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The launch of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the Unitary Patent (UP) is now less than three months away.

In this episode, partners and patent attorneys Adam Tindall and Howard Read discuss the decisions that European patent owners will need to make regarding their portfolios, and the UP/UPC.

They look at scenarios including:
What decisions need to be made regarding patents that are already granted?
What decisions need to be made for patents due to be granted before implementation of the new systems?
What happens after the UP and UPC go live, and the years ahead?

If you have any questions relating to your own patent portfolio and the UP and UPC, please contact us at [email protected].


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