Unified Patent Court (UPC) and Patent Disputes

The Unitary Patent became a reality with effect from 1 June 2023. The Unified Patent Court (UPC) will have jurisdiction over all European patents designated to EU Member States which ratified the UPC Agreement and all unitary patents. Our attorneys advise clients on the optimal strategy to adopt between European Patents with unitary effect, validation of a European Patent or a combination.  

Historically, European patents were litigated separately in each relevant jurisdiction. That led on occasion to contradictory or, at least, inconsistent outcomes. The UPC now provides a single and centralised court of enforcement. 

This is the biggest change in European patent law and our attorneys are well placed to guide you through this quickly changing landscape and our ‘one stop shop’ for patent prosecution and enforcement delivers a seamless service throughout the lifecycle of these European Patents and Unified Patents from filing to registration on to enforcement.  

Our work in the technology and media sectors, provides our patent litigation lawyers, with an exceptional industry knowledge. This knowledge combined with their commercial acumen enables us to provide the very best advice in this new arena and our litigation expertise mean we are well versed in the risk assessment process and understand the pressure points national and international patent litigation.