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The Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court - Interactive map

The Unified Patent Court has been operational since 1 June 2023. Not all EU member states have signed up to the UPC Agreement (UPCA). Our map below provides you with a snapshot on the current situation with the UP/UPC in each EU country and is continually updated by our team of expert patent litigators based across the EU and in all major UPC divisions.

Click on the map below to learn more about each EU country's status in the UP and UPC.

Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Netherlands

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Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden The Netherlands
Bird & Bird UPC contacts by jurisdiction

 

This map was also contributed to by the following firms, with whom we have a co-operation agreement / close working relationships, and provided us with information on jurisdictions where we do not have an office: Tsvetkova Bebov Partners, Sorainen, Emilianides & Kyriakides Law Office, Sérvulo & Associados, Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates L.P.C., Ellex Valiunas, GVTH Advocate, NNDKP, Jadek & Pensa, and Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte Gmb.