Follow the links below for the latest news from HGF on the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court:
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