ZBM organises a well-attended training event for clients and friends
On 17th June ZBM hosted a presentation event for clients and friends to explain the most important aspects of the…
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Setting up of the technical and infrastructural preparations for the UPC: A further step towards the entry into force of the UPC Agreement
The Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application (PPA) entered into force on January 19th,…
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The road to German ratification of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement is closer
Following on from our post of 12 July 2021, for the European patent with unitary effect and the Unified Patent…
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German Constitutional Court clears the way towards German ratification of the UPC Agreement
The Unified Patent Court is a specialised litigation system that will hear infringement and revocation proceedings of both European patents…
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The United Kingdom ratifies the UPC Agreement
The UK, still a member of the European Union, deposited on April 26th, 2018 its instrument of ratification of the…
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Spanish government requested to reconsider joining the unitary patent and UPC systems
Last February, a non-binding motion was submitted by political party PSOE calling on the Spanish government to reconsider joining the…
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UK might ratify the UPC Agreement in March 2017
12 member states have ratified the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement so far: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Italy, Luxembourg,…
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Unified Patent Court before the end of 2017?
Despite the Brexit vote, last year the UK government unexpectedly announced its willingness to ratify the UPC agreement. As…
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