the morning and afternoon, over the course of 20 days. Of these, 17 days are dedicated to theoretical instruction, and 3 days are reserved for practical training.
Lectures will be in English.
Attendance in person is encouraged, but it is mandatory only during the three days of practical training.
Apart from the practical sessions, participation in the lessons will also be possible online.
All participants will have access to video recordings of the lectures, the presentations, and course materials, which will be available for download from the course platform using a personal password.
EXAM
The final exam will be organized the day after the end of the practical training, and it will comprise:
Part a) Written – 30 multiple choice questions;
Part b) Written – a legal case to be solved;
Part c) an oral exam starting with the discussion of the legal case.
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
