07 September 2017
Preparing for the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court: What to Consider Before Opting Out or Opting to Stay In
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/preparing-for-the-unitary-patent-and-unified-patent-court-what-to-consider

Before the new Unitary Patent Package comes into force, patent owners will have to take two key decisions:

16 February 2018
Ready Steady Go? … UK ready to ratify the UPC Agreement
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/ready-steady-go-uk-ready-to-ratify-the-upc-agreement

The UK has now completed all the remaining legislative formalities necessary before it is in a position to ratify the UPC Agreement and the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities.

12 June 2017
Bird & Bird named 'one of the world's foremost IP heavyweights' in newly released IAM Patent 1000
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2017/global/bird-and-bird-named-one-of-the-words-foremost-ip-heavyweights

10 March 2017
Bird & Bird reinforce their title as leaders in patent litigation by scooping two major awards at this year's MIP Global Awards in London
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2017/uk/bird-and-bird-win-two-major-awards-at-mip-global-awards

12 January 2021
Brexit: English Intellectual Property law implications
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/uk/brexit-english-intellectual-property-law-implications

The UK exits the EU on 31st January 2020. By virtue of the transitional period in the Withdrawal Agreement, EU law will continue to apply in and in relation to the UK only until the 31st December 2020.

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 ...

20 June 2016
Even in case of a Brexit, UK may join Unitary Patent system
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/uk/even-in-case-of-a-brexit-uk-may-join-unitary-patent-system