Report of the Preparatory Committee meeting held on 27 October 2021 The 21st UPC Preparatory Committee was held in Luxembourg on 27 October 2021 in a hybrid format, with a solid onsite and remote participation. The choice of format provided delegations with the needed flexibility in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Slovenia ratifies the Protocol on Provisional Application and the UPC Agreement Last Friday, on 15 October 2021, the Slovenian government deposited its instrument of ratification for the Protocol on the Provisional Application of UPC Agreement (PAP-Protocol) and the UPC Agreement itself, bringing the Unified Patent Court one step closer to its launch. Germany ratifies the Protocol on Provisional Application Germany ratifies the Protocol on the Provisional Application of UPC Agreement (PAP-Protocol) and paves the way for the Unified Patent Court. What the decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court means for the Unified Patent Court’s timeplan After the Order dated 23 June 2021 of the German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), the way is cleared for Germany to participate in the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) and the Protocol on the Provisional Application of the UPCA (the PAP-Protocol). German Federal Constitutional Court declares complaints against UPCA’s ratification Bill inadmissible Yet another step has been made towards the entry into operation of the Unified Patent Court, with today’s rejection by the German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) of the two applications for preliminary injunction against the ratification Bill of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. This ratification Bill was adopted by the German Parliament on 18 December 2020. Interpretative note – Consequences of the application of Article 83 UPCA 1. Both within the Preparatory Committee as in public debates the question has arisen whether the Agreement on the unified patent court (hereafter: 'the Agreement' or "UPCA") will apply to patents that are opted out. An Enhanced European Patent System In December 2012 the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament agreed on two regulations1 laying the foundation for unitary patent protection in the EU. Pagination Première page « Premier Page précédente ‹‹ … Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page courante 12
Report of the Preparatory Committee meeting held on 27 October 2021 The 21st UPC Preparatory Committee was held in Luxembourg on 27 October 2021 in a hybrid format, with a solid onsite and remote participation. The choice of format provided delegations with the needed flexibility in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Slovenia ratifies the Protocol on Provisional Application and the UPC Agreement Last Friday, on 15 October 2021, the Slovenian government deposited its instrument of ratification for the Protocol on the Provisional Application of UPC Agreement (PAP-Protocol) and the UPC Agreement itself, bringing the Unified Patent Court one step closer to its launch.
Germany ratifies the Protocol on Provisional Application Germany ratifies the Protocol on the Provisional Application of UPC Agreement (PAP-Protocol) and paves the way for the Unified Patent Court.
What the decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court means for the Unified Patent Court’s timeplan After the Order dated 23 June 2021 of the German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), the way is cleared for Germany to participate in the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) and the Protocol on the Provisional Application of the UPCA (the PAP-Protocol).
German Federal Constitutional Court declares complaints against UPCA’s ratification Bill inadmissible Yet another step has been made towards the entry into operation of the Unified Patent Court, with today’s rejection by the German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) of the two applications for preliminary injunction against the ratification Bill of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. This ratification Bill was adopted by the German Parliament on 18 December 2020.
Interpretative note – Consequences of the application of Article 83 UPCA 1. Both within the Preparatory Committee as in public debates the question has arisen whether the Agreement on the unified patent court (hereafter: 'the Agreement' or "UPCA") will apply to patents that are opted out.
An Enhanced European Patent System In December 2012 the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament agreed on two regulations1 laying the foundation for unitary patent protection in the EU.