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The Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the European patent with unitary effect (Unitary Patent) may come into full force as early as 2022. A provisional period in which existing, granted European patents and applications may be opted-out from the UPC is expected to start in the months preceeding this. Find the latest news and insights of our Taylor Wessing UPC group on this page.
In this Q&A, we answer your questions regarding the UPC that will help you to assess whether the UPC system is advantageous or rather risky for your company and your IP assets. The first version of the Q&A has been published in GTDT Lexology in April 2021. A pdf version with the courtesy of GTDT Lexology can be accessed here and the online version here.
UPC news:
- 13.07.2021 - The Unified Patent Court ("UPC") and Unitary Patents
- 09.07.2021 - The German Federal Constitutional Court rejects two applications for preliminary injunctions against the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court by its decision of June 23, 2021
- 22.01.2021 - New – presumably short – delay of the Unified Patent Court due to two constitutional complaints with expedited motions
- 28.12.2020 - Major step forward for the Unified Patent Court - German Bundesrat approves law on the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
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The Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) and Unitary Patents
13 July 2021
In-depth analysis
by multiple authors
UPC
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New – presumably short – delay of the Unified Patent Court due to two constitutional complaints with expedited motions
22 January 2021
Briefing
by Dr. Gisbert Hohagen, Lic. en droit (Paris II/ Assas) and Dr. Philipp Krusemarck
Patents & innovation
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Major step forward for the Unified Patent Court
18 December 2020
Briefing
by Dr. Gisbert Hohagen, Lic. en droit (Paris II/ Assas) and Dr. Philipp Krusemarck
UPC
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EU Commission welcomes a swift ratification of the UPC Agreement by Germany.
6 July 2020
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Patents & innovation
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Patents & innovation
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The deadlock on the unified patent convention
The decision of the Federal Constitutional Court (Case No 2 BvR 739/17) on the constitutionality of the UPC-Act of Approval
4 May 2020
Patents & innovation
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The UPC is dead – German Constitutional Court says the German ratification to the UPC is against the Constitution
20 March 2020
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Life sciences & healthcare
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About A Practitioner's Guide to European Patent Law
24 October 2019
Synapse
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Synapse - law for life sciences - June 2018
28 June 2018
by multiple authors
UPC
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The scope of protection of patent claims in Europe and the UPC
29 November 2016
Briefing
UPC
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Going full circle: Bolar in Europe and the UPC
7 November 2013
Briefing
by multiple authors
Videos
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Countdown to the UPC - Experts, experiments and confidentiality
2 May 2017
by multiple authors
UPC
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Countdown to the UPC - The Unitary Patent and its renewal fees
9 July 2016
UPC
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Countdown to the UPC - Opt-out and the transitional period
4 January 2016
UPC
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Countdown to the UPC - Decisions the UPC can make and how it makes them
28 April 2015
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UPC
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Countdown to the UPC - The UPC's place in the European patent system
9 January 2014
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