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IAM Connect UPC 2023

August 2023

HGF are gold sponsors of the IAM Connect UPC 2023 event due to be held online from 17th – 18th October 2023.

HGF Partner & Head of Law Rachel Fetches will be moderating the panel session ‘The Unified Patent Court state of play’ on Day 1 of the event:

The long-anticipated UPC has launched. As businesses around the globe turn their eyes toward Europe, what are the key developments to look out for in year one?

Panellists will discuss:

  • What we know, what we don’t know, and what we need to know
  • Harmonisation within the system and case developments to date
  • The changing role of Europe in global patent strategies

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