06 February 2017
Preparations for the UPC speed up
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/prepreparations-for-the-upc-speed-up

01 February 2017
UPC: Cutting it fine with a 3 month Sunrise Period
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/upc-cutting-it-fine-with-a-3-month-sunrise-period

17 January 2017
UPC Timeline Published by the Preparatory Committee - Court up and running by Christmas 2017 (hopefully)!
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/upc-timeline-published-by-the-preparatory-committee

13 February 2017
Italy becomes 12th country to ratify the UPC Agreement
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/italy-becomes-12th-country-to-ratify-the-upc-agreement

22 February 2017
The to do list for the Unitary Patent Package
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/to-do-list-for-the-unitary-patent-package

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

04 July 2018
Conference message optimistic about UPC/UP system's future
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/uk/conference-message-optimistic-about-upc-up-systems-future

At the annual Premier Cercle conference on the UPC and UP in Munich yesterday Bird & Bird lawyers from the UK and Germany joined delegates including private practice and in-house lawyers and patent attorneys, EPO ...

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.

26 April 2018
The UK ratifies the Unified Patent Court Agreement
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/the-uk-ratifies-the-unified-patent-court-agreement

The UK Intellectual Property Office and IP Minister Sam Gyimah MP jointly announced the ratification this afternoon on the UK government's news website.