Licensing deals and the UPC - what you need to know

If you have been following the UPC "saga", you already know that it's currently at the final stage - which means that we should witness the beginning of the new patent system at the end of 2022/early 2023.

With the new UPC system having certain advantages and disadvantages, anyone planning licensing or collaboration deals should agree a strategy related to European patents in their agreements – an exercise better started sooner rather than later.

So how do you make your licences and patent strategy UPC-ready? We have prepared a detailed note on what needs to be done, which you can read on the Bristows UPC hub, here, and a summary of some of the risks facing life sciences companies in our On The Pulse publication, here.

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The UPC: Are your agreements ready for the UPC? 

How do you make your licences and patent strategy UPC-ready? Register here to join our webinar where experts Claire Smith and Ellen Lambrix focus on the commercialisation and exploitation of intellectual property, answering the most important questions and explaining what your business should do to be fully prepared for the new system.