UPC's former London Central Division competences to be …
Jul 3, 2023 · On 26 June 2023, the Administrative Committee of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issued a decision to amend the UPC Agreement to formally designate a Central Division section in Milan, replacing the former London section and joining the Central Division's seat in Paris and a section in Munich.
UPC Structure – local, regional and central divisions and Court of ...
Jun 26, 2023 · Central Division. The main seat of the central division is Paris with further seats in Munich and Milan. The work of the central division is divided according to the subject matter of the patent in dispute based on IPC classifications (as set out in this Decision of the UPC Administrative Committee of 26 June 2023):
Frequently Asked Questions: Jurisdiction of the UPC - Unified …
Article 33 of the UPC Agreement determines the competence of the divisions of the UPC's Court of First Instance. The main outlines are as follows: •Actions for or relating to infringement, provisional and protective measures and injunctions, damages or compensation derived from provisional protection and/or prior use shall be brought before the:
A close look at the competence over pharmaceuticals of Milan's UPC …
Oct 11, 2024 · If the Milan Central Division is competent over the validity/declaration of non-infringements of basic patents, irrespective of whether they are subject to an SPC, Milan could play a decisive role in ruling on important pharma cases.
UPC Divisions And Locations: Where Can I File Which Action?
Apr 14, 2023 · Under the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA), plaintiffs can regularly choose from a number of competent Divisions: 33 (1) (a) UPCA states that the Local or Regional Division for the UPC member state in which the patent infringement took place is competent for a patent infringement case.
Jurisdiction under the UPC
May 30, 2023 · Which division of the UPC has competence? The UPC comprises a Court of First Instance (“CFI”), Court of Appeal and a Registry. The CFI contains a central division and local/regional divisions.
The structure of the UPC: Divisions and competences
Aug 16, 2023 · The Central Division deals with: a. actions for revocation; and. b. actions for non-infringement. Local and regional divisions deal with: c. actions for infringement; d. counterclaims for revocation; e. actions for provisional and protective measures. In the event of a counterclaim for revocation, however, it is also possible that:
The Milan Section of the UPC Central Division Opens Its Doors
Jan 12, 2024 · According to the amended version of the UPCA (see, in particular, Annex II of the UPCA), the competences of the former London Section have been reallocated as follows: Milan Section: IPC section A (human necessities, without …
Agreement on Milan as seat central division UPC, competencies …
Mar 10, 2023 · France, Germany and Italy are holding trilateral talks on redistribution of the competencies that were originally allocated to the London seat of the UPC’s central division among Paris, Munich and Milan. According to the German Ministry of Justice, a decision is expected shortly.
'Restricting competencies Milan as third seat central division …
Apr 8, 2023 · It is totally unacceptable to strip the competencies of the third seat of the central division of the Unified Patent Court now that it will not go to London but most likely to Milan. Lorenzo Montanari, executive director of the Property Rights Alliance (PRA), has said this in an interview with Kluwer IP Law.