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The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court – an update for the Patent Information Users Group (PIUG)

January 26, 2023

The Unitary Patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are now anticipated to go live on 1 June 2023, when the UPC Agreement (UPCA) is planned to enter into force.

In this session, Appleyard Lees partner and patent attorney Julia Gwilt, and head of data and systems Lee-Ann Galway, discussed the key decisions European patent owners will need to make regarding their portfolios in the lead up to UP/UPC implementation, and demonstrated how patent applications can be tracked through the new systems.

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Getting UPC ready: a Q&A for European patent holders and non-European attorneys

In this session, Appleyard Lees partners and patent attorneys Kate Hickinson and Howard Read provided answers to commonly asked questions about the UP and UPC.

From antibodies to AI: what is patentable in the US and Europe?

In this webinar for university knowledge exchange practitioners, patent attorneys and senior associates Edward Rainsford and Parminder Lally discussed what can, and cannot, be patented at the European Patent Office (EPO) and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

The Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court: what do non-European attorneys, and their clients, need to know? (East Asia session)

What could the introduction of the UP and UPC mean for patent and IP attorneys in East Asia, and their European patent-holding clients? Watch the recording of our recent virtual UP/UPC workshop to find out more.

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