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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 Unitary Patent (UP) and Unified Patent Court (UPC).  

Kate and Howard covered questions relating to: 

What decisions need to be made regarding patents that are already granted? 
What decisions need to be made for patents due to be granted before 1 June 2023? 
What happens after the UP and UPC go live, and the years ahead?

If you have any questions regarding your EP portfolio, or your client’s EP portfolio, please contact one of our speakers.    

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