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

Kingsley Egbuonu

April 29 2016

Recruitment process for UPC judges imminent; Code of Conduct for UPC representatives reviewed; PMAC arbitration rules agreed; EPO Select Committee discuss remaining aspects of the Unitary Patent system; our latest UPC scenario on challenging a non-opted out European patent relating to a pharmaceutical product during the transitional period; and informative webinar on Unitary Patent and UPC

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Kingsley Egbuonu

Research Editor Managing IP

Kingsley oversees the research for Managing IP’s annual awards programme and our legal guide known as IP STARS, a publication that ranks IP law firms and practitioners. His postgraduate qualifications include a master’s degree in IP from Queen Mary University of London.

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