The Unified Patent Court and Unitary European Patent

Our lawyers in Germany and our experienced European Patent Attorneys in the UK and Germany are able to act before the Unified Patent Court. Thus we have over 25 team members able to act before the new court and to bring all their litigation and patent opposition experience to bear across any technology in which our clients may litigate or face litigation.

20 March 2024

No Opting-back-in if there have been Earlier National Proceedings

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5 October 2023

Unitary patent - number of unitary patent applications in Europe

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28 September 2023

What a typical UPC action looks like so far

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11 July 2023

Unified Patent Court – the first month’s activity

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10 July 2023

Milan replaces London as the third seat of the Central Division of the Unified Patent Court

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19 April 2023

UPC opens opportunity for central patent revocation after the nine-month opposition period

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13 March 2023

Don’t let your Opted-Out European Patent be Torpedoed

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20 February 2023

UPC OPENS FOR BUSINESS ON I JUNE

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16 February 2023

Unitary Patent + UK will be a popular strategy

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12 December 2022

Opt out of the UPC and opt back in later – a low-risk choice

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27 April 2022

UPC Update: Pros and Cons of Opting Out

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8 April 2022

Double Patenting in Germany and the UPC

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25 January 2022

Unitary Patent Participating States

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14 December 2021

UPC expected to open in 2022

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Unitary Patent FAQsFrequently asked questions about the Unitary Patent (UP)

Unified Patent Court FAQsFrequently asked questions about the Unified Patent Court (UPC)

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