18 Mar, 2024 Unlocking UPC secrets: No standardisation of penalties for confidentiality breaches across local divisions By Thomas Prock Mike Gilbert Abigail Spreadbury On 30 January 2023, the Paris Local Division decided that it is not necessary to harmonise penalties for breach of confidentiality...
02 Feb, 2024 M&C in the news: UPC trends to watch out for By M&C Newsroom The establishment of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) last year marked a significant milestone in European patent litigation and while the...
23 Nov, 2023 M&C in the news: The UPC is off to a ‘flying start’ but faces critical decision over transparency By M&C Newsroom It’s been nearly six months since the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors and, so far, it appears to be riding high. With more...
31 May, 2023 The Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent are (finally!) here By Thomas Prock After decades of planning and several abortive attempts, the Unified Patent Court (a pan-European court) and the Unitary Patent (a single...
26 May, 2023 The UPC sunrise period is ending in days - what steps need to be taken now? By Thomas Prock The UPC opt-out sunrise period ends on 31 May 2023 and on 1 June 2023 the Unified Patent Court (UPC) will finally open its doors. While...
01 Mar, 2023 UPC: sunrise period kick-off By Thomas Prock Today marks, the first step towards a new door opening in Europe for patentees - one that could potentially revolutionise the way we...
13 Jan, 2023 A change to the Rule 71(3) communication from the EPO By Thomas Storey A "prior national right" or "earlier national right" is a national patent or application which was filed before, but published after the...
29 Dec, 2021 Will the European patent system embrace grace periods? By Marks & Clerk The European Patent Office is conducting a survey of European patent applicants, to assess the impact of the EPO's strict novelty...
10 Dec, 2021 Christmas is coming for the UPC provisional application period By Marks & Clerk As announced by the European Patent Office, Austria has completed its ratification process for the Protocol on Provisional Application of...