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European Patent Litigation Certificate – Revised

23 September 2016

Proposal

17th Preparatory Committee – 30 June 2016

01 July 2016

The 17th meeting of the Preparatory Committee was held in Stockholm, Sweden.

Protocol on Privileges and Immunities

29 June 2016

Today, 29 June 2016, a protocol on privileges and immunities to the UPC Agreement has been signed by representatives of member states in the margins of COREPER I meeting in Brussels.

UPC Opt Out Day – Mock trial, Paris 6 June 2016

06 June 2016

The UPC are pleased to collaborate with the Union pour la Juridiction unifiée du brevet (which includes the following: AACEIPI – AAPI – ACPI – AFEP – AFPPI – AIPPI – APEB – ASPI – CGPME – CNCPI – ICC France – INPI – LES France – MEDEF – Ordre des Avocats Paris) for a mock trial on the UPC opt-out

Updated FAQs on Court fees

31 May 2016

There are a number of updated Q&A’s on the fee section page. These can be found here.

16th Preparatory Committee May 26 2016 – Report of meeting

27 May 2016

The Committee continues on the path of organising meetings at or in the vicinity of the future seats/divisions of the UPC.

Draft Code of Conduct

18 May 2016

EPLAW, EPLIT and epi has taken on the task to help the Preparatory Committee develop a draft Code of Conduct for representatives who appear before the Court, as referred to in the Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court.

UPC Judicial Recruitment

09 May 2016

The Unified Patent Court, a new supranational court specialised in patent litigation, based on the Unified Patent Court Agreement signed by 25 Member States of the European Union will have a wide and exclusive competence in respect of infringement and validity of European patents and European pat

Report of the 15th Preparatory Committee meeting

15 April 2016

The Committee met in Luxembourg on 14 April 2016, it was a great opportunity for committee members to be able to view the UPC Court of Appeal building at Nouvel Hémicycle, 1, rue du Fort Thüngen.

Guidelines for the determination of Court fees and the ceiling of recoverable costs

26 February 2016

The Preparatory Committee also agreed the Guidelines for the determination of Court fees and the ceiling of recoverable costs of the successful party, and these can be found here.