IP Cases & Articles

Irish referendum on UPC participation postponed

18 April 2024
The referendum to vote on Ireland’s participation in the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been delayed.
Jake Leggat
Jake Leggat
Technical Assistant
Irish referendum on UPC participation postponed

UPC favours SMEs for language change: claimants ordered to sue in the language of the granted patent

18 April 2024
Two orders from the UPC Courts of First Instance suggest claimants will not be able to cause trouble for SMEs…
Laura Jennings
Laura Jennings
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
UPC favours SMEs for language change: claimants ordered to sue in the language of the granted patent

UPC: Paris Central Division rejects extended revocation defence filing times

15 April 2024
Given the tight procedural deadlines employed by the Unified Patent Court (UPC) it is unsurprising that since the court opened…
Daisy Bethell
Daisy Bethell
Technical Assistant
UPC: Paris Central Division rejects extended revocation defence filing times

UPC Court of Appeal provides positive step in transparency of proceedings

11 April 2024
The UPC (Unified Patent Court) Court of Appeal has issued its decision in Ocado v Autostore (10 April 2024) regarding…
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
Khalil Davis
Khalil Davis
Associate, Patent Attorney
UPC Court of Appeal provides positive step in transparency of proceedings

UPC Court of Appeal decides members of public require representation to request access to documents

12 March 2024
In a recent order the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal has ruled that a member of the public…
Khalil Davis
Khalil Davis
Associate, Patent Attorney
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
UPC Court of Appeal decides members of public require representation to request access to documents
Webinars & Videos
Dyoung webinar up upc validation

UP & UPC - UP v EP validation

03 March 2023
David Al-Khalili
David Al-Khalili
Senior 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
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Rachel Bateman
Rachel Bateman
Partner, Patent Attorney
The UPC sunrise period has started - actions to take now (including opt-out considerations)