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EPC: Amendments to rules for postal and electronic notification by the EPO
UPC-Update
Amendments to Rules 126(2), 127(2) and 131(2) EPC concern the postal and electronical notification by the European Patent Office (EPO), and the calculation of time periods triggered by a notification
On 13 October 2022, the Administrative Council adopted changes to Rules 46, 49, 50, 57, 65, 82, 126,…
Unified Patent Court to start work on June 1, 2023
UPC-Update
With the approval of Germany on February 17, 2023, all requirements for the entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court are fulfilled. The UPC will thus commence its activities on June 01, 2023.
UPC: Start of Sunrise Period postponed to March 1, 2023
UPC-Update
Entry into force of Sunrise Period as of March 1, 2023 and EPC as of June 1, 2023
Deviating from the previous timetable, which foresaw the start of the Sunrise Period at the beginning of the new year, the Unified Patent Court announces a postponement of two months. The Sunrise Period will thus start…
The roadmap for the implementation of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is ready
UPC-Update
The UPC Preparatory Team has now published the roadmap for the implementation of the Unified Patent Court, showing all important steps until the UPC Agreement enters into force in April 2023. At the same time, the team points out that the plan may still be subject to changes, but these will be communicated…
Final rules of procedure of the Unified Patent Court published
UPC-Update
On July 8, 2022, the second meeting of the UPC Administrative Committee was held in Luxembourg. At this meeting, the member states participating in the provisional application of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPC) adopted some official documents.
Among them, in particular, are the final…
UPC: Changes to the legal framework for action against cross-border supply chains
IP-Update
Strategic thoughts on contributory patent infringement ahead of the entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
The legal framework for actions against cross-border supply chains in Europe that precede the use of a patented object will change significantly with the forthcoming entry…
UPC NEWS – Unified Patent Court establishes first administrative body
UPC-Update
The first organ of the Unified Patent Court has been constituted - with this, the court begins its administrative work. Germany now officially with four local chambers of the court.
The administrative apparatus of the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) is rapidly taking shape. On 22 February 2022, the…
Getting your patent portfolio ready for the UPC – What you need to know in a nutshell
UPC-Update
After a long journey and many setbacks, it now appears very likely that the European Unitary Patent system will come into effect – and it will do so sooner rather than later, probably in mid to end 2022 or the beginning of 2023. Here we provide an overview of and some recommendations on how to prepare…
BREAKING NEWS – Another blow to the Unitary Patent System
UPC-Update
The German Constitutional Court in a decision (2 BvR 739/17) as published today declared the German Act for the implementation of the UP system invalid. The Court stated that the Act would factually amend the German Constitution. This would have required a two-third majority in the German parliament,…
