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EPO sets start of UP and UPC related transitional measures to 1 January 2023

15 November 2022

Aligning with the recently published implementation roadmap published by the Unified Patent Court (UPC), the EPO has decided to adjust the starting date of its transitional measures to 1 January 2023.

As of that date, patent applicants may file early requests for unitary effect and requests for a delay in issuing the decision to grant a European patent. The measures are applicable until the entry into operation of the Unitary Patent Protection system which is expected to be on 1 April 2023.

Further details from the EPO can be found here and from our previous article on the transitional provisions here.

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Jane Evenson
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