Read the opinion of Wouter Pors, partner of Bird & Bird and one of the key note speakers at the Unitary Patent Package Conference 2017 in Amsterdam about the ratify of the UK. Brexit a shock to the Unitary Patent Package In spring 2016 the Unified Patent Court (UPC) was well on its way […]
Monthly Archives: November 2016
The UK government has confirmed it is proceeding with preparations to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement. This is part of the process needed to realise the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPCA). Under the new regime, businesses will be able to protect and enforce their patent rights across Europe in a more streamlined way […]
The best way forward for the Unitary Patent system after the Brexit vote of 23 June 2016 is to find a way to keep the UK inside the system. That is the opinion of Francesco Macchetta, director IP of the Bracco Group, a healthcare multinational with headquarters in Milan, and speaker at the Unitary Patent […]