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Alexander Ramsay #UPC: „We don’t think that the London question will delay the start of the UPC. The UPC clearly will have no presence in the UK & the reference to London is obsolete. Existing seats of the central division can deal with the cases until /2 juve-patent.com/news-and-sto…
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#UPC Preliminary injunction denied by DE Constitutional Court. UPCA implementation act can move forward. bundesverfassungsgericht.de/…
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#UPC 🇪🇺: Brexit probably kills the planned European #UnifiedPatentCourt. UK‘s formal withdrawal might be „invalid“, but for sure it creates additional uncertainties and delay. 🇬🇧💔😥
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German Federal Bar Association recommends ratification of the #UPC by the German legislator only after a new jurisdictional regime has been established taking into account the consequences of Brexit.
t1p.de/75h2 #UPC Some key statements of the German Federal Bar (“Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer”) on the German draft UPCA implementation act (my own q&d translation): “The withdrawal of the UK from the EU thus creates a dilemma in that the text of the [UPCA] awaiting /2
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German Lawyers´ Society (“DAV”) comments on new DE draft act implementing #UPC Agreement anwaltverein.de/de/newsroom/… (in German only). My quick & dirty translation of the summarizing para 5, proposing a more measured approach: “In summary, it must be emphasized again that the DAV /2
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Am I the only person getting deja vu?
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It's like Groundhog Day. Every year we shall be told that the #UPC will be operational "before the end of next year" until time itself simply runs out...
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European Commission’s IP chief earmarks 2021 for unitary patent. The EC’s top IP official has predicted the establishment of a unitary patent system in Europe “before the end of next year”.
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Some interesting and thought-provoking observations in the introduction of the draft act (quick & dirt courtesy translation): „Irrespective of the fact that British approval is currently provided, a withdrawal of Great Britain has in any case no influence on the applicability /2
UPC update: The Fed. Ministry of Justice has submitted a new draft bill on UPC legislation, with a 3-week deadline.
Observers expected the UPC to be stalled indefinitely. But now there is a real prospect of the Bundestag passing legislation this year: bit.ly/3cSd97L
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After the No against the German ratification the #UPC is losing more and more support in the IP community. That is the outcome of JUVE Patent’s latest survey. Only 33.6% are still in favour of a UPC in its current form. 55.3% no longer believe in it. bit.ly/3anwUTD
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UPC membership ‘incompatible’ with future EU relations: UK IP minister. In late February, the news broke that the UK would not be seeking involvement in the UPC, despite the ratification of the underlying agreement in April 2018. worldipreview.com/news/upc-m… #UPC #IPC
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UPC latest: just six days after the judgment of the German Constitutional Court, the German government announces its intention to move forward with the Unified Patent Court.
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Der Beschluss des @BVerfG ist der "Sargnagel für EU-Patentreform" Nachdem die Briten sich schon vom #UPC zurückziehen, steht das langgeplante Prestigeprojekt für den Binnemarkt vor dem Aus edition.faz.net//faz/wirtsch… #FAZedition via @faznet
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Dark day for #UPC: Europe reacts to surprise judgment
Today, the BVerG announced its judgment in the constitutional complaint against the UPC.
JUVE Patent collects immediate reactions from the patent community - including plaintiff Ingve Stjerna: bit.ly/UPC-reactions-in-Euro…
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"The ruling is not necessarily fatal to the UPC," says Michael Schneider of @Pinsent_Masons pinsentmasons.com/out-law/ne…
The UPC Preparatory Committee: "Despite the fact that the judgement will result in further delay the preparatory work will continue, while the judgement and the way forward is further analysed." The committee, however, acknowledges Covid-19 challenges unified-patent-court.org/new…
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The German Constitutional Court has shown there is a legal way for the country to ratify the UPC agreement. But the politics strongly suggests the UPC is now dead. Our analysis of the implications of today's big news ... iam-media.com/law-policy/ger…
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"Despite the fact that the judgement will result in further delay the preparatory work will continue, while the judgement and the way forward is further analysed" - #UPC Preparatory Committee responding to German FCC decision today unified-patent-court.org/new…
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Straight shooter: The judge behind the #UPC decision
Peter Huber has been a judge in Germany’s highest court for ten years. As judge rapporteur, he is the mastermind behind today's decision of the German Constitutional Court.
But who really is Huber?
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Unified Patent Court #UPC, or the story of how a democratic country should not ratify international treaties at midnight with few members being present in parliament...
Realpolitik vs democracy
