{"id":22866,"date":"2024-01-01T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/?p=22866"},"modified":"2024-12-10T15:58:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T14:58:57","slug":"opt-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/en\/opt-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Opt-out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-m1qnfrmi-76678abe475c391bf56d6a63a972cc7f main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-22866'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_two_third-5367d1a8949ea854cc7619afa10347cf av_two_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m1qn4xxc-4c6135d1b271688193cbef8ca26307f6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-m1qn4xxc-4c6135d1b271688193cbef8ca26307f6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-m1qn4xxc-4c6135d1b271688193cbef8ca26307f6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-m1qn4xxc-4c6135d1b271688193cbef8ca26307f6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-m1qn4xxc-4c6135d1b271688193cbef8ca26307f6 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Opt-out<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m1qn6epw-f73cc9331e26ec54765ddc2512653565'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>With the entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPC), the Unified Patent Court has jurisdiction over actions for infringement or invalidity of classical bundle patents and the new Unitary Patent.<\/p>\n<p>However, actions for infringement or invalidity of a European bundle patent can still be brought before national courts during the transitional period of seven years after the entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court, which can be extended to a further 14 years.<\/p>\n<p>Until one month before the end of this transitional period, the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court can be explicitly excluded for European bundle patents granted or filed before the start of the UPC or during the transitional period (so-called &#8220;opt-out&#8221;). In this case, the European bundle patent will be judicially treated like a classical bundle patent. The exclusion applies for the entire lifetime of the European patent and from the date of entry in the Unified Patent Register.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, owners have the possibility to withdraw a classical bundle patent or a European patent application from the access of the new Unitary Patent System by an opt-out.<\/p>\n<p>In order to declare the exclusion of a classical bundle patent or a European patent application, a corresponding communication must be submitted to the registry of the Unified Patent Court via the so-called &#8220;case magagement system&#8221;. The communication can even be filed before the Unified Patent Convention enters into force in the so-called &#8220;sunrise period&#8221;. The sunrise period lasts until May 31, 2023. In this way, a bundle patent or a European patent application can be excluded from the Unitary Patent System even before the start of the Unitary Patent System.<\/p>\n<p>The proprietor can withdraw from the exclusion of general jurisdiction at any time and make the European bundle patent accessible to the new patent system again (so-called &#8220;opt-in&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>The prerequisite for an exclusion of a European bundle patent from the unitary patent system is that no action has yet been brought before the Unified Patent Court. Against this background, it was often advisable for owners of classical bundle patents to exclude bundle patents from the new unitary patent system already during the sunrise period by opting out. However, this still needs to be examined now. If an action is to be brought before the Unified Patent Court at a later date, the owners can withdraw from an opt-out at any time by opting in.<\/p>\n<p>We will be happy to provide you with customized advice on the strategic options!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m1qn5qfq-f536f94ed3b00a9a32bc1b8ea7c1588b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-m1qn5qfq-f536f94ed3b00a9a32bc1b8ea7c1588b{\nheight:35px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-m1qn5qfq-f536f94ed3b00a9a32bc1b8ea7c1588b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_button'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-ioq5o8-dd7227fd39f91854daa92157f04ecd3e-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr'><a href='https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/en\/upc\/'  class='avia-button av-ioq5o8-dd7227fd39f91854daa92157f04ecd3e av-link-btn avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-size-medium avia-position-left avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"Back to UPC overview\"><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left avia-iconfont avia-font-linearicons-free' data-av_icon='\ue879' data-av_iconfont='linearicons-free' ><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Back to UPC overview<\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-fe79b5e9c7dc7236081eb587a4ccff38\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-fe79b5e9c7dc7236081eb587a4ccff38{\nheight:35px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-fe79b5e9c7dc7236081eb587a4ccff38 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_button  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_third-866c246b881428acd016a5e4e8ec097a av_one_third  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div'     ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the \u201copt-out\u201d, a transitional period has been provided within the framework of the new unitary patent system. 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