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German decision on UPC expected in early 2020

By Louise Jonshammar, Niklas Mattsson | Posted on December 4, 2019

In an interview with IP industry publication Managing IP, Justice Huber of the German Federal Constitutional Court stated that the UK’s decision to leave the EU was of no concern to him and that, depending on the time it takes him and the other judges to deliberate, it is his intention for the Court to...

Tags: Brexit, Germany, patents, unitary patent, UPC, UPCA

Brexit may stall Germany’s ratification of the UPCA

By AWA | Posted on August 26, 2019

The German Justice Ministry expressed earlier this month that the government will not ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) until the implications of Brexit are clear. A letter from the Ministry in answer to questions of parliament stated: “The issue of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (so-called Brexit) and...

Tags: Brexit, EU, Germany, patents, unitary patent, UPC, UPCA

What export waivers mean for European Supplementary Protection Certificates

By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on February 12, 2019

Louise Jonshammar takes a closer look at the final mandate surrounding export waivers for European Supplementary Protection Certificates, what it means for applicants and holders and the importance of monitoring once the Regulation comes into effect   Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC) offer patent owners an extension of up to five years of the basic patent’s...

Tags: Brexit, EU, export waiver, generics, Infringement, patents, SPC

Bracing ourselves for a “no Brexit deal”?

By AWA | Posted on October 19, 2018

The point of no return, the date of jumping off the cliff, the end of the conveyor belt, or as we say in Swedish “a dear child has many names” – 29 March 2019 is now very quickly approaching. On 17 October, the EU27 leaders met at the European Council to discuss Brexit, and even...

Tags: 29 March 2019, Brexit, Britain, EU27, Europe, European Union, Intellectual Property, patents, RCD

‘Soft Brexit’ provides for creation of comparable UK trademarks and designs

By AWA | Posted on August 23, 2018

Owners of existing EU trademarks (EUTM) and designs (RCD) had been left somewhat in the dark about what will happen to their intellectual property rights on 29 March 2019, but The UK Intellectual Property Office is now shedding some light on the situation. Existing EU trademarks and designs will, under the provision that the withdrawal...

Tags: Brexit, Britain, designs, EU, EUTM, Intellectual Property, RCD, trademarks, UK

Fourteen countries have now ratified the UPC

By AWA | Posted on September 5, 2017

Despite the uncertain situation in the UK and Germany, other EU member states seem to continue to ratify the UPC agreement. The latest states to join those who have already ratified are Estonia and Lithuania, of which both deposited their instruments for ratification during August. The complete list can be found here. Before the new...

Tags: Brexit, EU, Germany, patents, ratification, UK, UPC

New UK intellectual property minister reaffirms UK commitment to the Unified Patent Court

By AWA | Posted on February 1, 2017

There is a new sheriff in town. Jo Jonson takes over from Baroness Neville Rolfe as UK Intellectual Property minister. He was appointed new minister on 11 January. Baroness Neville Rolfe has previously made some promising statements concerning the UK’s intentions to ratify the agreement on a unified patent court (UPC). Jo Johnson has now...

Tags: Brexit, UK, uk intellectual property minister, UPC

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