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After overcoming many obstacles, the Unified Patent Court Agreement will finally come into force on June 1, and with it…
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What’s an ‘opt-out’ like you doing in a patent like this?
(NEW ARTICLE) Rarely has a choice between two options given rise to so much controversy as whether or not to…
Read moreZBM participates in UB’s “Patent Mondays” with a conference related to the unitary patent and the UPC
On 27th February ZBM’s Montserrat Jané and Noemí Daviu held a lecture entitled ‘The…
Read moreEntry into force of the UPC Agreement currently planned for April 1st 2023
According to the implementation roadmap announced by UPC Preparatory team on October 6th 2022, the German ratification of the UPC…
Read moreZBM 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…
Read moreSetting 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,…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreGerman 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…
Read moreThe 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…
Read moreSpanish 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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