10 days and counting until the UPC opens for business - what is the opt-out take up now?
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I am a British and European patent attorney in our Intellectual Property group in London. I am involved with UK patent infringement actions relating to standard essential patents (SEPs), FRAND setting litigation and globally coordinated litigation, as well as SEP essentiality reviews and valuation. I am also authorised to represent clients before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) that opened in Europe in June 2023.
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There are only 10 days left of the 'sunrise period' before the long-awaited Unified Patent Court (UPC) opens its doors for business in Europe on 1 June 2023.
The ‘sunrise period' is the period before 1 June 2023 during which patent applicants and proprietors alike can choose to ‘opt-out’ their European patent rights from the jurisdiction of the UPC before that court comes into existence.
Prior to the start of…
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