UPC and unitary patent key documents

• The Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
• Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court  Final consolidated draft in force 1 September 2022. Also available in French and German here.  See the previous (18^th) draft of the Rules, plus tracked amendments from the 18^th draft for comparison.
• "Brussels" Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast) with UPC additions
• Tracked changes version of Court Fees (issued 8 July 2022)
• The Unitary Patent Regulation (1257/2012)
• The Unitary Patent Translations Regulation (1260/2012)
• Rules relating to Unitary Patent Protection (OJ EPO 2016, A39)
• Rules relating to Fees for Unitary Patent Protection (OJ EPO 2016, A40)

For more on the UPC and unitary patent see our series of feature articles published in PLC Magazine's March and April editions 2022 and shared in pdf form on our IP blog here.

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