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21 February 2024
Suppliers and contractors from China: The panacea for the capacity problems and price increases in the European offshore wind market?The European offshore wind nations –...
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19 February 2024
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16 November 2022
We recently discussed under which circumstances it might be advisable to declare an opt-out for existing European patents. However, there may be also good reasons not to declare an opt-out...
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07 November 2022
The option to "opt-out" from the new UPC system gives patent owners the opportunity to declare, according to Art. 83(3) UPCA, that the UPC shall not have competence for...
Insights and Analysis
07 November 2022
The introduction of the Unitary Patent and the corresponding Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) system is set to transform the patent litigation landscape in the European Union. The ...
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18 July 2022
With the introduction of the European Patent with unitary effect (Unitary Patent) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the question arises whether the use of this new system makes economic...
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12 July 2022
The new Unified Patent Court (UPC) has been established by virtue of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (the "UPCA"). The UPC will be a court of all participating EU Member...
Insights and Analysis
30 June 2022
A key aim of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is to provide a more streamlined and consistent approach to patent litigation in the contracting Member States, by providing a single forum for...
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27 May 2022
The introduction of the Unitary Patent and the corresponding Unified Patent Court (UPC) system is set to transform the patent litigation landscape in the European Union (EU). The potential...
