History of the UPC
A timeline of the new European patent system
Brief chronicles of the key events from the very early days of the Unified Patent Court.
9 July 2021
Complaints in the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht - BVerfG)
23 June 2021
Complaints in the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht - BVerfG)
20 March 2020
Complaints in the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht - BVerfG)
13 February 2020
Complaints in the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht - BVerfG)
5 May 2015
The "second Spanish challenge" to the UPC system
18 November 2014
The "second Spanish challenge" to the UPC system
16 April 2013
Actions by Spain and Italy
Against the Council’s authorisation of enhanced cooperation to create the single European patent
22 March 2013
The "second Spanish challenge" to the UPC system
8 March 2011
Opinion of the CJEU
In response to a request made by the Council
13 June 1958
The "second Spanish challenge" to the UPC system
CJEU judgment in Meroni Case C-9/56
(referred to in pleas and arguments in C-146/13 and C-147/13)