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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

Cautious optimism regarding 2017 UPC implementation

By AWA | Posted on November 29, 2016

During the meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council on 28 November 2016 in Brussels, the UK Minister of State for Energy and Intellectual Property stated that the UK will proceed with their ratification process in the months to come. The statement from the UK Minister for State and Intellectual Property Baroness Neville-Rolfe now seemingly paves...

Tags: UK, unified patent court, UP, UPC

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...

Tags: EPO, European Patent Office, language, unified patent court, Unified Patent Court Agreement, unitary patent, UP, UPC

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...

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

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