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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 …
Climate change: succeed in a net-zero future
The risks associated with climate change go way beyond the purely environmental.In our climate change briefing we consider at a high level the political, …
Patent and Pharma update, February 2021
Key recent developments in the United Kingdom and Europe relating to patents and the pharmaceutical sector. In this edition we cover an important …
Patent and Pharma Update, May 2020
Key recent developments in the United Kingdom and Europe relating to patents and the pharmaceutical sector In this update we welcome our new IP partner …
Patent and Pharma Update, February 2020
Key recent developments in the United Kingdom and Europe relating to patents and the pharmaceutical sector In this issue we report on the Supreme Court …
ECJ rules for the first time on “pay-for-delay” agreements
On 30 January 2020 the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) clarified for the first time the criteria governing whether so-called “pay-for-delay” agreements …
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