Spain’s UPC language barrier

The unitary patent is legally and technically ready, the European Patent Office (EPO) announced shortly before Christmas. What is still needed are the signatures of both the UK and Germany, as well as at least two other EU member states, to ratify the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement before it finally takes effect. The fee structure has been finalised and the creation of the IT system to administer the electronic filing system is soon to be completed. After many years of waiting, the UPC is nearly ready to go.