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Our latest webinar, UPC in focus: Insights on inventive step, preliminary objections & confidentiality, is taking place on Wednesday 11 March 2026 from 14:30 – 15:30 GMT.
Drawing from practical experience having represented both defendants and claimants, UPC litigators Alex Rogers and Greg Ward will provide insights into some topical issues at the UPC.
In the webinar, our experts will delve into the hot topic of inventive step. They will discuss the similarities and differences between the EPO and UPC approaches to inventive step, and how litigants may tailor their arguments to best effect. They will also look at the key procedural stage of raising preliminary objections, what works and what does not, and how access to sensitive information may be controlled in an action.
Host & speakers
Kayleigh Walker – Senior Solicitor, Solicitor (England & Wales)
Alex Rogers – Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney
Greg Ward – Partner, UK and European Patent Attorney