A Practitioner's Guide to the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent
This book provides practical and detailed advice on all procedural aspects of the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent system.

The book also explains how the UPC works in the context of the wider European patent system, particularly the UK. It considers how parties can use it to enforce or revoke European patents and the Unitary Patent, in particular:

- The procedures of the UPC from initiating proceedings to appeal, damages and costs hearings;
- Rules on competence, substantive law, jurisdiction, language and judges;
- The operation of the system alongside the national courts of the contracting countries, the European Patent Office opposition and appeal procedure, and parallel English Patents Court proceedings.

NEW TO THE 2ND EDITION: additional chapters on the impact of the UPC and Unitary Patent on managing licences, and on confidentiality; coverage of the latest UPC guidance; references and case notes on every significant procedural case from the UPC divisions and the Court of Appeal; and coverage of every Rule of the Rules of Procedure.

The book is written by a team of patent experts with many years of experience in patent litigation in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK, as well as hands-on experience of running cases in the UPC from its inception. It provides insights from national and UPC practice on the features above and identifies potential problems and answers. A must read for private practitioners and in-house counsel.

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A Practitioner's Guide to the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent
This book provides practical and detailed advice on all procedural aspects of the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent system.

The book also explains how the UPC works in the context of the wider European patent system, particularly the UK. It considers how parties can use it to enforce or revoke European patents and the Unitary Patent, in particular:

- The procedures of the UPC from initiating proceedings to appeal, damages and costs hearings;
- Rules on competence, substantive law, jurisdiction, language and judges;
- The operation of the system alongside the national courts of the contracting countries, the European Patent Office opposition and appeal procedure, and parallel English Patents Court proceedings.

NEW TO THE 2ND EDITION: additional chapters on the impact of the UPC and Unitary Patent on managing licences, and on confidentiality; coverage of the latest UPC guidance; references and case notes on every significant procedural case from the UPC divisions and the Court of Appeal; and coverage of every Rule of the Rules of Procedure.

The book is written by a team of patent experts with many years of experience in patent litigation in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK, as well as hands-on experience of running cases in the UPC from its inception. It provides insights from national and UPC practice on the features above and identifies potential problems and answers. A must read for private practitioners and in-house counsel.

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A Practitioner's Guide to the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent

A Practitioner's Guide to the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent

by Paul England
A Practitioner's Guide to the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent

A Practitioner's Guide to the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent

by Paul England

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Overview

This book provides practical and detailed advice on all procedural aspects of the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent system.

The book also explains how the UPC works in the context of the wider European patent system, particularly the UK. It considers how parties can use it to enforce or revoke European patents and the Unitary Patent, in particular:

- The procedures of the UPC from initiating proceedings to appeal, damages and costs hearings;
- Rules on competence, substantive law, jurisdiction, language and judges;
- The operation of the system alongside the national courts of the contracting countries, the European Patent Office opposition and appeal procedure, and parallel English Patents Court proceedings.

NEW TO THE 2ND EDITION: additional chapters on the impact of the UPC and Unitary Patent on managing licences, and on confidentiality; coverage of the latest UPC guidance; references and case notes on every significant procedural case from the UPC divisions and the Court of Appeal; and coverage of every Rule of the Rules of Procedure.

The book is written by a team of patent experts with many years of experience in patent litigation in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK, as well as hands-on experience of running cases in the UPC from its inception. It provides insights from national and UPC practice on the features above and identifies potential problems and answers. A must read for private practitioners and in-house counsel.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781509979677
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 06/12/2025
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 480
Product dimensions: 6.65(w) x 9.61(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Paul England is Senior Counsel – Knowledge in the Patents Group at Taylor Wessing, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: The Structure and Application of the New System
1. The Unitary Patent
2. The Opt-out and Transitional Regime
3. Managing licences of European and Unitary Patents
4. Structure, Context and Competence
5. Decision Making
6. Sources of Law
7. Language
8. UPC Jurisdiction: Where to Bring the Claim
9. Parallel Proceedings in the Contracting Member State Courts and the UPC
10. Parallel Proceedings in the EPO, England and Wales and the UPC

Part II: Proceedings in the Unified Patent Court
11. Written Procedure: Infringement Actions
12. Written Procedure: Revocation Actions
13. Written Procedure: Declarations of Non-infringement and Actions Against the EPO
14. The Interim Procedure and Case Management
15. Oral Procedure, Final Decision and Early Termination
16. Preliminary Injunctions and Other Provisional Measures
17. Obtaining and Using Evidence
18. Confidentiality and Privilege
19. Appeal
20. Final Remedies and Costs
21. Service and Miscellaneous Matters
22. Court Fees

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