13th Jul 2023
The start of the Unified Patent Court shows that, as expected, Munich is the venue of choice for UPC patent litigation and in particular patent owner plaintiffs. Following the transfer of two revocation actions from Paris, there are now nine UPC cases pending before the two UPC divisions in Munich, fifteen before the UPC divisions in Germany, two before the Nordic-Baltic regional division and one in Milan. Thus, case filings heavily concentrate on Munich, with the remainder scattered across Europe or the remaining German local divisions Hamburg and Düsseldorf.
10th Jul 2023
Watch our online panel discussion hosted by our patent attorney experts from across the technology spectrum. The panel discussion covers key aspects of patent enforcement and revocation at the UPC, and particularly how the UPC may be leveraged by companies in three key technology sectors. The panel considers how experience of EPO opposition proceedings will help […]
5th Jul 2023
One month since the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) opened its doors the UPC Administrative Committee has published some statistics on the type of actions that have been filed in the opening 4 weeks. Leading the way by quite some margin are Protective Letters, with 236 having been received by 26th June 2023.
1st Jun 2023
It is finally here. Ten years after the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court was signed, and after a flurry of last minute opt-outs at the end of the sunrise period, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has now entered into force.
30th May 2023
With the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) opening its doors on 1 June 2023, we take a look at what to expect if you are involved in proceedings before the UPC.
25th May 2023
The Administrative Committee of the UPC have recently published guidelines for the determination of Court fees and the ceiling of recoverable costs of the successful party in UPC actions.
19th May 2023
A press release of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced that the Italian Government has agreed with its French and German counterparts to set up a branch of the central division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Milan. It is understood that the agreement will be submitted to the other member states during the next Administrative Committee meeting for it to be formalised.