06.12.2022
The UPC website has confirmed that the timeline for the start of the Unified Patent Court has been delayed by two months.
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The notice on the UPC website states that the sunrise period will now start on 1 March 2023 (previously 1 January 2023).
The Unified Patent Court is now due to open its doors on 1 June 2023 (previously 1 April 2023).
The website notice highlights that all other preparatory work is on track and therefore no further delay is expected.
Further information regarding the unitary patent system may be found in our earlier article - The Unitary Patent System - Frequently Asked Questions.
25.09.2022
The Unitary Patent System – Frequently Asked QuestionsThe unitary patent system represents possibly the biggest change to the European patent landscape in decades. Set out below are some of the most common questions that patent owners have about the new system and what issues they need to consider.
21.03.2024
UPC Court of Appeal reverses Preliminary Injunction in first substantive decisionThe Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) recently published its first decision considering substantive issues, in which it overturned a first instance decision of the Munich local division (NanoString (appellants) v 10x Genomics (respondents), UPC_CoA_335/2023).
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