Sean Jauss - Sep 29, 2023
Beware the front-loaded procedure!
The Unified Patent Court (‘UPC’) opened its doors on 1 June 2023. It is a new court in the European Union (‘EU’). It provides a forum for litigating patents granted by the European Patent Office (‘EPO’) that have been validated as either:
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