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Roadshow on the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court

January 24, 2023

Meet our epi experts at the UP/UPC roadshow in the following cities
• 7 February 2023, Milan
• 16 February 2023, Vienna
• 2 March 2023, Paris

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Seminar series: ‘A fresh look at procedural aspects of appeal proceedings’ supported by the EPO

January 18, 2023

Register now for the successful epi seminar series in 2023 supported by the EPO.
• 29 March 2023, Oslo
• 27 June 2023, Düsseldorf
• 27 September 2023, London
• 22 November 2023, Madrid

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Update concerning the Professional Liability Insurance IPRISK

December 19, 2022

Information relating to the coverage of the IPRISK Professional Liability Insurance with respect to UP/UPC.

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Entry into force of UPC Agreement postponed till 1 June 2023

December 05, 2022

The Administrative Committee of the UPC has decided to postpone the start of the sunrise period by 2 months from originally planned 1 January 2023 to now 1 March 2023.

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epi provides Forum for sharing UPC CMS experiences and solutions

November 29, 2022

All users, including European Patent Attorneys, are preparing for the arrival of the new Unitary Patent (UP) / Unified Patent Court (UPC) system, which is expected to start early next year.
The UPC will be a fully digitalized court and will therefore communicate with its users only via its electronic Case Management System (CMS).

epi would therefore like to offer a platform to its members for sharing information and tips related to how to obtain access to the UPC Case Management System using the strong authentication system.

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