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UP & UPC

Unified Patent Court: the beginning of a new era

01 June 2023
Hanns-Juergen Grosse
Hanns-Juergen Grosse
Partner, Patent Attorney
Unified Patent Court: the beginning of a new era
Upcguide

Guide to the Unified Patent Court (UPC)

01 June 2023
Guide to the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
Upguide

Guide to the unitary patent (UP)

01 June 2023
Guide to the unitary patent (UP)

UPC opt-out FAQs

01 March 2023
UPC opt-out FAQs

Pros and cons of the unitary patent and Unified Patent Court

24 November 2022
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Doug Ealey
Doug Ealey
Partner, Patent Attorney
Alice Stuart-Grumbar
Alice Stuart-Grumbar
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Pros and cons of the unitary patent and Unified Patent Court
IP Cases & Articles
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Early usage of the UPC: infringement and revocation proceedings

01 August 2023
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors on 01 June 2023. Now, more than six weeks since the opening…
Keith Daly
Keith Daly
Patent Attorney
Early usage of the UPC: infringement and revocation proceedings

UPC: English has been designated as an official language for all local and regional divisions

02 June 2023
On day two of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), Italy, following France and Germany, has designated English as an official…
Hanns-Juergen Grosse
Hanns-Juergen Grosse
Partner, Patent Attorney
UPC: English has been designated as an official language for all local and regional divisions

Unified Patent Court: opt-out challenges

02 June 2023
The UPC is the default litigation forum for unitary patents (UPs), as well as for conventional European patents.
David Al-Khalili
David Al-Khalili
Associate, Patent Attorney
Unified Patent Court: opt-out challenges

Revocation at the UPC: can UPC revocation actions be filed using a “strawman”?

02 June 2023
Amongst other uses, the Unified Patent Court provides the opportunity to revoke a patent in any country that is a…
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan Jackson
Partner, Patent Attorney
Revocation at the UPC: can UPC revocation actions be filed using a “strawman”?

Unified Patent Court: the beginning of a new era

01 June 2023
Thursday 01 June 2023 marks the beginning of a new era for the European patent system: after decades of working…
Hanns-Juergen Grosse
Hanns-Juergen Grosse
Partner, Patent Attorney
Unified Patent Court: the beginning of a new era
Webinars & Videos
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Dyoung webinar up upc validation

UP & UPC - UP v EP validation

03 March 2023
David Al-Khalili
David Al-Khalili
Associate, Patent Attorney
UP & UPC - UP v EP validation
Dyoung webinar upc sunrise

The UPC sunrise period has started - actions to take now (including opt-out considerations)

02 March 2023
Alice Stuart-Grumbar
Alice Stuart-Grumbar
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
David Al-Khalili
David Al-Khalili
Associate, Patent Attorney
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
The UPC sunrise period has started - actions to take now (including opt-out considerations)
Dyoung webinar upc opt out

UP & UPC - guide to the opt out

17 February 2023
Jonathan DeVile
Jonathan DeVile
Partner, Patent Attorney
UP & UPC - guide to the opt out
FAQs & Guides
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Guide to the Unified Patent Court (UPC)

This guide sets out the essential elements of the UPC system. We have published a separate guide to the unitary…

Guide to the unitary patent (UP)

In this guide we explain the key points of the unitary patent. We have published a separate guide to the…