Joint Symposium on U.S. and European Patent Practice - Important Aspects for Practitioners - Fall 2025

At this 2025 joint symposium, we will together examine selected current aspects of IP practice related to prosecuting applications and enforcing patents in the U.S. and in Europe. While similarities exist, applicants for U.S. and European patents need to be aware of the peculiarities and most recent developments in each system in order to achieve the best results. In particular, the symposium will address the following important topics for today’s practitioners:

• Inter Partes Review in the U.S - including the brave new world of discretionary denials
• Statistics and recent case law of the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
• Claim construction developments in the U.S. – including the grey zone of “consisting essentially of” and impact of specification updates
• Patents on AI in Europe: from the Patent office to the Courts
• What the heck is going on in the U.S.? - USPTO updates
• “A Sole Intervenant's Guide: Navigating Claim Interpretation with Adapted Description Allies Against Marketed Product Rivals” – Enlarged Board of Appeal decisions and referrals in this year

Presenters will include Andrew M. Ollis (Oblon), Christian Meyer (Maiwald), Grace E. Kim (Oblon), Attila Kimpan (Maiwald), David M. Longo (Oblon), Lars Häusler (Maiwald).

Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be provided at a casual reception following the symposium.

A link to register can be found here.

Alternatively, you may register by e-mail to patentconference@oblon.com or events@maiwald.eu.  If registering by email, please include the attendee’s name(s), company, and contact information. The final registration deadline is November 11, 2025. Attendance is limited and registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. 

We look forward to welcoming you and your colleagues once again to our in-person event.