12 January 2017
UK Government appoints new IP Minister, Jo Johnson MP, who provides an update on the UPC
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/uk-government-appoints-new-ip-minister

04 April 2017
UK on track to ratify UPC Agreement
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/uk/uk-on-track-to-ratify-upc-agreement

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 ...

16 March 2017
The Socialist Party presses the Minister for answers on why Spain remains out of the UPC system
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/spain/socialist-party-presses-the-minister-for-answers-on-why-spain-remains-out-of-the-upc-system

22 March 2017
Spanish Government rejects the UPC
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/spain/spanish-government-rejects-the-upc

13 March 2017
The Spanish Parliament encourages the Government to ratify the UPC
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/spain/spanish-parliament-encourages-the-government-to-ratify-the-upc

11 April 2017
Finally the “final” version of the UPC Rules of Procedure
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/final-version-of-the-upc-rules-of-procedure

On 10 April 2017 the UPC Preparatory Committee published the “final” version of the 18th draft of the Rules of Procedure as adopted during the committee meeting of 15 March 2017.

16 March 2017
Update from the final meeting of the UPC Preparatory Committee
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/update-from-the-final-meeting-of-the-upc-preparatory-committee

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

26 October 2017
Scottish Parliament passes Order necessary to create the Unified Patent Court as a legal entity
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/scottish-parliament-passes-order-to-create-unified-patent-court-as-legal-entity