Unified Patent Court

11 January 2021 by Christina Schulze

German ratification of UPC on hold

A spokesperson for German federal president Frank-Walter Steinmeier has told JUVE Patent that Steinmeier is currently waiting to execute the UPC law. ...

29 December 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Year in review 2020

Top trends in European patent law 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has changed everything – including the European patent market, and how patent court proceedings are conducted. The arrival of ...

22 December 2020 by Mathieu Klos

German UPC legislation challenged again by constitutional complaints

The Federal Constitutional Court has again received two complaints against the German UPC legislation. The identity of the plaintiffs is currently unc ...

18 December 2020 by Mathieu Klos

German parliament clears way for the UPC

Today, the German parliament has adopted the UPC legislation, once again clearing all parliamentary hurdles in Germany. The Bundesrat has achieved the ...

30 November 2020 by Christina Schulze

Opinion

"The German parliament's quick UPC solution is risky"

Following a recent vote by the German parliament, the UPC could go into a provisional application period. Politically, this is a good sign. By opening ...

27 November 2020 by Christina Schulze

Will the UPC launch in 2022?

The German Bundestag has finally voted with a broad cross-party majority in favour of the UPC law. From the German government and parliament's perspec ...

5 October 2020 by Konstanze Richter

Interview

"Relocation would have minimal consequence on UPC budget"

According to Alexander Ramsay, chairman of the UPC Preparatory Committee, which country will host London's UPC division is as yet undecided. Previousl ...

2 October 2020 by Mathieu Klos

Germany hastens second ratification of Unified Patent Court

The German Bundestag is to vote next week on the renewed attempt to enact the Unified Patent Court law. Internationally, a solution for the London UPC ...

11 September 2020 by Amy Sandys

UPC

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 ...

17 July 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 ...

10 June 2020 by Christina Schulze

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 ...

22 May 2020 by Amy Sandys

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 ...

17 April 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 ...

2 April 2020 by Mathieu Klos

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 ...