The Professional Conduct Committee: Beneath the surface.
9 September 2026 | In this episode, Martina Stork and Tim Powell take listeners beneath the surface of the epi Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) and explore its role in supporting high profession...
9 Sep 26min
Ex parte proceedings at the UPC | UPC e15
29 July 2026 | In today’s episode, Pálma Gróf joins Tilman Pfrang and Bart van Wezenbeek to explore ex parte proceedings before the Unified Patent Court. They discuss the different forms of ex parte...
29 Jul 29min
Dyson v Dreame: The UPC’s First CJEU Referral | UPC e14
15 July 2026 | In today's episode, Tilman Pfrang and Bart van Wezenbeek explore the UPC Court of Appeal's referral to the CJEU in Dyson v Dreame. They discuss the unresolved question of the UPC's lo...
15 Jul 13min
Staring into the AI abyss
1 July 2026 | In this episode, Bastian Best and Rose Hughes discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on the patent profession. They explore whether AI represents an existential threat or simply a...
1 Jul 32min
Penalty payments and enforcement at the UPC | UPC e13
17 June 2026 | In today’s episode, Tilman Pfrang and Bart van Wezenbeek discuss the Court of Appeal order in Kodak v. FujiFilm (UPC_CoA_699/2025), which has become the leading authority on penalty p...
17 Jun 20min
The New Transparency Rules for Clinical Trials in the EU: Navigating Regulatory Disclosure and Patentability at the EPO and UPC
20 May 2026 | Today's episode is a special one because we are crossing disciplinary boundaries. Anja Fux talks with Eva Ehlich, Manja Epping and Christoph Behm about the intersection of regulatory ...
20 Mai 24min
Creating an IP-aware culture: The art of communication in patent matters
06 May 2026 | In today's episode, Michael Thesen talks with European Patent Attorney and IP strategist Farnaz Massoumian about building an IP‑aware culture through effective communication. Drawing o...
6 Mai 22min
AI in patent drafting: Guardrails, not shortcuts
22 April 2026 | In today's episode, Michael Thesen speaks with Bastian Best about the use of generative AI in patent drafting, following Bastian's article in epi Information 1/2026 and a recent epi ...
22 Apr 18min
