24 February 2017
UPC - Draft ratification bill and status of preparations in Germany
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/upc-draft-ratification-bill-and-status-of-preparations-in-germany

12 June 2017
UPC: German ratification stayed pending resolution of judicial challenge
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/germany/upc-german-ratification-stayed-pending-resolution-of-judicial-challenge

Today, we learned that the Office of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany has agreed to suspend the Presidential signature required for formal ratification of the UPC Agreement until the German Federal ...

07 March 2018
German Bundestag to re-debate UPC legislation on March 15
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/germany/german-bundestag-to-re-debate-upc-legislation-on-march-15

08 March 2018
Update on Germany UPC case
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/germany/update-on-germany-upc-case

07 July 2017
UP/UPC Munich Summit Positive on Ratification
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/germany/up-upc-munich-summit-positive-on-ratification

Five Bird & Bird lawyers from four offices joined around 300 others who attended the UP/UPC Conference by Premier Cercle hosted by the EPO on 5th July.

20 March 2020
German Constitutional Court declares the vote on the ratification act of the UPC Agreement unconstitutional because of a lack of the required quorum
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/german-constitutional-court-declares-the-vote-on-the-ratification-act-of-the-upc-agreement

Today the German Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) ruled that the German ratification act for the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) is void, because an insufficient number of members of parliament was ...