The Unified Patent System: key resources

United Kingdom 11.02.2015

This article was produced by Olswang LLP, which joined with CMS on 1 May 2017.

External resources

17th Draft of the Rules of Procedure of the UPC

Road Map of the Preparatory Committee (September 2014) 

Agreement on the Unitary Patent Court

Regulation implementing unitary patent protection (Regulation 1257/2012)

Regulation implementing applicable translation arrangements (Regulation 1260/2012)

Olswang articles on the Unified Patent System

UPC Renewal Fees

Unified Patent Court Agreement: Update on ratification process

Patently flawed? The new unitary patent system and unified patent court for Europe

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