Tag: upca ratification

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08 December 2020

As the Bundestag passes the legislation to ratify the UPC Agreement, the UPC may finally open its doors in 2022

11 September 2020

The Unified Patent Court - on the move again?

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 …

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 …

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 …

11 January 2018

THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC) - OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN 2018?

At the start of 2017 the expectation was that the UPC Agreement would achieve the required ratification levels and that the UK could well ratify in …

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 …

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 …