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The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court
A new system for litigating patents in Europe

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) will now open its doors on 1st June 2023, as the German government completed its ratification process on 17th February 2023. The sunrise period for filing opt out requests started on March 1st 2023, giving patentees the opportunity to complete their opt outs before the end of May.

 

With the new court and new patent both arriving in a matter of months, it is now time to prioritise preparation for this new system. We look forward to offering clients the chance both to enforce their patents or defend their innovative products across Europe using the UPC, and to protect their inventions with Unitary Patents (UPs).

Our mixed teams of Carpmaels patent attorneys and litigators will be able to act for clients in the EPO, UPC, and national courts (including the UK), giving our clients a real edge in pan-European actions. We are unique in our ability to offer a truly integrated service, managing our clients’ intellectual property from inception to litigation, making us perfectly positioned to best represent our clients in the UPC.

Our experts

Agathe Michel-de Cazotte
Partner
Solicitor
Anna Leathley
Partner
Patent Attorney
Bruce Cockerton
Partner
Patent Attorney
Cameron Marshall
Partner
Patent Attorney
Camilla Balleny
Partner
Solicitor
Chris Hoggett
Partner
Patent Attorney
Chris Tunstall
Partner
Patent Attorney
Daniel Wise
Partner
Patent Attorney
David Holland
Partner
Patent Attorney
David Wilson
Partner
Solicitor
Edward Oates
Partner
Patent Attorney
Gary Small
Partner
Patent Attorney
Harvey Adams
Partner
Patent Attorney
Hugh Goodfellow
Partner
Managing Partner
Ian Kirby
Partner
Solicitor
Isobel Barry
Partner
Patent Attorney
Jake Marshall
Partner
Solicitor
James Warner
Partner
Patent Attorney
Jennifer Antcliff
Partner
Solicitor
John Brunner
Partner
Patent Attorney
Mark Chapman
Partner
Patent Attorney
Matthew Georgiou
Partner
Patent Attorney
Paul Bettridge
Partner
Patent Attorney
Simon Llewellyn
Partner
Solicitor
Stephen Duffield
Partner
Patent Attorney, Solicitor
Susan Kirsch
Partner
Patent Attorney
Alex Fennell
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Ben Chapman
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Claire Morris
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Daniel Goodman
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Emily Nikolic
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Emma Demetriades
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Greg Ball
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Hazel Turner
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Jennie Cox
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Joe Abdalla
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Jonathon Woodward
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Laura Johnson
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Maggie Gisseleire
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Natalia Wegner
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Paul Kaufman
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Peter Herrick
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Rhodri Hopes
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Richard Newell
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Russell Woolley
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Sam Sackville
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Stephen Michell
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Susan Hancock
Senior Associate
Patent Attorney
Adam Baker
Associate
Patent Attorney
Adam Ellwood
Associate
Patent Attorney
Agata Antepowicz
Associate
Andrew Russell
Associate
Patent Attorney
Charlotte Malley
Associate
Patent Attorney
Clarissa Luxton
Associate
Hannah Kite
Associate
Patent Attorney
Harry Bush
Associate
Patent Attorney
Henry Evans
Associate
Patent Attorney
James Channer
Associate
Patent Attorney
John Snape
Associate
Patent Attorney
Kirwin Lee
Associate
Patent Attorney
Lawrence Paleschi
Associate
Patent Attorney
Lileth Rees
Associate
Patent Attorney
Michelle Montgomery
Associate
Patent Attorney
Natasha Christian
Associate
Patent Attorney
Sam Grayer
Associate
Patent Attorney
Sarah Isherwood
Associate
Patent Attorney
William Mooney
Associate
Patent Attorney

Need advice?

Our team is ideally placed to assist you with preparations for the coming changes.

The combined skills of our patent litigators and attorneys means that we can offer advice relating to all aspects of the new system. For those that do wish to use the UPC, the expertise of our European patent advocates, with rights of representation before this new court, will be indispensable for litigants who desire to have the best technical and legal advisors in the courtroom.

If you wish to discuss aspects of the Unitary Patent or Unified Patent Court with us, please get in touch with your usual Carpmaels contact, or contact Agathe Michel-de Cazotte or David Holland.