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6 December 2016

November 28, 2016 - Unified Patent Court - UK decides to ratify the UPC Agreement

UK signals a green light for the ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement. The UPC should enter into force with the UK on board, meaning that decisions of the Unified Patent Court would also apply to the UK and the Unitary Patent would cover the UK territory.

At the last Competitiveness Council of 28 November, the UK Minister of State for Intellectual Property, Baroness Neville-Rolfe, stated that the UK government will ratify the (...)

18 October 2016

October 18, 2016 - Unified Patent Court - Consequences of a Brexit

Consequences of a Brexit on the UPC Agreement and on the Unitary Patent Protection.

1. The present situation We are now faced with the result of the British referendum which decided that UK should leave the European Union. In order to achieve this result, (...)

28 September 2016

September 14, 2016 - Progress in UPC Agreement ratification

The Netherlands have ratified the UPC Agreement on September 14, 2016. This means that 11 Member States have ratified the UPC Agreement. The Agreeement could therefore enter (...)

June 3, 2016 - Progress in UPC Agreement ratification

Bulgaria has ratified the UPC Agreement on June 3, 2016. This means that 10 Member States have ratified the UPC Agreement.

25 February 2016

February 25, 2016 - Opt-out from UPC becomes free!

The UPC Preparatory Committee approved on February 25, 2016, the Rules on Court fees and recoverable costs. Surprisingly, the fees for opt-out and withdrawal of an opt-out, (...)

12 February 2016

January 19, 2016 - Progress in UPC Agreement ratification

Finland has ratified the UPC Agreement on January 19, 2016. This means that 9 Member States have ratified the UPC Agreement. It is reminded that the Agreement will enter (...)

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