Agenda

Eighteen months on from BSH v Electrolux, the UPC's long-arm jurisdiction is now being applied in practice. Permanent injunctions covering non-UPC and even non-EU states have been granted, the Court of Appeal has referred its first questions to the CJEU in Dyson v Dreame, and the Munich Regional Court has applied the same logic in national proceedings. The reach now extends across the U.S., China and outlier jurisdictions like the UK, Spain and Switzerland, and creates real exposure for global businesses. This panel convenes patentees and implementers to debate what the reach of the UPC should be and what comes next from the CJEU. 

- Review the key long-arm jurisdiction decisions and their direction of travel, drawing on BSH v Electrolux and Regeneron v Formycon. 

- Examine how the long-arm reach plays out against the U.S., China and outlier countries like the UK, Spain and Switzerland, and where the friction points sit in each. 

- Debate whether the long-arm reach can or should extend to non-EU defendants and to EU authorised representatives, ahead of the CJEU's answers in Dyson v Dreame. 

- Weigh the risks long-arm reach creates for operating companies, including exposure of non-EU subsidiaries, supply chains and authorised representatives, and the cost of defending in a forum chosen by the patentee.