June 1, 2023: The Unified Patent Court (UPC) opens its doors!
I. Introduction T he patent community lives today after many dark years in the sunrise period in which owners of patents have to decide if after June 1st, they want to be on the sunny beaches of the UPC or…
Everything you always wanted to know about UPC
Where to bring a Patent action under the UPC rules?
The UPC or Unified Patent Court is a single European Patent Court covering 24 countries. The competence of the divisions of the UPC’s Court of First Instance is governed by Article 33 of the UPC agreement, which provides quite detailed…
Moderna accuses Pfizer and BioNTech of infringing their mRNA patents
Moderna sued on Friday, August 26 both Pfizer and BioNTech, claiming that their Covid vaccine copied its groundbreaking technology. Moderna said in a statement that Pfizer and BioNTech infringed on patents filed between 2010 and 2016 that covered its mRNA…
Unified Patent Court adopts final Rules of Procedure
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is coming ever closer following important decisions taken by the Administrative Committee. The UPC should now open for business in Spring 2023, at the end of a 3 to 4-month ‘sunrise period’ that is currently…