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 (...)