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22 November 2017

PATENT AND PHARMA UPDATE - November 2017

Key recent developments in the United Kingdom and Europe relating to the patents and pharmaceutical sector. One of the most significant developments in …

07 November 2017

November UPC Update

In June we gave an update on the progress of the UPC, including the announcement by the UPC Preparatory Committee that the 1 December 2017 …

28 September 2017

New Unjustified Threats Regime in force from 1 October 2017

Threatening proceedings for intellectual property right infringement can sometimes backfire. In relation to patents, trade marks and designs, there is a …

06 September 2017

Unified Patent Court Agreement still on pause despite 14th ratification

Lithuania has now ratified the UPC Agreement (UPCA) (on 24th August 2017) making it the 14th state to do so (see the UPCA ratification index here). Under …

04 August 2017

Estonia ratifies the UPC Agreement – 13 ratifications now in place – just Germany and the UK to go

Estonia ratified the UPC Agreement (UPCA) on 1 August 2017, making it the thirteenth contracting member state to do so (see the European Council's …

28 June 2017

UK Government lays pre-ratification UPC legislation before Parliament

The Unified Patent Court (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2017 was laid before Parliament on 26 June 2017 – see the explanatory memorandum …

14 June 2017

UPC commencement postponed – Preparatory Committee announces that 1 December 2017 start date cannot be maintained

Latest UPC developments: UPC Preparatory Committee announces that 1 December 2017 start date for UPC has been postponed (7 June 2017) Private …

20 April 2017

The Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent - Introduction

Consistent progress has been made towards the establishment of a unitary patent right (UP) across most countries in the EU. 26 of the 28 European Union …

12 April 2017

UPC Preparatory Committee releases a "final" update to the 18th draft of the UPC Rules of Procedure

The UPC preparatory committee has released an updated version of the 18th draft of thee UPC Rules of Procedure (with amendments being dated 15 March …

21 March 2017

UPC Prep Committee signals readiness at final meeting

The UPC Preparatory Committee held its final meeting on 15 March at which it agreed a collection of legal, HR and financial documents and confirmed that …

16 February 2017

Brexit: Intellectual Property

Whatever future relationship the UK has with the rest of the EU, the effect of the Great Repeal Bill, once enacted, will mean that any existing …

29 November 2016

The UPC open for business in 2017? Minister for IP announces that UK will ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement

At yesterday's meeting of the Competitiveness Council, Minister of State for Intellectual Property Baroness Neville-Rolfe announced that the UK …