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Unified Patent Court and UK general election
As readers will be aware, on 18 April 2017 UK Prime Minister Theresa May called a General Election for 08 June 2017. -
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Advantages & disadvantages of the unitary patent
A unitary patent (UP) will be a single patent right, having unitary effect in the participating member states. It will take effect in all the states that are participating member states of the European Union (EU). -
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Unified Patent Court - what is the opt-out?
The opt-out refers to the possibility for European patents (EPs) or pending EP applications to be opted-out from the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). It will be available during a transitional period of seven years from commencement of the system (or perhaps longer), although it may be applied… -
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Brexit and the Unified Patent Court and unitary patent
The UK has "confirmed it is proceeding with preparations to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement". These preparations will continue over the coming months. This announcement raises a number of questions about the unitary patent (UP) and Unified Patent Court (UPC). -
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UK patent litigation in the light of Brexit
In the months since the UK Referendum on membership of the EU there has been much discussion about the impact on IP rights in the UK. Part of this discussion concerns patent litigation, bearing in mind that prior to the Referendum the UK had been a major driver of the… -
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UP & UP myths and misunderstandings
In this guide we consider ten myths and misunderstandings about the unitary patent and Unified Patent Court. -
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Unified Patent Court bulk 'opt-out' available
Following the news last week that there will be no opt-out fee, patent proprietors should also be pleased to learn that it will be possible to opt-out conventional European "bundle" patents from the Unified Patent Court (UPC) regime in bulk. -
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Unitary patent fees: true top 4 fee schedule
Whilst the introduction of the unitary patent is likely to be several years away, the question of how much unitary patent (UP) renewals will cost is relevant now as these are likely to affect applications already pending before the European Patent Office (EPO). -
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Valencell sues Fitbit & Apple for alleged infringement
On 04 January 2016, the wearable tech company Valencell sued both Fitbit and Apple for the alleged infringement of four US patents -
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Updated PACE patent application prosecution procedure
A revised programme for accelerated prosecution of European patent applications (PACE) procedure came into force at the European Patent Office (EPO) on 01 January 2016.
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