Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court open their doors The new European patent legal landscape has been enriched by the coming into force of the new Court Thursday 1 June 2023 Read more
UPC Case Management System experiencing capacity problems The number of opt-out requests being filed has slowed down the CMS Friday 26 May 2023 Read more
UK concludes talks to join the CPTPP The UK Government has substantially concluded negotiations on the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a free trade agreement (FTA) Friday 31 March 2023 Read more
EPO fee increases from 1 April 2023 The European Patent Office is increasing its fees by around 5% from 1 April 2023 Tuesday 28 March 2023 Read more
Germany Ratifies the Unified Patent Court (UPC) agreement The German government has ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA), setting in motion significant changes to the patent system in Europe. Monday 20 February 2023 Read more
All EPO Opposition and Examination Oral Proceedings to be held by videoconference The European Patent Office (EPO) published a decision on 22 November 2022 of the President of the EPO that all oral proceedings held before examining divisions, opposition divisions, the Legal Division and the Receiving Section are to be held by videoconference (ViCo) by default. Thursday 1 December 2022 Read more