On Wednesday, 8 October 2025, the BIE Symposium 2025 will take place in cooperation with the Dutch Journal of Industrial Property ‘Berichten Industriële Eigendom’ (BIE).
The symposium will be chaired by Prof. Mr. Constant van Nispen, editor-in-chief of BIE, and will be held in the Auditorium of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek in Amsterdam. The focus will be on the Unified Patent Court.
Programme – topics
Production, communication, preservation and inspection of evidence at the UPC
Introduction by Wim Maas (Taylor Wessing)
Case management hearings in SEP cases and early case management hearings before the UPC
Introduction by Edger Brinkman (UPC, LD The Hague)
UPC and pharma: now inextricably linked?
Introduction by Stephanie de Beer (De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek)
Preliminary injunctions and provisional measures
Introduction by Daan de Lange (Brinkhof)
With commentary from:
- Rian Kalden (UPC, Court of Appeal)
- Margot Kokke (UPC, LD The Hague)
- Peter Blok (UPC, Court of Appeal; Utrecht University)
- Edger Brinkman (UPC, LD The Hague)
- Willem Hoyng (HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER)
Practical information
Date: Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Time: 14:00 – 17:15 (registration from 13:30, drinks afterwards)
Venue: Auditorium of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam
Please see here for more information and registration
