Unified Patent Court

Italian government officially fields Milan for UPC central division

The Council of Ministers in Italy has officially proposed Milan as the host of a central division of the Unified Patent Court. Should the UPC go ahead ...

11 September 2020 by Amy Sandys

UPC ratification

European Commission answers questions on UPC Agreement

The European Commission has answered three questions regarding Germany's ratification of the UPC Agreement following Brexit. German MEP Patrick Breyer ...

17 July 2020 by Amy Sandys

Unified Patent Court

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 expe ...

10 June 2020 by Christina Schulze

Long read

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

JUVE Patent survey

IP community losing appetite for Unified Patent Court

The biggest group of those working in the patent profession are no longer in favour of a Unified Patent Court. This is just one outcome of a survey co ...

17 April 2020 by Amy Sandys

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

Unified Patent Court

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

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

Unified Patent Court

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

Unified Patent Court

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

Profile

Straight shooter: The judge behind the German UPC decision

Today the German Constitutional Court declared the German UPC Act of Approval void. Peter Huber, as judge rapporteur, is the mastermind behind the dec ...

20 March 2020 by Christina Schulze

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

UPC challenge Germany

BREAKING: German Constitutional Court to rule on UPC complaint

The German Constitutional Court has announced on its website that a judgment in the complaint filed by Ingve Stjerna can be expected on Friday. There ...

18 March 2020 by Laura King

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

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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