25 January 2022PatentsPatrick Oliver

The UPC: time to get Europe’s house in order

With Austria signed up, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) agreement has now been ratified by the required 13 member countries. The dream of forging one single patent jurisdiction for Europe is on course to become a reality, after decades of uncertainty.

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