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Inauguration of Unified Patent Court held today in Luxembourg

The IPKat

Today, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) began its life in Luxembourg. The UPC is a further step towards a uniform European patent system. Under the current regime established by the European Patent Convention, a European patent is granted by the central granting agency the European Patent Office.

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EPO doubles down on opposition acceleration commitment

The IPKat

The perennial topic of anguish, anger, anxiety, annoyance, etc amongst patent attorneys and litigators, alike. With the Unified Patent Court (UPC), a new dimension arrives. Patent litigation strategists are not just plotting out their timelines of national proceedings v EPO, but also the UPC.

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[UPCKat] Preliminary injunctions in the UPC: CUP&CINO v Alpina Coffee Systems

The IPKat

Over to the team to report on 13 September 2023 decision in CUP&CINO Kaffeesystem-Vertrieb GmbH & Co KG v Aplina Coffee Systems GmbH (UPC_CFI_182/2023): Background to the case The patent in suit related to a method and device for producing milk foam. Costs The Court furthermore decided on the recoverable costs.

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[Video] Webinar | A Deeper Dive Into the EU Unified Patent Court

JD Supra Law

How does the EU's new Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent system compare with the existing patent protection system in Europe, especially in Germany, where the greatest number of patents are enforced? By: Fish & Richardson

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European Commission consultation on unitary supplementary protection certificates (SPCs)

The IPKat

Building on the momentum of the final push towards launch of the UPC, the EPO has launched a stake-holder consultation on a proposal to unify the "fragmented" system for SPC registration. SPCs are national rights that provide an additional period of protection for a medicinal product protected by a patent.

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Preparing for the European Unitary Patent System

IP Spotlight

The European Unitary Patent system is expected to (finally) take effect in late 2022 or early 2023. My partner Kari Barnes and I recently wrote an article describing what clients need to know to prepare for the European Unitary Patent system.

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Book Review: Intellectual Property as a Complex Adaptive System

The IPKat

This Kat is delighted to review “ Intellectual Property as a Complex Adaptive System ” (eds. The book opens with Anselm Kamperman Sanders and Anke Moerland advancing their vision as to why intellectual property (IP) must be regarded as a complex adaptive system (CAS). In the definition of John H. In the definition of John H.