Tag: unitary patent

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22 April 2020

The UK will not participate in the UPC confirms IP Minister responding to House of Lords' letter

18 March 2020

German Federal Consitutional Court to announce UPC decision this Friday 20 March 2020

16 December 2019

RATIFICATION OF THE UPC AGREEMENT IN SIGHT? GERMAN CONSTITUTIONAL DECISION LIKELY EARLY IN 2020

20 December 2018

Preparations for the UPC continue despite an "unpredictable environment"

The UPC Preparatory Committee has issued a “Status of the Unified Patent Court Project” statement and review of 2018, confirming that there …

30 November 2018

Italy moves the unitary patent a step closer

25 September 2018

Brexit "no deal" technical notices published on Patents, Trade marks, Designs, Copyright, GIs, and Exhaustion of rights

The latest tranche of "no deal" technical notices was released yesterday afternoon by the UK Government. Amongst them are several notices …

21 August 2018

Bulgaria ratifies the Protocol on Provisional Application of the UPC Agreement but delays still in store for the UPC

On 24 July Bulgaria ratified the Protocol on Provisional Application of the UPC Agreement (Protocol). Four more ratifications/declarations are needed, …

31 July 2018

HSF Legal Guide to Brexit - an update on provision for intellectual property rights

IP rights which are designated as applying across the EU (EU trade marks, Community plant variety rights, Community registered designs and Community …

13 July 2018

Intellectual Property and Cyber Security issues considered in UK Government White Paper on the future UK-EU relationship

The UK Government's White Paper detailing its proposal for the future relationship between the UK and the EU (published on 12 July 2018) includes a …

26 April 2018

The UK ratifies the Unified Patent Court Agreement on World IP Day

The UK has ratified the UPC Agreement today, 26 April 2018, which also happens to be World IP Day. The UK IP Minister announced the ratification at …

27 March 2018

UK Government agrees elements of the European Commission's proposals for post-Brexit protection of EU-wide IP rights in the UK in the latest draft of the Withdrawal Agreement

In the latest draft of the Withdrawal Agreement (19 March 2018) the UK Government and European Commission negotiators appear to have agreed text …

11 January 2018

BREXIT AND IP – LAW SOCIETY NOTE CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION

The exact mechanics of how Brexit will materialise and what it would mean for intellectual property rights in the UK is still unclear. However, time is …