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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.

Progress Report to the Competitiveness Council, May 26 2014, Brussels

06 June 2014

Implementing the Patent Package: Second progress report

Expression of Interests of Candidate Judges: UPDATE

31 March 2014

As you know the pre-selection procedure calling for expression of interest of candidate judges received an overwhelming response. Over the last four months the Advisory Panel has been working hard reviewing all the applications.

Training Centre for European patent judges opened in Budapest

20 March 2014

A dedicated Training Centre for the Unified Patent Court (UPC) was officially opened on the 13 March 2014 in Budapest. The new Training Centre will function as a coordinating office for the training of judges and candidate judges of the new court system.

Fifth meeting of the Preparatory Committee 18 March 2014

19 March 2014

The Preparatory Committee celebrated its one-year anniversary by arranging its fifth meeting. The meeting was held in the premises of the Swedish permanent representation in Brussels and a wide variety of topics were discussed.

Revised 16th draft of the Rules of Procedure

06 March 2014

The Expert Group chaired by Mr. Kevin Mooney has carefully studied the comments received by the Secretariat of the Preparatory Committee in the written consultation on the Draft Rules of Procedure of the future Unified Patent Court which was open from 25 June to 1 October 2013.

Interpretative note – Consequences of the application of Article 83 UPCA

29 January 2014

1. Both within the Preparatory Committee as in public debates the question has arisen whether the Agreement on the unified patent court (hereafter: 'the Agreement' or "UPCA") will apply to patents that are opted out.