In a Managing IP poll of more than 100 in-house counsel, 70% of respondents said a harmonised European patent system would still be desirable without the UK as a member Despite the UK government ...

A UK IPO statement has confirmed that preparations "remain fully on track" and given more detail on when the last few legislative steps should be expected. This comes a day after Prime Minister ...

Court grants access to test case documents after eight months | Mathys & Squire applied for access to challenge UPC's transparency | Firm says "significant concerns" remain about the court's ...

When, in January 2017, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Preparatory Committee stated that it was working towards a timetable in which the UPC would open in December 2017, it was clear that this timing ...