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  The UK ratifies the UPC Agreement and the Protocol on Privileges ...

  2 May 2018

  The UK government announced on 26th April 2018 that the UK had ratified the UPC Agreement. This rat...

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  UPC: Luxembourg ratifies the Protocol on Privileges and Immunitie ...

  12 April 2018

  Luxembourg has become the third country to ratify the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the U...

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  What does "good ratification progress" mean?

  27 October 2017

  The Preparatory Committee latest update: The Preparatory Committee published a short update on the ...

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  Estonia ratifies the UPC Agreement

  3 August 2017

  Thirteen countries have now ratified the UPC Agreement Estonia has deposited its instrument of rati...

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  Is the EU Considering the Relocation of the London UPC Central Di ...

  13 July 2017

  Could Michel Barnier push for relocation of the UPC Division based in London?  It is reported that ...

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  Update on the UPC timetable: a message from UPC Preparatory Commi ...

  28 June 2017

  On 7th June 2017 the Preparatory Committee announced through a statement a delay in the start of the...

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  German Federal Constitutional Court stops German ratification bil ...

  14 June 2017

  The ratification of the UPC Agreement might be facing another delay. According to a report from a G...

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  EU Competitiveness Council call for the UPC to be brought into op ...

  31 May 2017

  EU Commission calls on contracting member states to intensify efforts: During the EU Competitivenes...

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  Ratification and amendment bills adopted by both houses of German ...

  5 April 2017

  The ratification bill allowing the German government to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement an...