Follow the links below for the latest news from HGF on the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court:
UK will not participate in the UPC - August 2020
UK intends to explore staying in the UPC and unitary patent system after the UK leaves the EU - July 2018
UK ratifies the Unified Patent Court Agreement - April 2018
German Bundestag to debate UP and UPC - March 2018
UPC Groundhog Day? - December 2017
UPC Prep Comm - Further progress, yet Further delays - September 2017
UPC Agreement Provisional Application Phase and What’s Next - July 2017
UK presses on with ratification of the UPC Agreement - June 2017
December 2017 target start date for UPC will not be achieved - June 2017
UK General Election – December UPC start date seems doubtful - April 2017
UPC, ratification and Article 50 - what next? - April 2017
Still confident the UPC could open in December 2017 - March 2017
12th UPCA Ratification and other UPC News - February 2017
The UPC and what to expect - January 2017
The UPC to be operational by December 2017 - January 2017
UK signs the UPC Protocol on Privilege and Immunities - December 2016
UK to Ratify UPC Agreement - November 2016
UK – ratifying the UPC – could we, should we? - September 2016
Netherlands – 11th State to Ratify UPC Agreement - September 2016
UPC - 10 down; 3 to go... - June 2016
The Unified Patent Court: the future cost of patent litigation in Europe - May 2016
Would Brexit mean the end of the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court? - May 2016
Preparing for change: a new type of patent for Europe - May 2016
Preparing for change: The UPC opt-out decision - April 2016
UPC Case Management - bulk opt-out - March 2016
UK Parliament Approves UP & UPC Draft Legislation - March 2016
No Official Fee to Opt Out of the UPC – confirmed - February 2016
A closer look at the UPC central division - February 2016
9th UPC Ratification – could the UK be next? - February 2016
SPCs and Unitary Patents - December 2015
Agreement reached on the distribution of renewal fees in respect of Unitary Patents - November 2015
UPC Rules Of Procedure Finalised - November 2015
The Unitary Patent gets more unified - October 2015
Italy to Join Unitary Patent - July 2015
Unitary Patent Renewal Fees – EPO adopts lowest proposed fees - June 2015
2016 for the first Unitary Patents? - May 2015
UPC – Preparatory Committee Proposes Court Fees - May 2015
ECJ Clears the Way for the Unitary Patent - May 2015
Unitary Patent Renewal Fees – Proposed Figures Revealed - March 2015
Test Driving the UPC Case Management Software - November 2014
Green Light from AG Bot for Unitary Patent in Europe - November 2014
17th Draft Rules of Procedure of the UPC - November 2014
Testers wanted - UPC prototype e-filing/case management test system goes live - October 2014
AG Opinion on the Spanish Challenge to the UPC - Delayed - October 2014
Unified Patent Court - New Expert panel and Updated Road Map - September 2014
Ireland to vote on the Unitary Patent in 2015 - August 2014
Latest on the Spanish Challenge to the Unitary Patent for Europe - July 2014
5th Member State to Ratify the UPC Agreement - Denmark - June 2014
Belgium - 4th to Ratify the UPC Agreement - June 2014
Sweden Deposits Instrument of Ratification for UPC Agreement - June 2014
2 steps forward, 1 step back – are we really any closer to the first Unitary Patent? - May 2014
"Yes" vote in Denmark's referendum on Unified Patent Court - May 2014
Intellectual Property Act 2014 – are we really one step closer to a Unified Patent Court? - May 2014
“And then there were 4…" Progress towards a Unitary Patent for Europe - May 2014
The Unitary Patent Package - 1 year on... - March 2014