Unified Patent Court

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 ...

26 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos

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 ...

20 March 2020 by Mathieu Klos

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

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 ...