The UBA Intellectual Property Committee and the UBA Mediation Committee invite you to take part in the event «Mediation Colloquium: Transformation of IP Dispute Resolution Practices», which will be held on February 25, 2025 in Kyiv.

Moderator:

Tetiana Ogneviuk, Deputy Chairman of the UBA Committee on Intellectual Property, Partner of Dispute Resolution Practice at AMBASSADORS, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Law at the European University

Agenda of the event:

1.         «Mediation vs. Litigation: what is the best solution for IP disputes?» (a conversation by Socratic dialogue between an IP mediator and an IP litigator)

Mediator: Natalia Kovalko, PhD, Professor, Attorney at Law, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine

Lawyer: Oleksandr Mamunya, Deputy Chairman of the UBA Committee on Intellectual Property, Managing Partner of Mamunya IP

2.         What's new in IP mediation in Ukraine and worldwide.

Speech by Aurika Grybovska, Head of the Mediation and Mediation Center of the IP Office

3.         What role can a patent attorney play in mediation processes on IP disputes?

Speech by Pylyp Bilytskyi, patent attorney, managing partner of IPharmGuards Law Firm

4.         Judges as catalysts for change: the role of judges in the development of mediation in the IP sphere.

Speech by Oksana Marchenko, judge of the Kyiv Commercial Court.

5.         Summarizing and answering questions from the participants.

Date: February 25, 2025

Time: 16:30-18:00 (Kyiv time)

Format: offline (Kyiv)

Language of the event: Ukrainian

We invite attorneys, mediators, lawyers, representatives of companies, government agencies and judges to discuss current trends and prospects for the development of mediation in the IP sphere.

Pre-registration is required to participate in the event.

The number of participants is limited. The organizers reserve the right to terminate registration if the maximum number of participants is reached.

* A personal link will be sent to each participant to the email address provided during registration.

If you wish, you can make a charitable contribution and support the institutional activities of the Ukrainian Bar Association by following the link.

For additional information about the event, please call: +38 (066) 495-30-14 or write to: komitet@uba.ua. Contact person - Victoria Motia.