About the Unified Patent Court The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is a Court, comprising judges from all participating Member States of the European Union. It is set up to decide in particular on the infringement and validity of both Unitary Patents and classic European Patents. The UPC is a Court common to currently eighteen EU Member States for which the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) has entered into force on 1 June 2023. Read more Location Map * UPCA stands for "Agreement on a Unified Patent Court" × Austria UPCA* in force × Belgium UPCA* in force × Bulgaria UPCA* in force × Denmark UPCA* in force × Estonia UPCA* in force × Finland UPCA* in force × France UPCA* in force × Germany UPCA* in force × Italy UPCA* in force × Latvia UPCA* in force × Lithuania UPCA* in force × Luxembourg UPCA* in force × Malta UPCA* in force × Netherlands UPCA* in force × Portugal UPCA* in force × Romania UPCA* in force × Slovenia UPCA* in force × Sweden UPCA* in force × Cyprus UPCA Signatory × Czech Republic UPCA Signatory × Greece UPCA Signatory × Hungary UPCA Signatory × Ireland UPCA Signatory × Slovakia UPCA Signatory × Croatia Non-UPCA Signatory × Poland Non-UPCA Signatory × Spain Non-UPCA Signatory Unified Patent Court Key Features Access to the Case Management System Actions with the Court can only be filed via the Court’sCase Management System. Registration as a Representative before the UPC Register as a Representative before the UPC via the Court’s Case Management System. FAQ If you have questions about the new system for the protection of patents in Europe and the Unified Patent Court, please visit the FAQ page. Latest News See more news UPC Munich (DE) Local Division welcomed US Bar EPO Liaison Council delegation14 November 2024The Court of First Instance seat in Paris received visit from the European Patent Office Technical Board of Appeal08 November 2024Case load of the Court since start of operation in June 2023 - update end October 202404 November 2024UPC holds annual training for judges and clerks in Vienna (AT)25 October 2024UPC Central and Local Division Paris welcomed Jiyoung Yi, Judge of the IP High Court of Korea10 October 2024Minister for Justice Mr Gunnar Strömmer visits UPC Nordic Baltic Regional Division04 October 2024
Access to the Case Management System Actions with the Court can only be filed via the Court’sCase Management System.
Registration as a Representative before the UPC Register as a Representative before the UPC via the Court’s Case Management System.
FAQ If you have questions about the new system for the protection of patents in Europe and the Unified Patent Court, please visit the FAQ page.
The Court of First Instance seat in Paris received visit from the European Patent Office Technical Board of Appeal08 November 2024
Case load of the Court since start of operation in June 2023 - update end October 202404 November 2024
UPC Central and Local Division Paris welcomed Jiyoung Yi, Judge of the IP High Court of Korea10 October 2024