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Is 1 April 2023 the date for entry into force of the Unitary Patent?

By Louise Jonshammar, Niklas Mattsson | Posted on October 7, 2022

On 6 October, the UPC Preparatory team published information that they are currently planning for entry into force of the UPC Agreement on 1 April 2023, with the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opening its doors and starting to receive cases as from that date. If that plan holds, this will also be the day from...

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Are you ready for the Unitary Patent?

By Louise Jonshammar, Niklas Mattsson | Posted on May 19, 2022

The Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court will significantly impact the patent system in Europe. For applicants or owners of European patents, it is time to inventory your IP portfolio and strategise whether your patents are more suited to the classic European system or the upcoming Unitary Patent system. Niklas Mattsson and Louise Jonshammar...

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All eyes on Germany as UPC is resuscitated at Bundestag and Bundesrat

By Louise Jonshammar | Posted on December 18, 2020

German ratification of the UPCA is one of the last hurdles for the Unitary Patent system. The system has suffered a series of delays ever since an agreement was reached in 2012 that made the Unitary Patent possible through enhanced cooperation at an EU-level. The Unitary Patent system aims to provide easier and affordable access...

Tags: Bundesrat, EU, Europe, European patents, Germany, patents, unitary patent, UPC, UPCA

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...

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Prepare your strategy for the Unitary Patent and the UPC – (Part III)

By AWA | Posted on June 8, 2016

Strategies for pending patent applications and important aspects of the opt out procedure When preparing for the entry into force of the new Patent system in Europe, also patent application which are now currently pending before the European Patent Organization (EPO) must be considered. A decision must be made whether to try to delay the...

Tags: EPO, unified patent court, Unified Patent Court Agreement, unitary patent, UP, UPC, UPCA

Prepare your strategy for the Unitary Patent and the UPC – (Part II)

By AWA | Posted on June 2, 2016

The language regime for the Unitary Patent and the divisions of the UPC As we have written before the creation and start of the Unified Patent Court will change the mindset of patent litigation in Europe fundamentally. However, Europe is a diverse continent, not the least when it comes to languages. With the European Patent...

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Prepare your strategy for the Unitary Patent and the UPC – (Part I)

By AWA | Posted on May 30, 2016

The creation and start of the Unified Patent Court will change the mindset of patent litigation in Europe fundamentally. The Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent will, according to the Chairman Alexander Ramsay, be ready by the middle of 2016 with the preparations for the new Court. In May the recruitment of judges began, and...

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