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18th Member State joins Unitary Patent system

02.09.2024

Romania will formally join the UPC on 1 September 2024

10.06.2024

UPC announces judge appointments, and further German Local Division panels formed

30.05.2024

UPC Agreement ratified by Romania

17.05.2024

Administrative Committee selects three new judges for Milan Central Division

07.05.2024

Milan and UPC sign an agreement on third seat

30.01.2024

Irish UPC Referendum to be held 6th-9th June 2024

23.01.2024

Bristows’ intervention marks 100th decision by the Unified Patent Court

18.01.2024

UPC decision on the interpretation of amended patent claims

20.12.2023

Access to documents filed at the UPC

26.09.2023

UPC to hold first substantive hearings in September

23.08.2023

UPC names the 21 new TQJs

09.08.2023

UPC appoints more technically qualified judges

27.07.2023

UPC’s PPI to come into force for Austria

26.07.2023

UPC unanimously agreed that Milan will host the third Central Division seat

29.06.2023

Update on UPC judges

14.06.2023

EPO publishes data on unitary patents

14.06.2023

UPC CMS public APIs now active

13.06.2023

Italy, France and Germany agree UPC central division competences

13.06.2023

UPC’s PPI to come into force for Slovenia

06.06.2023

All local UPC divisions offer English as a language option

06.06.2023

UPC system started today

01.06.2023

Germany’s local UPC divisions offer English as a language option

01.06.2023

France’s local UPC division offers English as a language option

31.05.2023

How to correct SPC data for a patent opted out of the UPC

31.05.2023

UPC clarifies conditions necessary for filing opt-out applications in hard copy

26.05.2023

Language of proceedings in the UPC

23.05.2023

UPC CMS measure to enable opt-outs before Court opens

23.05.2023

Third Unified Patent Court central division branch to go to Milan

19.05.2023

Information on UPC CMS capacity and availability

18.05.2023

UPC Code of Conduct for judges

16.05.2023

Some problems filing UPC opt-outs

16.05.2023

Provisional allocation of UPC central division cases to Paris and Munich

16.05.2023

Proposal for unitary SPCs

09.05.2023

UPC CMS platform for practice of EIF functionalities

04.05.2023

UPC templates for decisions and orders

03.05.2023

UPC’s PPI to come into force for Denmark

02.05.2023

UPC’s presiding judges announced

26.04.2023

UPC Registrar cannot advise on opt-out requirements

04.04.2023

UPC Registry reports on some common issues in use of CMS

28.03.2023

UPC sunrise period starts 9.00 CET on 1 March

28.02.2023

UPC and Council of the EU report on UPC system

22.02.2023

Breaking News: UPC Countdown Begins

17.02.2023

UPC Code of Conduct for representatives

16.02.2023

How to create a UPC CMS user account

14.02.2023

Training of UPC judges and staff

14.02.2023

UPC announces optimised CMS API opt-out process

09.02.2023

How to test UPC CMS sunrise functionalities

31.01.2023

UPC appoints Registrar and Deputy-Registrar

19.01.2023

Training this week for all appointed UPC judges

18.01.2023

UPC’s PPI to come into force for Sweden

14.12.2022

1 January remains start date for transitional measures for unitary patent

08.12.2022

UPC now to open 1 June 2023 with sunrise 1 March, and more on accessing CMS

06.12.2022

Unified Patent Court to launch CMS test system for sunrise period on 28 November

25.11.2022

UPC and EPO agree data exchange

17.11.2022

More details on certificates needed to access UPC CMS

15.11.2022

Transitional measures for unitary patent due to start on 1 January

15.11.2022

New design of UPC website

08.11.2022

UPC provides more information on how to access the CMS system

26.10.2022

UPC judges appointed

20.10.2022

Guidance on how to access the UPC CMS system

13.10.2022

UPC opening planned for 1 April 2023

11.10.2022

Final UPC procedural rules published

07.09.2022

New UPC CMS authentication scheme

26.08.2022

Final changes to UPC Rules of Procedure published

19.07.2022

UPC expected to open in early 2023

14.07.2022

EPO’s preparations for unitary patent now complete

05.07.2022

Ireland to hold UPC referendum in 2023 or 2024

29.06.2022

Appointment, training and remuneration of UPC judges

19.04.2022

UPC on track to open late 2022 or early 2023

12.04.2022

Qualifications required for representatives before the UPC

22.03.2022

UPC Budget Committee holds inaugural meeting

03.03.2022

UPC Administrative Committee holds inaugural meeting

24.02.2022

UPC Preparatory Committee confirms provisional application period has started

19.01.2022

Final hurdle cleared for UPC preparations to start

19.01.2022

European Commission asked about the compatibility of the UPC with EU law

11.01.2022

Austria’s parliament passes law to ratify UPC Agreement’s PPA

07.12.2021

Bill for Austria to ratify UPC Agreement’s PPA continues to progress in parliament

23.11.2021

Progress on Austria’s bill to ratify UPC Agreement’s Protocol on Provisional Application

04.11.2021

UPC Preparatory Committee meets

29.10.2021

Slovenia deposits ratifications of UPC Agreement and its Protocol on Provisional Application

19.10.2021

Germany and Slovenia ratify UPC Agreement’s Protocol on Provisional Application

28.09.2021

Preparatory Committee estimates UPC may open around mid-2022

19.08.2021

German UPC law comes in force

13.08.2021

German court paves the way for UPC ratification

12.07.2021

UPC cases not in BVerfG’s 2021 “important cases” list

09.03.2021

Bundestag’s response to the UPC constitutional complaints

19.01.2021

German UPC ratification on hold

14.01.2021

Two constitutional complaints filed against new German UPC legislation

22.12.2020

German Federal Council approves law required for UPC ratification

18.12.2020

German parliament passes bill required for UPC ratification

27.11.2020

German government responds to FDP’s questions on UPC

17.11.2020

German parliament refers UPC bill to committees for consideration

12.10.2020

German draft UPC legislation progresses through parliament

01.10.2020

UPC Preparatory Committee meets and German bill progresses

11.09.2020

UK notifies Council Secretariat of its withdrawal from UPC Agreement

21.07.2020

Responses to German government’s consultation on draft bill for Germany to ratify UPC

16.07.2020

European Commission states that Germany’s UPC ratification not affected by Brexit

16.07.2020

Will UPC’s other participating states agree to Germany’s plans?

14.07.2020

Council of the EU asked about the UPC’s future and Germany’s ratification

08.07.2020

FFII threatens constitutional complaint if Germany ratifies UPC Agreement

17.06.2020

German government consults on new draft bill for Germany to ratify UPC Agreement

11.06.2020

European Commission asked to confirm that Germany cannot ratify UPCA in its current form

27.05.2020

IP Minister confirms UK’s non-participation in UPC

14.04.2020

House of Lords committee expresses its concern on UK government’s UPC decision

31.03.2020

German government to consider how to proceed with UPC

31.03.2020

UPC German constitutional complaint – the decision and its implications

26.03.2020

German Constitutional Court upholds UPC complaint

20.03.2020

German Constitutional Court to publish decision on UPC complaint this Friday, 20 March

18.03.2020

House of Lords committee seeks clarity on government’s position on UPC

11.03.2020

House of Lords committee examines effect of UK not participating in UPC

11.03.2020

A message from the UPC Preparatory Committee Chair

05.03.2020

UK will not participate in unitary patent and UPC system

28.02.2020

BVerfG cases intended to be decided in 2020 by the UPC case rapporteur

19.02.2020

Update on BVerfG cases allocated to Justice Huber, the UPC case rapporteur

23.01.2020

EPO confirms it is ready to grant unitary patents

14.01.2020

End of year message from Chair of UPC Preparatory Committee

18.12.2019

Chair of UPC Preparatory Committee reports on preparations and timescale

28.11.2019

Decision in early 2020 on German constitutional complaint against UPC legislation

21.11.2019

Luxembourg government advertises for leader of UPC’s IT team

19.11.2019

Another look at how Brexit may affect UPC

13.11.2019

European Parliament publishes research paper on how Brexit may affect UPC

07.11.2019

Dutch parliament approves amendment of national patent law to implement UPC system

06.11.2019

Poll indicates businesses’ support for UPC without UK

13.09.2019

Chris Skidmore re-appointed as UK IP Minister

11.09.2019

Jo Johnson, IP Minister, resigns as Minister and MP

05.09.2019

German government confirms commitment to UPC project in response to request for explanation of its UPC budgets

28.08.2019

Jo Johnson re-appointed as UK IP Minister

20.08.2019

UPC case to progress up BVerfG’s 2019 case list – an update

25.06.2019

UPC case to progress up BVerfG’s 2019 case list

19.06.2019

UPC Preparatory Committee re-opens judicial recruitment process

05.06.2019

Location of UPC’s central division seat in Paris revealed

23.05.2019

Austria’s change to patent attorney training will enable representation in UPC

14.05.2019

Italy’s legislation for unitary patent and UPC system now complete

19.03.2019

Bundestag committees vote against AfD’s motion to repeal UPC legislation

13.03.2019

UK IPO publishes patent case data required for the UPC

05.03.2019

German constitutional complaint against UPC legislation on Court’s 2019 case list

21.02.2019

Austria signs UPC Agreement’s Provisional Application Protocol

06.02.2019

EPLIT consults on dress code for UPC representatives

15.01.2019

UPC Preparatory Committee Update for 2018

21.12.2018

Italian Foreign Ministry supports Milan as potential host of UPC central division

19.12.2018

Draft legislation for UK SPCs post-Brexit provides for revocation by UPC

07.12.2018

Italy’s Council of Ministers approves amendment of IP Code to implement unitary patent and UPC system

22.11.2018

UPC Technical Notice published

24.09.2018

EPLIT demonstrates confidence in the future of the UPC by promoting courses for EPAs to qualify as representatives

20.09.2018

Max Planck Institute publishes controversial opinion on continued UK involvement in the UPC

14.09.2018

Bulgaria consents to UPC’s provisional application phase

31.07.2018

UK confirms it will seek to remain in the unitary patent and Unified Patent Court after Brexit

13.07.2018

UPC CMS sunrise site updated during user acceptance testing

10.07.2018

Hungary’s ratification of the UPC Agreement will require a constitutional amendment following Constitutional Court decision

29.06.2018

European Commission publishes research on ‘unitary SPCs’

14.06.2018

Bulgarian parliament adopts bill to ratify UPC Provisional Application Protocol

06.06.2018

Romanian government prepares legislation to ratify the UPC Agreement and its Protocol on Provisional Application

05.06.2018

Bill to ratify UPC Provisional Application Protocol progresses in Bulgarian parliament

31.05.2018

EUROCHAMBRES’ message to Competitiveness Council on UPC

29.05.2018

Spanish government provides further reasons for not joining unitary patent and UPC system

24.05.2018

Bill to ratify UPC Provisional Application Protocol enters Bulgarian parliament

22.05.2018

French law implementing UPC system published

21.05.2018

Bulgaria moves towards consent to the UPC’s provisional application phase

16.05.2018

UPC motion progresses in Hungarian Constitutional Court

16.05.2018

UK ratification of UPC formally recognised

27.04.2018

UK ratifies the UPC Agreement

26.04.2018

Italy deposits instrument of ratification of the UPC’s PPI

24.04.2018

Luxembourg deposits instrument of approval of the UPC’s PPI

05.04.2018

AfD’s motion to repeal UPC legislation faced with opposition in the Bundestag

16.03.2018

Bundestag publishes details of AfD’s motion to repeal UPC laws

15.03.2018

Luxembourg’s law approving UPC’s PPI effective on 18 March 2018

15.03.2018

Bundestag to discuss motion by AfD to repeal Germany’s UPC legislation

07.03.2018

Complainant in UPC German constitutional challenge publishes update

07.03.2018

Luxembourg’s parliament adopts law to approve UPC’s PPI

01.03.2018

The Law Society urges UK government to ratify the UPC Agreement

28.02.2018

UK industry urges government to ratify UPC Agreement

27.02.2018

German constitutional complaint on UPC legislation on Court’s 2018 case list

21.02.2018

France ratifies the UPC Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

15.02.2018

Privy Council approves Privileges and Immunities Order

12.02.2018

UK legislation now ready for UK to ratify UPC Agreement

09.02.2018

Luxembourg’s parliamentary committee recommends approval of UPC’s PPI

07.02.2018

Committee’s rapporteur to consider bill for Luxembourg to approve UPC’s PPI

30.01.2018

Organisations publish submissions on the German constitutional challenge to UPC legislation

25.01.2018

New UK IP Minister

24.01.2018

Latvia deposits its instrument of ratification of the UPC Agreement

23.01.2018

Italy ready to ratify the UPC Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

18.01.2018

UK IP organisations request government action on IP (including the UPC) in light of Brexit

04.01.2018

France ready to ratify the UPC Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

04.01.2018

Belgian law amending national law to implement UPC system now published

04.01.2018

UPC IT Working Group reports on progress

28.12.2017

An update from the UPC Preparatory Committee’s Chair

22.12.2017

Belgian parliament adopts legislation to implement UPC Agreement provisions into national law

21.12.2017

French parliament adopts legislation to ratify UPC Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

20.12.2017

UK’s Privy Council approves draft UPC Order

14.12.2017

France and Luxembourg move towards ratification of UPC’s Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

12.12.2017

House of Lords approves draft UK UPC legislation

12.12.2017

House of Lords Grand Committee approves draft UK UPC legislation

06.12.2017

House of Commons approves draft UK UPC legislation

05.12.2017

Belgian parliament considers draft legislation implementing UPC Agreement provisions into national law

01.12.2017

Draft UPC legislation continues progress in UK Parliament

30.11.2017

Italian parliament approves bill to ratify Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the UPC

24.11.2017

Presidency of EU Council publishes update on member states’ ratification of UPC Agreement

23.11.2017

UK House of Commons committee to consider draft UPC legislation next week

22.11.2017

EPO reports on unitary patent preparations

15.11.2017

Latvia passes law to participate in UPC regional division

08.11.2017

Draft UPC legislation progresses in UK Parliament

07.11.2017

Parliament agrees membership of committee which will consider UK UPC legislation

31.10.2017

Scottish Parliament approves draft UPC legislation

26.10.2017

German constitutional court extends deadline for comments in UPC case

20.10.2017

EU consultation on SPCs and research exemptions considers unitary patent/UPC system

19.10.2017

Draft UPC legislation reaches final stage in Scottish parliamentary process

18.10.2017

New version of UPC CMS test site

03.10.2017

Timing of Ireland’s referendum on UPC participation still unclear

27.09.2017

Draft UPC legislation continues progress in Scottish Parliament

26.09.2017

An update from the UPC Preparatory Committee

21.09.2017

Draft UPC legislation progresses in Scottish Parliament

20.09.2017

Bulgaria signs UPC Provisional Application Protocol

12.09.2017

Update on German constitutional challenge to UPC legislation

06.09.2017

Hungarian Constitutional Court to answer questions on ratification of UPC Agreement

05.09.2017

Draft UPC legislation laid in Scottish Parliament 5 September 2017

05.09.2017

Lithuania deposits its instrument of ratification of the UPC Agreement

29.08.2017

EPO publishes Unitary Patent Guide

18.08.2017

Further details on the German constitutional challenge to UPC legislation

17.08.2017

Athens Bar Association calls for further consultation on UPC legislation

07.08.2017

Bulgaria to sign UPC Provisional Application Protocol

07.08.2017

Estonia deposits its instrument of ratification of the UPC Agreement

02.08.2017

Estonia notifies its consent to start of UPC provisional application phase

20.07.2017

UPC IT team calls for information on CMS integration

18.07.2017

Relocation of London section of UPC central division after Brexit?

13.07.2017

Milestone in UPC CMS development

11.07.2017

UK notifies its consent to start of UPC provisional application phase

07.07.2017

German UPC challenge statistically likely to fail

07.07.2017

Clarification of UPC opt-out process

06.07.2017

UPC timings update from Dr Margot Fröhlinger

06.07.2017

Ireland’s referendum on joining UPC may be held in 2018

06.07.2017

New release of UPC Case Management System

05.07.2017

Estonia and Slovenia continue preparations to participate in UPC

05.07.2017

Message on UPC timetable from Preparatory Committee’s Chairman

27.06.2017

Slovenia signs UPC Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

27.06.2017

UK resumes its UPC legislative process

26.06.2017

Estonia moves towards UPC ratification

22.06.2017

Slovenia makes arrangements to sign UPC Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

15.06.2017

IP Federation seeks clarification of UPC opt-out process

15.06.2017

Estonian UPC legislative process nears completion

14.06.2017

German Constitutional Court puts ratification of the UPC Agreement on hold

13.06.2017

Estonia passes legislation to ratify the UPC Agreement and consents to its provisional application

09.06.2017

UPC Preparatory Committee announces changes to UPC timetable

07.06.2017

Bundesrat passes Germany’s UPC privileges and immunities legislation

02.06.2017

Estonian draft UPC legislation progresses in parliament

01.06.2017

Bundesrat expected to pass Germany’s UPC privileges and immunities legislation this week

31.05.2017

EU Competitiveness Council discusses UPC

30.05.2017

UPC Case Management System (“CMS”) and Article 48 Representatives

24.05.2017

US Supreme Court ruling has potential to attract patent litigation to Europe

22.05.2017

Estonian draft UPC legislation enters parliament

09.05.2017

UPC Beta Case Management System update

09.05.2017

German parliament passes UPC privileges and immunities legislation

27.04.2017

Belgium issues new Declaration of provisional application of UPC Agreement

27.04.2017

German parliament to vote on UPC privileges and immunities legislation

20.04.2017

Latvia’s law to ratify UPC Agreement to enter into force on 1 January 2018

13.04.2017

Recent amendments to the UPC Rules of Procedure

12.04.2017

UPC Rules of Procedure published

10.04.2017

Germany’s UPC privileges and immunities legislation progresses

06.04.2017

UK confirms it is on track to meet UPC timetable

05.04.2017

Bundesrat approves German UPC laws

03.04.2017

Belgium consents to provisional application of UPC Agreement

30.03.2017

UPC legislation progresses in Latvian parliament

30.03.2017

European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee’s hearing on the unitary patent

30.03.2017

Greece moves towards participating in Unified Patent Court

28.03.2017

Spanish government provides its reasons not to join the unitary patent and UPC system

22.03.2017

UPC Preparatory Committee reports on its final meeting

16.03.2017

German parliament passes two bills required for UPC ratification

10.03.2017

Germany progresses UPC privileges and immunities legislation

09.03.2017

Spanish parliament calls on the government to join the unitary patent and UPC system

07.03.2017

Draft UPC laws continue passage through German parliament

28.02.2017

Isle of Man UPC Order published

27.02.2017

Italy signs UPC Provisional Application Protocol and other countries urged to do so to enable UPC to open in 2017

21.02.2017

Parliamentary motion calls on Spanish government to reconsider joining the unitary patent and UPC systems

20.02.2017

UPC IT system developments continue

14.02.2017

Italy deposits its instrument of ratification of the UPC Agreement

13.02.2017

Draft legislation for ratification of UPC on German parliament’s agenda

08.02.2017

The UK and the Netherlands continue preparations for the UPC

24.01.2017

UPC to open December 2017

16.01.2017

New UK IP Minister questioned on the UPC

12.01.2017

Germany restarts legislative process for ratification of the UPC Agreement

22.12.2016

New UK IPO project team works to bring the UPC into operation as soon as possible

15.12.2016

UK signs UPC Immunities and Privileges Protocol

15.12.2016

IP Federation calls for urgent work to enable the UK to stay in the UPC after Brexit

07.12.2016

Latvian parliament to consider draft legislation to ratify the Agreements on the UPC and its Nordic-Baltic regional division

29.11.2016

Italian legislation to ratify the UPC Agreement now in force

29.11.2016

UK to ratify the UPC Agreement

28.11.2016

Competitiveness Council to discuss UPC next Monday, 28 November 2016 – announcement expected on UK participation

22.11.2016

Finland’s parliament adopts legislation to establish UPC local division in Helsinki

17.11.2016

Lithuania moves towards ratification of the Agreements on the UPC and its Nordic-Baltic regional division in July 2017

16.11.2016

UPC division in Milan to be ready by mid-June 2017

10.11.2016

Court rules that UK government cannot trigger Brexit without reference to Parliament – impact on UPC?

03.11.2016

Select Committee reports on Unitary patent preparations

02.11.2016

Italian parliament approves bill on ratification of the UPC Agreement

19.10.2016

Preparatory Committee to postpone the recruitment of UPC judges

17.10.2016

UK’s Labour Party asks government about its intentions regarding the UPC

12.10.2016

UPC Preparatory Committee continues work

12.10.2016

Location of Italy’s local division of the UPC announced

11.10.2016

Slovenian law to ratify the UPC Agreement officially published

07.10.2016

Further updates to the UPC Case Management System released

04.10.2016

Slovenia passes law on ratification of the UPC Agreement

03.10.2016

Call for action on the UPC

30.09.2016

Views on UPC expressed ahead of today’s Competitiveness Council meeting

29.09.2016

German Bar Association urges quick decision from UK on UPC ratification

28.09.2016

Report to EU Competitiveness Council on status of UPC system

27.09.2016

Draft UPC EPLC Rules amended to include additional Italian qualification

27.09.2016

AIPPI hosts mock UPC proceedings

22.09.2016

AIPPI holds debate on Brexit and the UPC

20.09.2016

Italian bill to ratify UPC Agreement approved by one chamber of parliament

15.09.2016

The Netherlands notifies ratification of the UPC Agreement

15.09.2016

Dutch law to ratify the UPC Agreement officially published

08.09.2016

MIP European Patent Reform Forum, Paris

08.09.2016

MIP European Patent Reform Forum, Munich

06.09.2016

Milan as a location for the UPC central division?

25.08.2016

UK continues to participate in UPC meetings

02.08.2016

Development of UPC Case Management System continues

27.07.2016

Training for UPC technically qualified judge candidates

27.07.2016

Luxembourg ratifies UPC’s Provisional Application Protocol

22.07.2016

UPC judge application statistics

07.07.2016

Preparatory Committee continues preparations for UPC

05.07.2016

Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the UPC open for signature

30.06.2016

Italian parliament considers bill to ratify the UPC Agreement

29.06.2016

The Netherlands passes law ratifying the UPC Agreement

28.06.2016

Minnesota IP Counsel Roundtable, Minneapolis/St.Paul

28.06.2016

Brexit: what next for the UPC?

24.06.2016

The Netherlands progresses towards ratification of the UPC Agreement

21.06.2016

Draft German UPC legislation enters parliamentary process

14.06.2016

Ireland takes steps towards participating in the UPC

09.06.2016

Bulgaria notifies ratification of UPC Agreement

07.06.2016

BIO International Convention, San Francisco

06.06.2016

UPC Preparatory Committee meets in Hamburg

27.05.2016

EPO’s software for filing for a Unitary Patent available to test

26.05.2016

Draft Code of Conduct published

18.05.2016

UPC IT team releases first Case Management System API

11.05.2016

Recruitment of UPC judges begins

10.05.2016

CCBE publishes letter on the UPC draft Code of Conduct

06.05.2016

Italian government approves draft legislation to ratify UPC Agreement

05.05.2016

Lithuania starts legislative process to ratify Agreements on the UPC and its Nordic-Baltic regional division

28.04.2016

Amendments to UK Patent Rules for introduction of unitary patent

28.04.2016

Bulgaria another step closer to ratification of UPC Agreement

22.04.2016

Recruitment of UPC judges to begin in May

15.04.2016

Bulgarian parliament adopts legislation to ratify the UPC Agreement

08.04.2016

UK legislation to introduce the UPC system is finalised

31.03.2016

UPC IT development handed over to Luxembourg team

24.03.2016

UPC IT system developments

23.03.2016

Administrative work for introduction of Unitary patent continues

22.03.2016

Preparing for the European Unified Patent Court (UPC) (Live MBHB Webinar)

16.03.2016

Bulgarian government to discuss ratification of UPC Agreement

09.03.2016

Opting out multiple patents from the UPC

09.03.2016

UK progresses legislation required to ratify the UPC Agreement

04.03.2016

Bill to ratify UPC Agreement submitted to Dutch parliament

03.03.2016

UPC judicial salaries set at €132,000 – €144,000 per annum

03.03.2016

UPC Preparatory Committee Report – additional business

29.02.2016

UPC Preparatory Committee decision on fees

26.02.2016

UK’s EU referendum – if vote is for Brexit, what happens to the UPC?

24.02.2016

Germany’s UPC ratification one step closer with publication of draft legislation

17.02.2016

House of Lords considers draft UK legislation implementing the UPC system

16.02.2016

Preparatory Committee publishes UPC Mediation Rules

16.02.2016

Preparation of UPC facilities in London progress

11.02.2016

Preparatory Committee publishes information on locations of the UPC

11.02.2016

Update from the UPC Preparatory Committee

29.01.2016

UK progresses reforms to unjustified threats law taking into account the future UPC regime

28.01.2016

European Commission to consider feasibility of a “Unitary SPC”

26.01.2016

Draft UK legislation implementing the UPC system laid before Parliament

21.01.2016

UPC website updated to improve functionality

21.01.2016

Finland becomes 9th country to ratify the UPC Agreement

20.01.2016

UPC Court of Appeal receives formal go-ahead from Luxembourg government

18.01.2016

UK completes another step towards ratification of the UPC Agreement

15.01.2016

17th European Patent Judges’ Symposium published online

04.01.2016

Unitary patent “ready to go”

18.12.2015

UPC Preparatory Committee on track to complete work by mid 2016

10.12.2015

Unitary patent distribution key agreed

19.11.2015

Major step forward as UPC Rules of Procedure published

28.10.2015

UPC Preparatory Committee work continues

21.10.2015

UPC Provisional Application Protocol signed

01.10.2015

Italy joins the Unitary patent

30.09.2015

Italy formalises their position on the Unitary patent

11.09.2015

Rules on the European Patent Litigation Certificate (EPLC) now available

09.09.2015

Portugal deposits its instrument of ratification

01.09.2015

Progress toward ratification in Finland

27.08.2015

UK announces London location of UPC

11.08.2015

Portugal ratifies the Unified Patent Court Agreement

07.08.2015

New 18th draft of UPC Rules of Procedure available

24.07.2015

Harmonisation of the professional Code of Conduct for UPC representatives

23.07.2015

Unified Patent Court progress made at Preparatory Committee meeting

16.07.2015

UK Intellectual Property Office confirms UK UPC commitment

26.06.2015

EPO adopts “True Top 4” for unitary patent renewal fees

24.06.2015

Unified Patent Court – Fees Consultation Event

23.06.2015

Preparatory Committee issues guidance on UPC transitional arrangements

18.06.2015

Unified Patent Court – Fees Consultation Event, London

09.06.2015

No rush on Irish ratification for the UPC Agreement

08.06.2015

Is your patent portfolio UPC-ready?

02.06.2015

The number of UPC Member States is officially seven

28.05.2015

Belgian UPC case dropped

27.05.2015

Italy shifts position on the Unitary patent process

15.05.2015

UPC court fees consultation published

08.05.2015

UPC Preparatory Committee announces fees consultation

07.05.2015

Netherlands makes legislative moves towards ratification

07.05.2015

CJEU dismisses second Spanish challenge

05.05.2015

Portugal moves toward ratification

21.04.2015

Date set for judgments in second Spanish Challenge cases

08.04.2015

UPC ratification challenged in Belgium

07.04.2015

Unitary patent renewal fees – more discussion but still no decision

26.03.2015

Luxembourg ratifies the UPC agreement

25.03.2015

Latest on local and regional divisions

20.03.2015

UK IPO study on patent litigation – UPC implications

20.03.2015

Bristows’ Patent Review of the Year (AM session)

05.03.2015

Bristows’ Patent Review of the Year (PM session)

03.03.2015

Managing IP survey on the UPC and the Unitary Patent

23.02.2015

Surveys to assist UK and other countries in choosing locations for their UPC divisions

07.01.2015

Select Committee publishes consolidated draft Unitary Patent Rules

23.12.2014

Update on UK legislation implementing the UPC system

22.12.2014

Tender for UPC IT system published

17.12.2014

Select Committee continues to discuss unitary patent renewal fees

16.12.2014

Malta ratifies UPC Agreement

11.12.2014

Oral hearing on 17th draft UPC Rules of Procedure

26.11.2014

The second Spanish challenge to the unitary patent – the AG’s Opinion

19.11.2014

Advocate General’s opinions in Spanish challenge to UPC system now published

18.11.2014

Advocate General’s Opinion is that Spain’s challenge to UPC system be dismissed

18.11.2014

Ireland plans to establish local division of UPC

14.11.2014

Update on preparations for the UPC

10.11.2014

Select Committee for the unitary patent reports on progress

07.11.2014

Details of oral hearing on 17th draft of UPC Rules of Procedure

03.11.2014

17th draft Rules of Procedure of the UPC

31.10.2014

Advocate General’s Opinion on second Spanish challenge to the UPC system due on 18 November 2014

20.10.2014

User testing of UPC IT system

16.10.2014

UPC Preparatory Committee publishes new roadmap

17.09.2014

UPC Preparatory Committee announces members of its new Expert Panel

17.09.2014

Austria intends to establish a local division of the UPC

11.09.2014

New Expert Panel of UPC Preparatory Committee to hold first meeting

05.09.2014

UPC candidate judges notified

28.08.2014

Denmark notifies Commission that it will implement the UPC amendments to Brussels I Regulation

15.08.2014

Public consultation on EPLC now closed

05.08.2014

Webinar seeking views on draft UK legislation to introduce UPC regime

16.07.2014

Preparatory Committee approves list of candidate judges and reports on other progress

10.07.2014

Denmark ratifies UPC Agreement

24.06.2014

Revised proposals for EPLC published for public consultation

13.06.2014

Belgium ratifies UPC Agreement

11.06.2014

UK government consults on draft legislation implementing the UPC regime

10.06.2014

Sweden ratifies UPC Agreement

09.06.2014

Bifurcation at the UPC – competition policy squeezes and the scope for trolls

03.06.2014

Regulation amending Brussels I Regulation published in OJ

29.05.2014

Danish referendum paves way for ratification

27.05.2014

CJEU to hear second Spanish challenge on 1 July 2014

23.05.2014

Changes to Brussels I Regulation receive final approval from European Parliament and Council

20.05.2014

UK law authorising ratification of the UPC agreement receives Royal Assent

15.05.2014

English Patents Court to have new IT system by end of 2015

14.05.2014

Preparatory and Select Committees publish overview of UPC system

06.05.2014

Sweden progresses with UPC legislation

02.05.2014

EPO ESAB statement on the unitary patent and UPC

01.05.2014

Belgian Parliament passes law authorising ratification of UPC Agreement

30.04.2014

Changes to Brussels I Regulation ready for adoption by Council of Ministers

29.04.2014

Belgium continues to progress towards ratification of the UPC Agreement

07.04.2014

EPLAW offers to work with EPO on UPC judicial training

03.04.2014

UK Parliament approves Bill authorising ratification of the UPC agreement

03.04.2014

France’s ratification of UPC Agreement lodged in Brussels

02.04.2014

Update on EPO Select Committee’s work on the unitary patent

02.04.2014

Update on selection of UPC judges

31.03.2014

News from Denmark on referendum and local division

28.03.2014

Germany taking first step to ratification

25.03.2014

End of 2015 is new target date for UPC to be operational

19.03.2014

Training Centre for UPC judges opens in Budapest

14.03.2014

Inauguration of Training Centre for UPC judges

13.03.2014

Scottish Local UPC Division one step closer?

13.03.2014

Revised (16th) Draft Rules of Procedure of the UPC published

06.03.2014

“Nordic-Baltic” regional division of UPC agreed

05.03.2014

French President promulgates law ratifying UPC Agreement

27.02.2014

France will ratify UPC Treaty

13.02.2014

The Law Society Webinar: The Unitary Patent – unravelling the complexities

05.02.2014

EPLAW prepares draft Resolution on “Code of Conduct in the UPC”

04.02.2014

Some clarification on the UPC from the Preparatory Committee

30.01.2014

CIPA Seminar: Open Meeting to discuss representation in front of the Unified Patent Court

21.01.2014

Preparatory Committee reports briefly on progress in 2013

20.12.2013

Progress on changes to Brussels I Regulation

06.12.2013

CIPA UPC conference (London)

19.11.2013

Mock UPC trial at judges’ conference

01.11.2013

France progresses towards ratification of UPC Treaty

25.10.2013

Denmark to hold referendum on UPC on 25 May 2014

02.10.2013

Bristows’ comments on the draft Rules of Procedure

02.10.2013

Austria becomes first member state to ratify the UPC Agreement

12.08.2013

Amendments to Brussels 1 Regulation proposed, but questions remain

30.07.2013

Major issues on Rules of Procedure

05.07.2013

Update from EPO President on work on unitary patent

01.07.2013

New draft Rules of Procedure published for public consultation

25.06.2013

15th draft Rules officially released

11.06.2013

France to be first to ratify UPC Treaty?

04.06.2013

Second Spanish challenge – details now available

03.06.2013

Scottish lawyers want a local division of the UPC

28.05.2013

Unitary patents and the UPC: 3 months on

16.05.2013

Unapproved 15th draft rules circulating

13.05.2013

CJEU dismisses Spanish and Italian challenges to legality of unitary patent regime

16.04.2013

New Spanish challenges to unitary patent Regulations

27.03.2013

New target date for introduction of the UPC

27.03.2013

First meeting of the Preparatory Committee

26.03.2013

EPO’s President reports on first meeting of Select Committee

25.03.2013

Bulgaria signs the UPC agreement

05.03.2013

UPC signed – but Commission mindful of the challenges ahead

19.02.2013

Speech from the UK Minister for Europe on the Unified Patent Court

19.02.2013

Bristows quoted on the UPC in the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ and IPO’s press releases

19.02.2013

Agreement heralding big changes to innovative business is signed

19.02.2013

Partial clarification on the UPC transitional provisions – EPs can be opted out for the life of the patent

18.02.2013

Speech by Michael Barnier, Commissioner for the Internal Market

18.02.2013