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James Tomko

SVP, Digital Infrastructure
Zayo

James Tomko is SVP, Digital Infrastrcuture at Zayo.

James has held various roles over his 36 years in telecommunications.  His extensive background across Product Development, Business Development, and Wholesale & Enterprise Sales has equipped him with deep technical expertise.  Currently, he leads Zayo's Digital Infrastructure sales division focused on AI, SaaS, Gaming, data centers, and media companies. 


James holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Bethany College and an MBA from Marymount University. He resides in Atlanta, GA.

James Tomko

SVP, Digital Infrastructure
Zayo

James Tomko

SVP, Digital Infrastructure
Zayo

James Tomko is SVP, Digital Infrastrcuture at Zayo.

James has held various roles over his 36 years in telecommunications.  His extensive background across Product Development, Business Development, and Wholesale & Enterprise Sales has equipped him with deep technical expertise.  Currently, he leads Zayo's Digital Infrastructure sales division focused on AI, SaaS, Gaming, data centers, and media companies. 


James holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Bethany College and an MBA from Marymount University. He resides in Atlanta, GA.

Join an exclusive panel featuring esteemed judges from the UPC, whose decisions are shaping the future of patent litigation across Europe. This prestigious session offers a rar opportunity to gain invaluable insights into the judicial mindset and decision-making processes at one of the most important new patent courts globally. Don’t miss this chance to engage with the very authorities defining the UPC’s jurisprudence and influencing litigation strategies across industries.

Author:

Emmanuel Gougé

Honourable Judge
UPC Court of Appeal

Emmanuel Gougé

Honourable Judge
UPC Court of Appeal

Author:

Kai Harmänd

Honourable Judge
UPC Court of First Instance

Kai Harmänd

Honourable Judge
UPC Court of First Instance

Author:

Peter Blok

Honourable Judge
UPC Court of Appeal

Peter Blok

Honourable Judge
UPC Court of Appeal

Author:

Antje Brambrink

Partner
Finnegan

Dr. Antje Brambrink is qualified and admitted as an attorney at law in Germany. She advises and represents clients in complex patent disputes on all IP-related matters, often at the interface of antitrust and regulatory laws. Her expertise covers various fields of technology with a focus on pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, med-tech, as well as renewable energies and high-tech. Our clients appreciate Antje’s deep understanding of the life sciences sector based on her dual qualification as a licensed dentist.

 

As a patent litigator, Antje represents clients in infringement, preliminary injunction and inspection proceedings before German district and appeal courts as well as in nullity and compulsory license proceedings at the German Federal Patent Court and the Federal Supreme Court.

 

In addition to her work as a litigator, Antje advises clients strategically on all issues relating to intellectual property rights (patents, utility models, supplementary protection certificates), such as contracts for the licensing and transfer of rights also in connection with international transactions or the newly established Unified Patent Court (UPC). She has extensive experience in the European coordination of multinational patent disputes.

 

Prior to joining Finnegan, Antje practiced patent litigation for several years in the patent litigation teams of two international law firms seated in Germany. Antje’s medical and scientific background is of great benefit in advising clients from the life sciences sector. Renowned pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices companies regularly seek her advice. She also advises in the field of renewable energies and in the enforcement of standard-essential patents.

Antje Brambrink

Partner
Finnegan

Dr. Antje Brambrink is qualified and admitted as an attorney at law in Germany. She advises and represents clients in complex patent disputes on all IP-related matters, often at the interface of antitrust and regulatory laws. Her expertise covers various fields of technology with a focus on pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, med-tech, as well as renewable energies and high-tech. Our clients appreciate Antje’s deep understanding of the life sciences sector based on her dual qualification as a licensed dentist.

 

As a patent litigator, Antje represents clients in infringement, preliminary injunction and inspection proceedings before German district and appeal courts as well as in nullity and compulsory license proceedings at the German Federal Patent Court and the Federal Supreme Court.

 

In addition to her work as a litigator, Antje advises clients strategically on all issues relating to intellectual property rights (patents, utility models, supplementary protection certificates), such as contracts for the licensing and transfer of rights also in connection with international transactions or the newly established Unified Patent Court (UPC). She has extensive experience in the European coordination of multinational patent disputes.

 

Prior to joining Finnegan, Antje practiced patent litigation for several years in the patent litigation teams of two international law firms seated in Germany. Antje’s medical and scientific background is of great benefit in advising clients from the life sciences sector. Renowned pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices companies regularly seek her advice. She also advises in the field of renewable energies and in the enforcement of standard-essential patents.

 

Emmanuel Gougé

Honourable Judge
UPC Court of Appeal

Emmanuel Gougé

Honourable Judge
UPC Court of Appeal

Emmanuel Gougé

Honourable Judge
UPC Court of Appeal
 

Emmanuel Gougé

Judge
UPC Court of Appeal

Emmanuel Gougé

Judge
UPC Court of Appeal

Emmanuel Gougé

Judge
UPC Court of Appeal

This session examines how the UPC’s evolving case law on equivalence compares with national practices in jurisdictions such as the UK, Germany, and Brazil. With recent UPC decisions applying the four-prong test to life sciences disputes, panellists will assess whether the doctrine is delivering legal certainty while ensuring fair protection for patentees.

• Analyse how recent UPC rulings apply the doctrine of equivalents and compare with approaches in the UK, Germany, and Brazil.
• Are the four key UPC questions workable in practice, especially in the life sciences context?
• Evaluate the balance between legal certainty for third parties and fair protection for patent holders under the UPC system.

Author:

Viviane Kunisawa

Partner
Daniel Law

Viviane Kunisawa

Partner
Daniel Law

Author:

Liz Cohen

Partner
Bristows

Liz Cohen

Partner
Bristows

Author:

Julia Schönbohm

Partner
Linklaters

Julia Schönbohm

Partner
Linklaters

Claim Construction at the UPC: A Review of EPO, National and UPC Case Law This session examines the UPC’s evolving approach to claim interpretation, highlighting key decisions that clarify how claims are construed in comparison with EPO and national practices. It will explore recent landmark rulings and ongoing developments shaping patent litigation strategies.


• Review the UPC Court of Appeal decision NanoString Technologies v. 10xGenomics, which clarified the standard for interpreting patent claims based on Article 69 EPC and its Protocol, affecting both infringement and validity assessments.
• Examine the ongoing question of whether the file wrapper should be considered in claim construction, which awaits a final decision by the UPC Court of Appeal.
• Analyse the decision of G1/24 and its impact upon claims raised at national courts, the EPO and the UPC.

Author:

Sabine Agé

Partner
Hoyng Rokh Monegier

Sabine Agé

Partner
Hoyng Rokh Monegier
 

Aditya Agarwal

Director, Robotics
Nimble Robotics

Aditya Agarwal

Director, Robotics
Nimble Robotics

Aditya Agarwal

Director, Robotics
Nimble Robotics
 

Liz Powell

Founder & President
G2G Consulting

Liz Powell

Founder & President
G2G Consulting

Liz Powell

Founder & President
G2G Consulting