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16 June 2017Patents

Germany delay probably not the end of the UPC, say lawyers

Germany’s delay of the ratification of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement is unlikely to signal the end of the project, although it may have knock-on effects.

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German court delays UPC ratification

13 June 2017 The German Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) has delayed the ratification of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement.

UPC’s December deadline pushed back

7 June 2017 The introduction of the Unified Patent Court has been postponed because some countries have not yet ratified the Agreement.

German court agrees to hear UPC complaint

22 February 2018 The German Constitutional Court has agreed to hear a constitutional complaint disputing the legitimacy of the Unified Patent Court.

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