Mintz Intellectual Property Division Chair Michael Renaud will participate in a panel discussion about the Unified Patent Court (UPC) at the Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) IPBC Global 2025 in Boston on June 10. 

The session, entitled “The UPC at Full Throttle,” will explore the following topics:

• How the UPC is reshaping global patent litigation strategies 
• Preliminary injunctions and damages – what we know so far
• Your guide to critical and fast-evolving case law 

The panel will be moderated by Naoise Gaffney, Of Counsel - UPC Director, Bristows. Michael will be joined by three other panelists: Margot Kokke, Legally Qualified Judge - Local Division, The Hague, Unified Patent Court; Ryan Lawlis, Vice President, RPX; Yvonne Lee, Director and Corporate Counsel, IP Investments, Parabellum Capital; and Andrew Yen, Chief IP Counsel, Panasonic.

Michael Renaud is known as one of the world’s leading intellectual property strategists. As Chair of Mintz’s IP Division and a member of the firm’s policy committee, he leads an international team of IP prosecutors, litigators, transaction and technology specialists. A pioneer in IP strategy, Michael has unique experience and expertise in formulating and executing multi-national enforcement and monetization strategies. Through traditional litigation and licensing approaches, and by creating markets for, and brokering the sale and acquisition of, intellectual property portfolios, Michael has helped his clients realize returns of over $1 billion.

A copy of the IPBC Global 2025 agenda can be found here.