What You Need to Know About the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent
Hosted by C5 Group, the 21st Annual Life Sciences IP Summit returns for another exciting year with curated programming with speakers from the pharma, biotech and medical device industries that will provide practical insights...more
On June 1, 2023, the new European Unified Patent Court (UPC) will open its doors, and enforcement of European patents in (currently) 17 contract member states will be possible with one action. This series of articles –...more
US patents have some extraterritorial effect. A party can be liable for patent infringement if it supplies components of a patented invention to a foreign country to be assembled there. In WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical...more
The U.S. and Germany are two of the most important fora in the world for patent litigation. The U.S. has long been one of the largest markets for patent litigation, and Germany has constantly attracted more than 50% of all...more
Q: Could you explain the significance of the upcoming Supreme Court case WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp.? Ronald E. Cahill: WesternGeco will address extraterritorial reach and a specific type of infringement...more
Q: Could you explain the significance of the upcoming Supreme Court case WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp.? Ronald E. Cahill: WesternGeco will address extraterritorial reach and a specific type of infringement under...more
In a fundamental change to how European patents are going to be litigated in Europe, the United Patent Court (UPC) will soon have exclusive jurisdiction over European patent disputes and will be able to issue remedies that...more
Introduction - The EU Patent Package (the Patent Package) consists of two related, but independent parts: a Unitary EU Patent (the Unitary Patent or UP) and a Unified Patent Court (the UPC). The new system is expected...more