On June 1, 2023, the new European Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened its doors, and enforcement of European patents in (currently) 17 contract member states is now possible with one action. This series ...

John Pegram and Jan Zecher of Fish & Richardson say the question will most likely be litigated after the UPC transitional period The Unified Patent Court Agreement contemplates that the UPC will have ...

Barcode technology makes real-time data collection possible. Despite the multitude of barcodes in existence today, universal product codes remain among the most useful to a small business. Because UPC ...

Patent owners have plenty to consider ahead of the UPC, including the threat of 'torpedoes' and injunctions, say Hugh Dunlop and Matthew Yip at Maucher Jenkins The Unitary Patent and the Unified ...

“It is interesting to note that no defendant has persuaded the UPC to withhold a final injunction, despite cases covering a wide range of technologies and fact patterns.” This year saw the start of ...

UPC barcodes contain key information that can make small businesses more efficient and easier to manage. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

As the Unified Patent Court continues in its third year, there are inevitable issues that continue to arise as it grows as a jurisdiction, writes Darren Smyth of EIP.