Insights: UP and UPC resource

A quick introduction to the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court.

• Expected in early 2017
• An opportunity to get patents covering the vast majority of the EU
• Easy to do: optional part of the grant procedure at the EPO
• It will not cover all EPC or EU countries
• The ‘classical’ EPO route and national patent offices remain a useful option

To view our UP and UPC resource, click here.