Legislation establishing the UPC regime
Agreement on a Unified Patent Court ('UPC Agreement')
English, French, German, Other languages
Regulation 1257/2012 ('Unitary Patent Regulation')
English, French, German, Other languages
Regulation 1260/2012 ('UP Translation Regulation')
English, French, German, Other languages
Regulation 1215/2012 ('Recast Brussels 1 Regulation')
English, French, German, Other languages
Commission Decision 2015/1753 on confirming the participation of Italy in enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection,
30 September 2015
'Brexit': the effect on the Unitary Patent Regulation and the UPC Agreement
Counsel's opinion, 12 September 2016
The UPC
UPC Agreement
English, French, German, Other languages
Progress on ratification
Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application (PPA), Progress on signature/ratification
Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the Unified Patent Court (PPI),
Progress on signature/ratification
Preparatory Committee’s Interpretative Note on the consequences of the application of Article 83 UPC Agreement, 29 January 2014
18th Draft Rules of Procedure of the UPC, adopted by the Preparatory Committee on 19 October 2015, including amendments agreed by the Committee on 30 June 2016, 10 October 2016 and 15 March 2017
Rules on Court fees and recoverable costs (final, subject to legal scrubbing), 25 February 2016
Guidelines for the determination of Court fees and the ceiling of recoverable costs, 25 February 2016
Revised Draft Rules on the European Patent Litigation Certificate (EPLC) and other appropriate qualifications, 23 September 2016
and Explanatory Memorandum
Proposal for a Code of Conduct for the UPC, 4th draft, 22 June 2016
Agreement on the establishment of a Nordic-Baltic regional division,
4 March 2014
Detailed split of subject-matter over central division sections
The unitary patent
Unitary Patent Regulation (1257/2012)
English, French, German, Other languages
UP Translation Regulation (1260/2012)
English, French, German, Other languages
Rules relating to Unitary Patent Protection, 15 December 2015
Rules relating to Fees for Unitary Patent Protection, 15 December 2015
Budgetary and Financial Rules, 15 December 2015
The EPO's Unitary Patent Guide, 1st edition, August 2017
Overview of the UPC regime
Rules on Court fees and recoverable costs - consultation
Public consultation on the Rules on Court fees and recoverable costs,
closed 31 July 2015.
Responses: Business Europe, IP Federation, IPLA
Intellectual Property Owners’ Association, The Law Society
Rules of Procedure of the UPC - comments on 15th draft, and changes made in 16th and 17th drafts
17th Draft Rules of Procedure of the UPC, 31 October 2014
(showing changes made in 16th and 17th drafts)
Changes made in 17th draft with explanatory notes
Digest of comments made in public consultation on 15th draft with explanatory notes on changes made in 16th draft – HERE
Rules on the EPLC and other appropriate qualificaions - consultation
Draft Rules on the European Patent Litigation Certificate (EPLC) and other appropriate qualifications, 13 June 2014, Explanatory memorandum
Responses to public consultation (closed 25 July 2014):
CCBE (English), CCBE (French), CIPA , EPLIT, IP Federation, IPLA
UK consultation and research
Government consultation on secondary legislation implementing the UPC regime in the UK (opened 10 June 2014)
Government Response 14 January 2016
CIPA response, 5 September 2014
IP Federation response, 2 September 2014
Research report commissioned by the UK IPO “Exploring Perspectives of the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent Within the Business and Legal Communities”, 10 July 2014
Other documents
Communications from the UPC Preparatory Committee and the EPO Select Committee on implementation of the unitary patent system
Fifth progress report, 19 September 2016
Communication from the Chairmen of the Committees, 30 June 2016
Fourth progress report, 18 February 2016
Third progress report, 19 September 2014
Second progress report, 19 May 2014
First progress report , 18 November 2013
Preparatory Committee roadmap, updated 16 September 2014
Preparatory Committee roadmap, 25 June 2013
Preparatory Committee’s “Christmas message” on progress in 2013,
18 December 2013
Letter from Chair and Vice-chair of Preparatory Committee after first meeting, 27 March 2013
Setting up of the Preparatory Committee – Information from the Presidency, 8 March 2013
Minutes of signing the UPC Agreement and declaration of the contracting states concerning the preparations for the coming into operation of the UPC
19 February 2013
Commission slides on the benefits and cost of Unitary patent protection, 18 February 2013