Unitary Patent and UPC: A progress report (April 2016)

Kingsley Egbuonu

April 29 2016

Recruitment process for UPC judges imminent; Code of Conduct for UPC representatives reviewed; PMAC arbitration rules agreed; EPO Select Committee discuss remaining aspects of the Unitary Patent system; our latest UPC scenario on challenging a non-opted out European patent relating to a pharmaceutical product during the transitional period; and informative webinar on Unitary Patent and UPC

Unlock this content.

The content you are trying to view is exclusive to our subscribers.

To unlock this content:

Take a Free Trial or Login

Topics

Kingsley Egbuonu

Research Editor Managing IP

Kingsley oversees the research for Managing IP’s annual awards programme and our legal guide known as IP STARS, a publication that ranks IP law firms and practitioners. His postgraduate qualifications include a master’s degree in IP from Queen Mary University of London.

more from across site and SHARED ros bottom lb

More from across our site

Patents

Exclusive: Australia’s Foundry IP and Davis IP to join forces

The combined entity, which is expected to offer IP services across Australia and New Zealand, will be called Jones Maxwell Smith & Davis

Sukanya Sarkar, March 11 2025

Trademarks

Bird & Bird and Brandsmiths prepare for ‘double diamond’ battle

The Iconix v Dream Pairs dispute, to be heard at the UK Supreme Court, concerns trademarks owned by sports brand Umbro and the issue of post-sale confusion

Max Walters, March 11 2025

Trademarks

Look out for look-a-likes: perspectives from across Europe

The European IP team from Simmons & Simmons discusses the current approaches to IP enforcement against look-a-like or copycat products

Joel Smith, March 11 2025

Patents

EMEA The most nominated firms in 2025_2x (1).png

Managing IP EMEA Awards 2025: which firms appear the most?

Ten firms have each received more than 11 nominations, while more than 20 in-house counsel are up for awards

Max Walters, March 11 2025

Patents

Five Minutes With…Yanfeng Xiong, China Patent Agent (HK)

Yanfeng Xiong discusses 6am wake ups, honing his basketball skills, and how he prioritises tasks

March 10 2025

Patents

How Fenwick’s unblinking approach secured landmark ITC victory for Lashify

Saina Shamilov explains how she convinced the Federal Circuit to upend the US ITC’s domestic industry analysis

Rani Mehta, March 07 2025

Patents

Pierson Ferdinand seeks to double patent attorney headcount

Christopher Kinkade and Naira Simmons reveal the distributed firm’s hiring hopes for 2025, a little more than a year after it was founded

Rani Mehta, March 07 2025

Patents

This week on MIP: Trump targets Perkins Coie |Moderna's German win

A CJEU copyright decision on employees' rights and an update on an IP feud concerning foreign rights over 'Superman' were also among the top talking points

Sukanya Sarkar, March 07 2025

Patents