Since the start of June 2023, 21 new technically qualified judges have been appointed to the Unified Patent Court and more will follow later this year. According to a UPC announcement, candidates…
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“One person's happiness is another person’s misfortune” (i.e., “le bonheur des uns fait le malheur des autres”)... This French proverb could easily be applied to the subject I'm dealing with today:…
June 2023 has just passed, and the newly minted Unified Patent Court is of course still on everyone's lips. But, of course, there are many reasons why the novel court system might not be the perfect…
The EPO management has been under increasing criticism for its perceived lack of attention for the deteriorating quality of EPO patents. The subject was put on the agenda prominently last year in…
As of the end of June 2023, 535,152 patents and applications have been opted-out of the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court. The effective number of opt-outs is already being reduced by…
The Administrative Committee of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has unanimously decided to establish a section of the UPC’s Central Division in Milan, as a replacement for London.
As the UPC reported…
Three technically qualified judges (TQJ) have resigned prior to the start of operations of the Unified Patent Court.
According to a UPC announcement, Roman Maksymiw (DE), Grégoire Desrousseaux (FR)…
Italy, France and Germany have agreed on and proposed a division of the competences that were originally designated to London, between the three seats of the UPC central division in Milan, Paris and…
