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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

Legal Commentary

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

People & Business

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

Legal Commentary

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

Cases

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

Legal Commentary

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

Legal Commentary

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

Legal Commentary

Unified Patent Court

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

Legal Commentary

Unified Patent Court

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

Cases

Europe

Top 10 patent cases of the year 2019

In 2019 it was long-running and multi-jurisdictional cases which set the tone in Europe's top patent courts. FRAND was especially prevalent, setting t ...

20 December 2019 by Amy Sandys

People & Business

Interview

"The UPC will be operational in early 2021"

After many delays and deliberations, there is renewed hope in the patent community for a fully-functioning UPC. Now Alexander Ramsay, head of the UPC ...

28 November 2019 by Amy Sandys

Legal Commentary

German constitutional complaint

UPC back on the agenda

Yesterday Peter Huber announced a judgment in the constitutional Unified Patent Court challenge for early 2020. It has since become clear that this mi ...

21 November 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

German Constitutional Court

Recruitment for UPC judges raises new speculation

The Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent Court has re-opened its judicial recruitment programme. The news has ignited rumours in the patent com ...

5 June 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Legal Commentary

Unified Patent Court

Troubled waters: Brexit and the UPC

Rejection of Theresa May’s Brexit deal by the UK parliament means the Unified Patent Court will not get off to an orderly start. Although a ‘No Deal’ ...

17 January 2019 by Amy Sandys

Cases

Europe

Top 10 patent cases of the year 2018

From the UK’s Supreme Court FRAND decision, to the first case over connected cars in Germany, and patents for pioneering scientific breakthroughs – th ...

21 December 2018 by Mathieu Klos

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