Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court

A better patent system for Europe

The Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court are the building blocks which will supplement and strengthen the existing centralised European patent granting system. They will offer users of the patent system a cost-effective option for patent protection and dispute settlement across Europe.

Updates

• 17.02.2023
  The Unitary Patent is to become a reality
• 13.02.2023
  First training for all UPC appointed judges
• 19.12.2022
  Unitary Patent: Forms for requesting transitional measures now available
• 6.12.2022
  Starting date of EPO transitional measures remains 1 January 2023
• 25.11.2022
  Raising the curtain on the Unitary Patent system
• 14.11.2022
  EPO sets start of transitional measures to 1 January 2023
• 7.11.2022
  The Unitary Patent system: A game-changer for innovation in Europe
• 21.10.2022
  UPC has decided on its judges
• 28.9.2022
  National measures relating to the Unitary Patent
• 4.7.2022
  EPO met UPC governing bodies’ representatives
• 29.4.2022
  Updated version of the Unitary Patent Guide available
• 29.4.2022
  Unitary Patent secondary legislation
• 2.3.2022
  UPC holds Administrative Committee meeting
• 8.2.2022
  Final preparations for the start of the Unitary Patent
• 19.1.2022
  Provisional application of the UPCA to start
• 3.12.2021
  Austria finalises parliamentary ratification procedure concerning the Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application
• 13.7.2021
  German Court decision paves the way for implementation of Unitary Patent and UPC