Webinar recording: The UPC countdown has started – are you ready?

On 29 March, our leading lawyers in Düsseldorf, Milan, Paris and London hosted a webinar exploring what businesses need to know and what they need to be doing now to prepare for the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which is set to start hearing cases on 1 June 2023. The presentation was followed by a short Q&A. Read more

FLAG meeting: Ransomware and data class actions

We are co-hosting a webinar with the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) on Wednesday 20 January 2021, where expert speakers from Herbert Smith Freehills will provide insights into topical issues such as ransomware and data class actions. Read more

Tech Disputes webinar series (Episode 2: The evolution of copyright in the digital world)

A review of the key points to consider in dealing with digital copyright, including the communication to the public right and issues around the use of material on the internet, together with a look at how copyright may change, both in the EU with the implementation of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, and in the UK, post Brexit without the Directive. Read more

Tech Disputes webinar series (Episode 1: FRAND 2.0 – licensing in a world of new standards)

In this webinar we will focus on some of the practical guidance issued by the courts as to how to approach FRAND negotiations, focussing on Germany, France and the UK. What should prospective licensors and licensees do differently this time for forthcoming licensing negotiations on new standards? Are we in a better position now to avoid some of the previous challenges, such as patent hold-up and hold-out? Read more

European pharma patent law update

Hear the latest developments in European pharmaceutical patent law from France, Italy and the UK. Now available on demand. Key topics included: The situation of provisional damages in PI proceedings and the consequences in terms of damages of a wrongly awarded PI in France and Italy The implications of the above with respect to involving … Read more