Webinar

Introducing the EU Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent

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New opportunities for obtaining and enforcing patents in Europe will become available when the EU Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent system opens, most likely on June 1. On February 21, join European patent attorneys Moritz Ammelburg and Bernhard Lorenz, along with moderator John Pegram, for a discussion touching on:

  • The basics of the Unitary Patent and UPC
  • Pros and cons of obtaining a Unitary Patent
  • Costs of a Unitary Patent
  • The possibility of opting out of the UPC
  • Some factors to consider when deciding whether to use the Unitary Patent and UPC

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Unitary Patent Court and Unitary Patent Update:

As a result of Germany's ratification of the UPC Agreement on 17 February, both the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent will start on 1 June 2023. The Unitary Patent Sunrise Period has already opened and the UPC Sunrise Period will begin on 1 March.