Unitary Patent

The Unified Patent Court has announced a ‘major milestone’ in the implementation of the Case Management System (CMS).  Starting mid or end of September, the CMS login process will be based on a…

The first of March 2023 seems to be a likely date the Unified Patent Court will open its doors. This became clear yesterday during the Unitary Patent Package Conference in Amsterdam. On the same day,…

The start of operations of the Unified Patent Court can reasonably be expected to occur in early 2023. This was announced on the website of the UPC today.  ‘On 8 July 2022, the Administrative…

The government of Ireland has reaffirmed that the country will participate in the Unitary Patent system. A referendum will be held next year or in 2024. The Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and…

The Unified Patent Court will be a precious tool to help harmonizing the legal system in the EU and fostering innovation. That is the expectation of Elisabetta Papa, head of patents of the Italian IP…

Another constitutional complaint against the Unified Patent Court Agreement? Is Italy withdrawing from the UPC? If even April fools’ day doesn’t go by without a proportion of jokes on the Unitary…

The Administrative Committee of the Unified Patent Court has been inaugurated. It will replace the UPC Preparatory Committee, which has so far been in charge of preparations for the new court. An…

The recruitment of judges for the Unified Patent Court will start soon, now that the Preparatory Phase preceding the opening of the Unified Patent Court has officially begun. According to the UPC…

What were the most popular articles of the Kluwer Patent Blog in 2021? Some topics keep on returning, but new issues found their way into the chart of best read posts on this blog as well. The number…