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The UP/UPC Committee (the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court Committee) supports the President, the Executive Committee, and the members of the Association in relation to all matters concerned with the Unitary Patent System and the Unified Patent Court.
The UP/UPC Committee monitors developments within the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (the UP/UPC) System and fosters relationships with key partners to enable dissemination of authoritative information about the UP/UPC to the APTMA membership.
The UP/UPC Committee consists of representatives from the membership in private practice and working in industry.
The members of the UP/UPC Committee currently are:
Laurence BIBOW laurence.bibow@murgitroyd.com
Susanne CAHILL susanne@purdylucey.com
Alan CASEY alan.casey@dolby.com
Kevin COSGRAVE kevin.cosgrave@alkermes.com
Naoise GAFFNEY naoise.gaffney@bristows.com
Richard GILLISPIE rgillespie@inventorship.eu
Denis McCARTHY mccarthyd@maclachlan.ie
Sinéad ŠKRBA (Vice-Chair) sskrba@tomkins.com
Marie WALSH (Chair) marie@walship.ie
Triona WALSHE triona.walshe@bausch.com
Resources:
Overview of the UP and UPC - The start of the Unitary Patent (UP) and The Unified Patent Court (UPC) started on 1 June 2023.
UP/UPC Information for Innovators - What do the Unitary Patent (UP) and The Unified Patent Court (UPC) mean for Irish innovators? - Frequently Asked Questions designed to help Innovators