The UPC and Unitary Patent: a Transactional Perspective

Event Overview

The long-awaited Unified Patent Court and new Unitary Patent system came into effect last year. With the caseload of the new court continuing to grow and cases pending across a range of sectors, innovators in all fields who are negotiating patent transactions need to ensure that their deal documentation properly addresses the new system.

So how do you make sure your patent licences, R&D collaborations and other agreements are fit for the UPC? Do your existing contracts cater adequately for the UPC and allow you to implement your desired prosecution and enforcement strategies? What should you bear in mind when negotiating with contractual partners so that you have enough influence or control over UPC-related decisions?

Two Bristows experts focusing on the commercialisation and exploitation of intellectual property, partner Ellen Lambrix and associate Daniel Owen, will examine these points and explain what business should do make sure that their patent related agreements are fit for the new system.