{"id":6942,"date":"2025-06-11T13:24:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T13:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/ross-walker-obtains-european-patent-litigator-certification\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T14:07:32","slug":"ross-walker-obtains-european-patent-litigator-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/de\/ross-walker-obtains-european-patent-litigator-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Ross Walker obtains European Patent Litigator certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are pleased to congratulate our partner, Ross Walker, on achieving his European Patent Litigator certification. Ross completed an academic year-long course, hosted by the ERA Academy of European Law in conjunction with Maastricht University. The course involved more than 120 hours of training, included bimonthly lectures, together with three residential stints at ERA, which is located in Trier, Southern Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RossWalker.webp\" alt=\"Ross Walker\" class=\"wp-image-1785\" style=\"width:566px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RossWalker.webp 960w, https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RossWalker-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RossWalker-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RossWalker-616x462.webp 616w, https:\/\/forresters-ip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/RossWalker-680x510.webp 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ross Walker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Ross is already qualified as a Representative of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), this course helped to enhance his understanding of the procedure before the relatively new UPC. 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