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It’s Official: European Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court Arrive on June 1, What You Should Know and Do to Prepare
Highlights
A new Unified Patent Court (UPC) creates a centralized European patent system for infringement and validity actions
Unitary Patent (UP) protection and enforcement across 17 UPC countries at onset
Starting March 1, 2023, a patentee must opt out to avoid UPC
On Feb. 17, 2023, the final step to ushering in the new era of the Unitary Patent (UP) and Unified Patent Court (UPC) fell into place as the German government ratified the agreement instituting the same. These changes affect:
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