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Why the EPO’s top-up search for earlier national rights matters for the UP and UPC
Before unitary effect can be registered by the EPO, an applicant must first obtain a European patent via the EPO as it does in the current way. In order to …
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The Unitary Patent Transitional Measures
When the Unified Patent Court (UPC) eventually commences (currently delayed until 1 June 2023) it will be possible to obtain patent protection across UPC member states by requesting unitary protection …
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Start of the UPC Sunrise Period delayed to 1 March 2023
The UPC sunrise period which was expected to start on 1 January 2023 has now been postponed to 1 March 2023. Consequently, the entry into force of the UPCA and …
Read articleGender diversity at the UPC
In Europe, women remain grossly under-represented in research and innovation. A recent study by the European Patent Office (EPO) found that only 13.2% of inventors in Europe are women. The …
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Comparing the value of European vs Unitary Patent Validation
The EPO’s European patent system is on the brink of the biggest change in a generation – from 2023 it is expected that a new unitary patent (UP) will become …
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EPO sets start of Unitary Patent transitional measures as 1 January 2023
The EPO has announced that it intends to adjust the start date of its transitional measures for Unitary Patents (UP) to 1 January 2023. From that date, applicants who have …
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Webinar: basics and news about Unified Patent Court
HGF is hosting a webinar on 10th November to discuss ‘Basics and news about Unified Patent Court’. Date 10th November, 2022 Time 14:00 – approx. 15:30 (CET) About the webinar …
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UPC likely to be open on 1 April 2023
On 6 October the UPC preparatory team released its roadmap regarding the opening of the UPC. German ratification of the UPC agreement is likely to be on 19-23 December 2022, …
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Webinar: Litigating in the Unified Patent Court
HGF hosted a webinar on 25th October to discuss ‘Litigating in the Unified Patent Court’. Date 25th October, 2022 Time Session 1 – 7:00 (BST) / 8:00 (CEST) / 15:00 …
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