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2025 Berkeley-GW UPC Institute
Panel 3: In-house Counsel’s Views on the UPC
Nov 20, 2025 | 8:50 A.M. ET | UC Washington Center
Program Information | Agenda | Speaker Bios & Contact Info
This session gives you a unique opportunity to hear from in-house counsel that have and are still navigating the UPC process. Learn what they think in-house counsel need to know about the UPC.
Moderator
Steve Carlson (Robins Kaplan)
Speakers
Avi Schwartz (Edwards Lifesciences)
Mark Schildkraut (Stanley Black & Decker)
Ari Laakkonen (Powell Gilbert)
A Strategic Deep Dive into the UPC and Its Global Impact
As Europe’s Unified Patent Court (UPC) gains more interest and cases, US corporations, innovators and their counsel face urgent questions: What does this seismic shift in patent enforcement mean for global IP strategy? And how should US companies engage, compete, and strategize given this new landscape?
This daylong, high-impact institute offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from UPC judges, former USPTO and Federal Circuit leadership, seasoned litigators, global in-house counsel, and UPC experts.