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German government perseveres with UPC ratification

After the Federal Constitutional Court overturned the UPC legislation in March this year, the prospect of UPC ratification seemed slim. Observers expected the UPC project to be stalled for years to co ...

10 June 2020 by Christina Schulze
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Business as usual? London's patent firms and courts react to life after UPC

London's patent firms are picking up the pieces after the UK government's decision to withdraw from the Unified Patent Court. This means rethinking st ...

22 May 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Video hearings drive innovation in Europe's patent courts

Across Europe lawyers and their clients have not been able to attend hearings. But patent courts are finding enterprising solutions to the problem. Vi ...

30 April 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Forced cure: compulsory licensing in the coronavirus era

As the coronavirus crisis accelerates, governments are ramping up the pressure to find a vaccine. In some circumstances, compulsory licensing can be u ...

3 April 2020 by Amy Sandys
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In-house

European industry reacts to German UPC judgment

The Federal Constitutional Court has, in its latest UPC judgment, prevented German ratification. So what now for the patent court project? Leading Eur ...

2 April 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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German government announces intention to move forward with UPC

Despite the Federal Constitutional Court's decision invalidating the German UPC legislation, the government is sticking to the UPC. The Bundestag is t ...

26 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Opinion

"The UPC needs a will, and a way"

The future of the UPC is uncertain. Last Friday, the German Constitutional Court gave the UPC project a huge setback. Now the JUVE Patent reporters of ...

26 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Dark day for UPC: Europe reacts to surprise judgment

Can the UPC be saved? Only a few hours after the German Federal Constitutional Court found the German UPC legislation unconstitutional, the reactions ...

20 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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BREAKING: German Constitutional Court upholds UPC complaint

The German Federal Constitutional Court has upheld the constitutional complaint filed against the German UPC legislation. But it has at the same time ...

20 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Interview

"Harmonisation of jurisdiction could only be achieved through a UPC"

The intellectual property chamber of the Tribunal judiciaire de Paris currently handles around 200 patent cases. JUVE Patent met Nathalie Sabotier and ...

19 March 2020 by Christina Schulze
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Interview

"We don’t expect major disruption to the UPC"

Alexander Ramsay was once optimistic over the UK's participation in the Unified Patent Court. At the end of last year, he told JUVE Patent, "It would ...

4 March 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Opinion

UK patent courts under pressure after UPC announcement

A scarcity of patent judges and the delay of a crucial judgment to clarify its position on FRAND are two issues already facing the UK patent courts. N ...

3 March 2020 by Amy Sandys
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What now for UPC? Dismay as UK government rejects participation

The UK government has confirmed that it will no longer participate in the Unified Patent Court system. The announcement has surprised many in the Euro ...

28 February 2020 by Amy Sandys
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Opinion

Car industry can be content with patent law compromise

Two patent battles are currently raging in Germany. One is from Daimler and its suppliers of connectivity modules, against SEP holders Nokia, Sharp an ...

7 February 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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Beyond the transition period: Brexit and the UPC

Brexit has begun. On 31 January 2020, the UK and the EU offically ratified a withdrawal agreement to oversee the former's departure from the trade blo ...

5 February 2020 by Amy Sandys
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New FRAND guidelines published by Munich Regional Court

Today, the Regional Court Munich published new guidelines for infringement cases concerning standard essential patents. The guidelines had been expect ...

4 February 2020 by Mathieu Klos
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