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UPC might start 2017 after all
Today, the UK minister for Intellectual Property announced that the UK government is proceeding with preparations to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-signals-green-light-to-unified-patent-court-agreement). “Following the announcement today, the UK…
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The Netherlands are getting closer to the ratification of the UPC
On 28 June 2016, the first chamber of the Dutch parliament approved a bill that enables the Netherlands to ratify the UPC agreement. The instrument of ratification must now be…
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The German Parliament starting ratification process on June 23
The German parliament will hold an initial consultation regarding the draft bill to adapt the patent law provisions for the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent. This will be…
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Bulgaria joins the Unified Patent Court Agreement
Bulgaria deposited its instrument of ratification of the UPC Agreement with the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU on 3 June 2016. This is required for the ratification…
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Italy and Lithuania has begun the ratification process for UPCA
Both the Italian and Lithuanian governments have begun the process for ratifying the Unified Patent Court Agreement. In Italy the Council of Ministers have approved draft legislation, and the parliament…
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Bulgaria about to ratify the Agreement
According to the latest news from the Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent Court, Bulgaria will ratify the Agreement at the end of April, bringing the total number of countries…
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No fee for requesting opt-out
The Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent Court has recently published a new suggestion regarding the fee for opting out, in which the fee will be 0 EUR, instead of…
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Germany begins the journey into the Unitary Patent system
Finally the news broke that Germany has started the ratification of the Agreement on a unified patent court and thus the Unitary Patent, by the publication of two law proposals…
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United Kingdom moves closer to the Unified Patent Court
The UK government has published a draft Statutory Instrument (SI) and laid it before the Parliament. The changes moves the UK one step closer to the unitary patent and Unified…
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Finland has joined the Unified Patent Court
Finland has now fully ratified the ‘Agreement on a Unified Patent Court’ by depositing its instrument of ratification. By ratifying the agreement it will be possible for an applicant to…