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UP & UPC

First order issued by the UPC court of appeal

20 October 2023
Nathaniel Wand
Nathaniel Wand
Associate, Patent Attorney
First order issued by the UPC court of appeal

UP & UPC statistics: unitary patent requests, Unified Patent Court opt out and revocation actions

11 October 2023
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Khalil Davis
Khalil Davis
Patent Attorney
UP & UPC statistics: unitary patent requests, Unified Patent Court opt out and revocation actions

Inventive step? How will the UPC decide?

11 October 2023
Martin Bicker
Martin Bicker
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Inventive step? How will the UPC decide?
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)
IP Cases & Articles
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First order issued by the UPC court of appeal

20 October 2023
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal has issued its first order, relating to the extension of time limits…
Nathaniel Wand
Nathaniel Wand
Associate, Patent Attorney
First order issued by the UPC court of appeal

UPC: four months since the start, what have we learnt?

09 October 2023
After a frantic start to 2023 with opt-out strategy discussions and decisions, followed by bulk opt-out filings via the UPC…
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
UPC: four months since the start, what have we learnt?

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
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…