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Draft Rules of Procedure – updated March 2017

10 April 2017

The latest version of the draft Rules of Procedure can be found here.

Final Preparatory Committee Signals State of Readiness – 15 March 2017

16 March 2017

The UPC Preparatory Committee met in The Hague on 15 March 2017 for the last time before the next stage of the project would commence; the phase of provisional application.

UPC – Provisional Application

16 January 2017

The Preparatory Committee is now working under the assumption that the Provisional Application Phase (PAP) will start end of spring 2017, presumably in May, and that the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (UPCA) can enter into force and the Court become operational in December 2017.

Update on UPC ratifications – UK signals green light

28 November 2016

As previously reported, the UPC Preparatory Committee has largely completed all the work required in preparation for the Court to become fully operational.

Local Division – Milan

08 November 2016

The Italian authorities have formally selected the location for the local division to be set up in Milan. It will be hosted within the premises of the new Milan Courthouse, at the following address: Via San Barnaba n. 50, Milan.

UPC Judicial Recruitment – Update

17 October 2016

The original timetable for recruitment of UPC judges was to complete interviews and make appointments early in 2017. The current timetable is being revisited in the light of the result of the referendum in the UK, which will to some extent delay the entry into operation of the UPC.