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Inquiry into the Western Australian Domestic Gas Policy – Interim Report

Spanish portfolio acquisitions – recent trends, challenges and outlook for the future

The general rule under Spanish law is that credit rights are freely transferable. In this context, there are no statutory provisions setting out special …

THE UPC AND THE UP: IMPACT ON PATENT PORTFOLIOS, CO-OWNERSHIP AND LICENSING

For information on the impact of the UP and the UPC on the management of patent applications, patent portfolios in general and licensing see our two part …

How to get a Unitary Patent

Also termed the European patent with unitary effect, the unitary patent (UP) is a single patent right covering all the states that have taken part in the …

WHICH STATES ARE IN THE UPC & WHERE WILL A UP HAVE EFFECT?

See our summary of who's currently in and who's out of the UP/UPC system below. IN: UPC participating Member States that have ratified the UPCA in …

UPC: Jurisdiction and opt-out

After the transitional period (of at least 7 years), as well as having exclusive jurisdiction over unitary patents, the UPC will have exclusive …

UPC Court Fees

The Administrative Committee of the UPC has issued a Table of Court fees document (8 July 2022; in force 1 September 2022).KEY POINTS No fees will be …

The UPC Rules

The final version of the Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (also available in French and German) came into force on 1 September 2022. One of …

UPC Structure – local, regional and central divisions and Court of Appeal

The UPC will have a Court of First Instance (divided into local, regional and central divisions) and a Court of Appeal (Luxembourg). Cases will commence …

HINWEISGEBERSCHUTZGESETZ TRITT VORAUSSICHTLICH NOCH IM JUNI 2023 IN KRAFT

Umsetzung der Whistleblower Richtlinie – Bundestag und Bundesrat beschließen HinweisgeberschutzgesetzDer Bundesrat hat heute den Entwurf des …

German Working Time Act amendments – What you need to know

The draft bill looks to clarify the rules, but uncertainties remainIntroduction Since the much-discussed decision of the German Federal Labour Court of …

The European corporate sustainability due diligence Directive: it's a marathon, not a sprint

It has now been just over a year since the European Commission adopted its landmark proposal to introduce corporate environmental and human rights due …