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UPC – Progress on German ratification
The German Bundestag has approved the ratification bill on the Unified Patent Court Agreement. The EPO has welcomed the news, explaining that “in Germany, the UPC bill will now be submitted …
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UK will not participate in the UPC
On 20 July 2020, it was announced that the UK had made its final preparation to withdraw from the Unified Patent Court project. A formal withdrawal of ratification was deposited, …
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UK intends to explore staying in the UPC and unitary patent system after the UK leaves the EU
The UK government has reaffirmed its commitment to the UPC and unitary patent in the recent “Brexit White Paper”. The paper’s section on Intellectual Property states that: “The UK has …
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UK ratifies the Unified Patent Court Agreement
On World IP day last week, the UK Minister for Intellectual Property, Sam Gyimah MP, confirmed that the UK has ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA). The announcement from …
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UPC Groundhog Day?
In January 2017, we posted the news: “The UPC to be operational by December 2017”. It’s now December 2017, and for reasons we couldn’t have foreseen in January, it feels …
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UPC Prep Comm – Further progress, yet further delays
The UPC Preparatory Committee has posted an update on the “Progress on the Unified Patent Court Project”. Good progress was reported on the one hand, with 14 full ratifications and more in …
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UK presses on with ratification of the UPC Agreement
The UK is pressing on with legislation that is required for the ratification of the UPC Agreement by the UK; secondary legislation in the form of an Order on Privileges and …
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December 2017 target start date for UPC will not be achieved
The UPC Preparatory Committee has announced that the timetable for opening the UPC (and the associated start date for Unitary Patents) is to be revised. The target date for the …
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UK General Election – December UPC start date seems doubtful
This morning the UK Prime Minister has called for a General Election on 8 June 2017. Parliament will vote on this tomorrow. Assuming the General Election goes ahead, under the …
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