Today, former EPLAW President Thierry Calame and EPLAW Secretary Philippe Campolini spoke at a webinar organised in cooperation with the EPO
The webinar is part of a lecture series dedicated to examining current topics in patent litigation in Europe, including UPC litigation and the emergence of new European patent jurisprudence. The series feeds the content of and leads up to the annual Litigation Matters conference. Participants can attend each session separately or the entire series.
This specific lecture focused on Arbitration. Arbitration has become an increasingly relevant dispute resolution mechanism in the field of patent litigation, although it remains less commonly used than traditional judicial litigation.
This webinar gave an overview of the basics of arbitration in patent cases, as well as discussed the pros and cons of this tool compared to traditional litigation. Case studies gave examples of when arbitration could be particularly useful (or not). Also, the role that PMAC will soon start to play in the context of arbitration was addressed, together with the UPC / PMAC interplay.
The next lecture will be on the implications of the CJEU decision in BSH v. Electrolux and will be held on 13 February 2026 at 12:00 CET.
More information can be found here.
