13 January 2020PatentsRory O'Neill

EPO 'confident' of 2020 UPC resolution

The European Patent Office (EPO) has said it is hopeful that the Unified Patent Court (UPC) agreement will be ratified by the end of the year, amid ongoing uncertainty over a German constitutional challenge and Brexit.

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