UPC IT tender published
16 December 2014
This week the UK Intellectual Property Office published the tender notice on the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) inviting expressions of interest from suppliers.
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Advocate General’s Opinion in Spain v Parliament and Council
18 November 2014
The Advocate General of the Court of Justice gives a boost to the implementation process by claiming that Spanish actions against the EU Regulations on the unitary patent protection must be dismissed.
Seventh meeting of the Preparatory Committee
06 November 2014
At the seventh meeting (held in Brussels on 4 November 2014) the Member States reported on the national ratification processes. It does indeed look promising since many member states reported that they hope to be able to ratify in the course of 2015.
First meeting of the Expert Panel
06 November 2014
The expert panel of the Preparatory Committee met for the first time in London on the 26 September. Discussions were held and advice was provided on topics covering training of candidate judges, draft rules on legal aid and how the entering into operation of the court should be organised.
Oral Hearing on the 17th draft of the Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court
03 November 2014
The Legal Group of the Preparatory Committee has completed its examination of the 16th draft of the UPC Rules of Procedure – which the Expert Group had finished at the end of January 2014 – presenting the resulting 17th draft at the end of October.
UPC IT e-Filing available to test
07 October 2014
The prototype e-filing / case management system is now available to test. If you would like to test it and provide feedback please visit http://prototype.unified-patent-court.org/
Roadmap update
16 September 2014
The Roadmap of the Preparatory Committee's work programme has been updated with amendments to some of the key milestones.
Chairman invites new Expert Panel to advise Preparatory Committee
16 September 2014
The Chairman and his team attach great value to the involvement of practitioners and future users of the Unified Patent Court in its work.
Expression of Interests of Candidate Judges: letters issued
11 September 2014
For those that expressed an interest in becoming a technical or legal judge of the Unified Patent Court letters have now been issued, by email, from the Chairman of the Preparatory Committee.
Sixth meeting of the Preparatory Committee 8 July 2014
09 July 2014
The sixth meeting of the Preparatory Committee took place at the Finnish Permanent Representation to the European Union.
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