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22 February 2023

Last ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement


On February 17th, 2023, the last country, Germany, ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA). This ratification automatically triggers the effective entry into force of the UPCA as of June 1st, 2023 and simultaneously opens the way on the same date to the grant of Unitary patents.
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) will have exclusive jurisdiction to determine the infringement and validity of European patents and Unitary patents: the UPC will replace the (...)