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Federal Constitutional Court - decision

20 March 2020

FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL COURT - Decision

A message from the Preparatory Committee Chair, Alexander Ramsay – March 2020

05 March 2020

A message from the Chairman, Alexander Ramsay – December 2019

18 December 2019

With all things connected to setting up a new organization there are those hurdles you foresee and then there are those that you do not. The latter presents the greatest challenges and call for the greatest patience and resilience.

UPC Judicial Recruitment - 2019 Top-up Campaign now open!

03 June 2019

Following the major recruitment campaign in 2016 for judicial positions (both legal and technical) of the UPC, the Preparatory Committee has agreed to re-open recruitment for judicial positions to new applications.

Status of Unified Patent Court Project – 19 December 2018

19 December 2018

2018 has been a year of mixed highs and lows. This year has seen two more Signatory States ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement, namely Latvia and the UK which means there are now 16 ratifications in total of the Agreement, well over the number required.

Ratification update

27 April 2018

This year has begun well for the project with Latvia ratifying in January and the UK ratifying the UPCA on 26 April. In addition, there are a number of contracting states who have ratified the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities over the last few months.