Change in EPO practice: calculating patent deadlines
Introduction From 1 November 2023, the way of calculating deadlines set by letters from the EPO is changing.  Letters dated 1 November 2023 and after are deemed to have been received...
Introduction From 1 November 2023, the way of calculating deadlines set by letters from the EPO is changing.  Letters dated 1...
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The unitary patent and Unified Patent Court are here!
The arrival of the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) on 1 June 2023 represent the biggest changes in European patent law in a generation.  Proprietors of...
The arrival of the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) on 1 June 2023 represent the biggest...
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The unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court: All systems are go! 
What are the changes? The arrival of the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) represent the biggest changes in European patent law in a generation.  Proprietors of European...
What are the changes? The arrival of the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) represent the biggest changes...
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What is the unitary patent?
Currently, when a European patent application is granted, it essentially becomes a “bundle” of individual national patents; one in each state in which the patentee chooses to have it...
Currently, when a European patent application is granted, it essentially becomes a “bundle” of individual national patents; one in...
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What is the Unified Patent Court?
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is a new international court which will have jurisdiction over all unitary patents.  The UPC will also have jurisdiction over nationally validated European patents in...
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is a new international court which will have jurisdiction over all unitary patents.  The UPC...
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The unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court: Impact on patentees
How will my European patent be affected by the Unified Patent Court (UPC)?  Existing European patents will automatically fall under the jurisdiction of the UPC.  Therefore, as default, the UPC...
How will my European patent be affected by the Unified Patent Court (UPC)?  Existing European patents will automatically fall under...
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Opting out of the Unified Patent Court
What is the Unified Patent Court (UPC)? The Unified Patent Court is a new international court for patent litigation.  You can find out more about the UPC here. The UPC...
What is the Unified Patent Court (UPC)? The Unified Patent Court is a new international court for patent litigation.  You...
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Unitary patent and Unified Patent Court delayed until 1 June 2023
The arrival of the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) represent the biggest changes in European patent law in a generation.  Proprietors of European patents and pending...
The arrival of the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) represent the biggest changes in European patent...
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