ObjectiveThis conference will offer an update on the political and legal developments regarding the Unitary Patent in the EU and the rules of procedure applicable before the Unitary Patent Court (UPC). Key topicsLegal status of supplementary protection certificatesResults of the public consultation on the rules of procedurePreparing for patent litigation before the UPCRepresentations and interventions before the UPCQualification, selection and training of UPC judgesSettlement agreementsDamages actions and execution of decisions Patent filing before the EPO and payment of fees and renewable fees Spain’s second legal challenge to unitary patent regulationsWho should attend?Patent attorneys, lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel and other practitioners of law dealing with patent law and industrial property law.