The single most remarkable reform in the European patent landscape is soon here, as the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the Unitary Patent (UP) system will come into force on 1 June 2023.
To make the best of the upcoming sunrise period starting 1 March 2023, our experts from different jurisdictions will, under this blog series, share their insights on topics that may have received less attention in the ongoing lively UPC/UP discussion.
The first part of this article concerns denial, and the excuses businesses rely on to disregard the UP/UPC reform. Given the reform’s complexity and uncertain outcome, it is unsurprising that businesses which should be interested have not always been paying attention.
By examining these ‘excuses’ below, we will determine who may safely determine that the UP/UPC reform is none of their concern, and who on the contrary, should be following its developments…