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Two interesting documents on Brexit and the UPC have been published;\u00a0the UK Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys\u00a0(CIPA) view on the UPC in light of Brexit, which is supported by the second document, an Opinion from Legal Counsel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On the face of it, these documents paint a positive picture \u2013 the UK \u201ccould\u201d continue to participate in the Unitary Patent by entering into a new international agreement with the participating EU Member States. The UK could even host the Life Sciences\/Chemistry section of the UPC, but changes would have to be made to the UPC Agreement. However, the complexity of the additional agreements and amendments that would need to put in place should not be underestimated.<\/p>\n

Whilst the view that the UK \u201ccould\u201d join the Unified Patent Court and can remain part of the UP system after the UK leaves the European Union may be legally correct in the opinion of Counsel, the changes required to make that happen, may concern the other EU Member State participants to the UP & UPC agreements.<\/p>\n

However, ratifying now, and exiting later, is likely to add even further to the complexity of these issues, but hasn\u2019t been ruled out.\u00a0\u00a0As reported by WIPR<\/a>, Margot Fr\u00f6hlinger, principal director of patent law and multilateral affairs at the EPO, the EPO \u201cwants the UK\u2019s involvement\u201d but \u2026 “if the UK does not ratify or waits to see how Brexit plays out, the UPC members will have to \u201cfind a way to go ahead without the UK\u201d\u201d.<\/p>\n

HGF continues to monitor the situation regarding BREXIT and the UPC closely; we believe the UP and UPC systems would be stronger and more beneficial for businesses with UK involvement, but suspect the political obstacles and issues of sovereignty that need to be tackled, as well as agreements that may need to be put in place, could take as many years to agree as the UP & UPC agreements themselves have taken.<\/p>\n

This update was prepared by\u00a0Martyn Fish<\/a>, Partner. If you would like further advice on this or any other matter please contact\u00a0Martyn<\/a>\u00a0or your usual HGF representative or visit our\u00a0Contact page<\/a>\u00a0to get in touch with your nearest HGF office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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