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Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPC Agreement)
Regulation on the Unitary Patent (EU) No 1257/2012 (UPR)
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Regulation on the language regime for the Unitary Patent (EU) No 1260/2012 (UPTR)
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Decision of the Commission of the European Union on confirming the participation of Italy in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection
Rules of Procedure (18th draft of 1 July 2015 adopted as the Rules of Procedure of the UPC on October 19, 2015 and last updated on March 15, 2017)
Rules on Court Fees and Recoverable Costs (final version of February 25, 2016)
Guidelines for the determination of Court fees and the ceiling of recoverable costs (draft version of February 26, 2016)
Overview of the cost of a unitary patent (provided by the European Patent Office)
Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application
Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the Unified Patent Court
Website of the Preparatory Committee
Roadmap of the Preparatory Committee’s work programme (as of December 2017)
Status of Ratifications of the UPC Agreement
Status of Ratifications of the Protocol on Provisional Application
Status of Ratifications of the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities of the UPC
CJEU's dismissal of the first Spanish challenge (Cases C-274/11 and C-295/11)
CJEU's dismissals of the second Spanish challenge (Cases C-146/13 and C-147/13)
UK Intellectual Property Office's tender notice for the procurement of the IT system for the UPC
Regulation (EU) No 542/2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 as regards the rules to be applied with respect to the Unified Patent Court and the Benelux Court of Justice
UPC bifurcation - Rules that reflect different traditions (March 2015)
How to get UPC ready (May 2015)