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- Gordon Harris
- Seiko Hidaka
- Michael Carter
- Arnie Francis
- Clemence Lapotre
- Nick Cunningham
- Ailsa Carter
Our recent blog posts:
Start date of EPO’s transitional measures for obtaining Unitary Patents announced
The EPO has recently announced that its two new transitional measures to support users’ early uptake of the Unitary Patent will become available for use…
Read more… Start date of EPO’s transitional measures for obtaining Unitary Patents announced
Just how far can the UPC reach?
The judges have been appointed (Unified Patent Court judicial appointments and Presidium elections | Unified Patent Court (unified-patent-court.org), and finalisation of the case management systems…
Middle East–based patent filers – the Unified Patent Court will open doors early 2023, are you prepared?
We recently communicated to you news of the Unitary Patent system and how this may affect your European Patent portfolio. It has now been confirmed…
UPC Rules of Procedure approved – 19th time’s a charm
The Administrative Committee has formally approved a version of the UPC’s Rules of Procedure (the “Rules”) during a meeting held in Luxembourg on 8 July…
Read more… UPC Rules of Procedure approved – 19th time’s a charm
The Unified Patent Court is almost ready
It is hard to ignore the momentum which the UPC has gathered in the past few weeks. It has confirmed today that significant steps have…
Ireland to hold referendum to ratify UPC Agreement
When the UPC commences (perhaps in early 2023) 17 countries will likely be taking part. Seven countries have signed the UPC Agreement but not yet…
Read more… Ireland to hold referendum to ratify UPC Agreement