Unitary Patent and UPC: A progress report (May 2016)

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Unitary Patent & UPC

Unitary Patent and UPC: A progress report (May 2016)

May 31 2016
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Part-time and full-time UPC judges wanted; new features of the UPC case management system and EPO’s software for Unitary Patent released; more member states preparing for ratification; Preparatory Committee discuss remaining aspects of the UPC; our latest UPC scenario on challenging a non-opted out European patent relating to a pharmaceutical product during the transitional period

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