In an IP Litigator article, IP litigation partner Matt Rizzolo, IP litigation counsel Matthew Shapiro and corporate associate Weilun Qian provide key takeaways from the inaugural year of the European Union’s Unified Patent Court (UPC).
The article provides an overview of the UPC’s current operations and its key characteristics so that organizations with patents subject to the jurisdiction of the UPC in 18 European member nations, or those who may be considering whether to obtain Unitary Patents can make informed decisions.
The authors note that the UPC remains an active forum for patent infringement claims and preliminary injunction requests. Entities with a robust patent portfolio looking to continue or even expand their intellectual property activities in Europe should remain informed to best leverage unitary patents and the UPC as part of a European or global IP strategy, while avoiding the unique risks posed by this framework.
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