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Brexit may stall Germany’s ratification of the UPCA
The German Justice Ministry expressed earlier this month that the government will not ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement
A closer look at the countries that have ratified the UPC
Considering that the UK now has ratified the UPC agreement, the entry into force of the system seems imminent
Good and less good news for British IP professionals
For some British IP professionals all is about to change with regards to European intellectual property practice – but
Fourteen countries have now ratified the UPC
Despite the uncertain situation in the UK and Germany, other EU member states seem to continue to ratify the
The consequences of Brexit are becoming clearer and clearer (sort of)
Naturally, there are still many “ifs and buts”. We still don’t have any idea as to how hard or
Final meeting of the Preparatory Committee signals pending start of UPC
On 15 March 2017, the UPC Preparatory Committee hopefully met for the last time before the start of the
New UK intellectual property minister reaffirms UK commitment to the Unified Patent Court
There is a new sheriff in town. Jo Jonson takes over from Baroness Neville Rolfe as UK Intellectual Property
UK inches towards UPC ratification
There was a sigh of relief at the end of November when the UK announced that it would proceed
Cautious optimism regarding 2017 UPC implementation
During the meeting of the EU Competitiveness Council on 28 November 2016 in Brussels, the UK Minister of State
Prepare your strategy for the Unitary Patent and the UPC – (Part III)
Strategies for pending patent applications and important aspects of the opt out procedure When preparing for the entry into