The Unified Patent Court or UPC

01 Introduction Overview of the UPC Principle In parallel with the unitary effect of patents, certain EU Member… 02 Statut juridique de la JUB Position of the issue It is important to understand the legal status of this court, as… 03 Organisation de la JUB First Instance The Central Division Location The Central Division of the UPC is distributed across three… 04 Compétence de la JUB Legal Jurisdiction General Jurisdiction of the "Court" Principle The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has jurisdiction over… 05 Langues devant la JUB Before a Local or Regional Division Possible Languages The default language of the proceedings is (Article… 06 Preuves et moyens d'obtention General Framework Burden of Proof As a general rule, the party asserting a fact must prove… 07 Aspects procéduraux Duration of the Procedure The procedure must last a maximum of 1 year (point 7 of… 08 Procédure écrite Before the UPC, you may encounter several types of procedures, each governed by its own rules… 09 Procédure intérimaire The interim procedure is the phase that follows the written procedure and prepares the oral procedure.… 10 Procédure orale The oral proceedings are the actual hearing: they follow the interim procedure and precede the decision.… 11 Décision Once the oral procedure is over, the judges can make the decision on the merits. Content… 12 Injonctions et mesures correctives Provisional Injunctions Purpose Provisional (or interlocutory) injunctions are issued by the judge pending the final decision.… 13 Procédure de fixation des dommages Introduction The assessment of damages aims to compensate the losses suffered by the patent proprietor (Article… 14 Procédure de fixation des frais Once the dispute has been resolved, the bill remains to be settled: who pays the costs… 15 Procédure d'appel The appeal against first-instance decisions is filed before the Court of Appeal of the UPC, which…