20.05.2015 One immensely important aspect of the new UPC system will be its applicability to supplementary protection certificates. ...

02.09.2024 On 1 September 2024, Romania became the 18th EU Member State to join the Unitary Patent system. The EPO reported on 29 August...

12.06.2024 On 4 June 2024, the UPC Court of Appeal, led by presiding judge and judge-rapporteur Rian Kalden, handed down its decision in...

30.05.2024 Further to our update on 7 May 2024, the Milan Central Division is set to open on 26 June 2024 with Andrea Postiglione,...

This article was first published in Kluwer Patent Blog [May, 2024]. During the 12 months since the UPC first opened its doors for...

As readers will recall from the post published on 20 March 2024, the Düsseldorf Local Division issued an order in 10x Genomics v Curio...

Court of First Instance, Hague Local Division – 4 March 2024, UPC_CFI_239/2023, ACT_549536/2023 and CC_588768/2023 On 4 March 2024, the...

This article was first published in Kluwer Patent Blog, [February, 2024]. Opt-outs are dealt with in Part IV of the UPC Agreement...

SES-imagotag v Hanshow The Munich Local Division recently addressed a significant issue concerning the interpretation of European patent...

26.09.2023 Two decisions regarding the transparency of proceedings at the Unified Patent Court (UPC) were handed down last week – both of...

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has announced that 21 new technically qualified judges (TQJs) have been appointed and will take up their...

What are the advantages of different UPC Divisions? Introduction Within the framework for jurisdiction in the UPC, explained by Aida...