UPC updates

UPC Court of Appeal issues the first decision on Article 49(5) UPCA

Europe’s new patent court has been busy over the last nine months, with several new developments around the corner in Ireland and Milan

The Carpmaels & Ransford authors analyse a recent UPC decision in the December 2023 edition of “epi Information”

The firm hosted an event with industry leaders to reflect on the successes of the new court in its first 6 months

For Medtech companies dealing with a patchwork of European rights, the UPC may prove useful for cost-efficiency and speed, alone or alongside traditional defensive and enforcement strategies

Litigants have a choice of languages at the UPC, and as shown in ORD_581189/2023, this can be changed to the language in which the patent was granted

The UPC’s tools for information gathering to obtain evidence of infringement under certain jurisdictions may prove to be particularly useful in the robotics and software sector

Companies in the life sciences sector show a healthy appetite to engage with the new court system as the Unified Patent Court opens its doors and Unitary Patents begin to grant – is it time for more companies to join them?

What to do if key deadlines are missed

An article series on what the UPC system means for your business

Five issues for licensors and licensees to consider now

What to consider when preparing a UP co-ownership agreement

An overview of the additional legal issues that apply

Essential considerations for IP transactions

Decision in spatial imaging field handed down yesterday – decision in related case to follow

English is set to become the main language of the UPC

The UPC has now opened

New certainty for handling of cases by the central division of the UPC

UPC statistics: what do the data show?

With the UPC set to reshape European patent enforcement, parties should consider filing Protective Letters at the UPC as a routine part of their freedom-to-operate strategy

The UPC will open its doors on 1st June 2023

Patentees can adapt their portfolio strategies now to take advantage of the cost-savings provided by the Unitary Patent

New dates in 2023 have been announced for the start of the Unified Patent Court – how will this affect your patent strategy in 2023?

Evidence for the UPC: Expectations on the topics of ‘frontloaded’ proceedings and expert evidence

Logistics and Litigation impacted by the UPC

The UPC sets out to be the most efficient forum for patent litigation in the EU

Despite the cause for optimism, it remains to be seen whether the UPC framework will be enough to bring about the challenge of international harmonisation

The new rules came into effect on 1st September

Time to start preparing for the sunrise period

Parts of the UPC Agreement are now finally operational

New options for validation in the life sciences sector - what does this mean for conventional national validation?

After years of delay the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent might be just around the corner

The biggest change to European patent law in a generation is finally on its way

The biggest change to European patent law in a generation rests on the fate of two German constitutional challenges

The German Federal Constitutional Court receives further challenges

The German Government moves towards ratification of the UPC Agreement

The UK will not participate in the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court system

The UK government has published additional information about how the UK might participate in the Unified Patent Court after Brexit

The UK moves forwards with the biggest update to European patent law in 40 years