The route to the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the Unified Patent (UP) system has experienced numerous twists and turns over the years since its initial inception. However, we are now reaching the final stages of preparation. Despite being highly experienced individuals, part of the preparation for the UPC is the training of new individuals who are appointed to be UPC judges.
The UPC judges met for the first time on 17 January 2023 in Budapest for an intensive training week provided by the UPC, The European Patent Academy, and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office. This included all aspects of procedural matters and general discussions.
We are certain there will be more developments as we approach the start of the UPC and UP and so we will keep you informed of updates as they arrive. For more information on the UPC and UP on our website, click here.