The dawn of the Unitary Patent System

The dawn of the Unitary Patent System

Sunrise in Europe The dawn of the Unitary Patent System Official start date 1st June 2023 Open as PDF With the deposit of its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court with the Council of the European Union, Germany officially became the...
The Unified Patent Court

The Unified Patent Court

The Unified Patent Court Open as PDF Its competence and the decision to opt-out The Unified Patent Court (UPC) will be the common court of the Contracting Member States for future European Patents and Unitary Patents and thus a central part of all those States ́...
Sequence Listings ST.26 – The fun has begun!

Sequence Listings ST.26 – The fun has begun!

Sequence Listings – ST.26 Despite concerns expressed by IP practitioners and patent applicants, WIPO has implemented its the new standard on sequence listings (WIPO standard ST.26). It came into force on July 1, 2022, without a transition period. The new...