Belgian judge Sam Granata is at the heart of the planning for Europe’s Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre. In an exclusive interview, he discusses issues including the preparations, facilities, ...

What kind of developments can we anticipate from UPC in the Irish market in 2007? We’re going to launch personal video recorder (PVR) services in the first half of next year and a high-definition ...

It hasn’t been a smooth road for the Unified Patent Court (UPC) since its establishment was approved by 25 EU member states in 2013. Since then, the proposed court has had to face some unforeseeable ...

The head of IP at Vodafone Germany has spoken about the fear that the UPC will be “imbalanced” between plaintiffs and defendants Intervieed at Managing IP’s Patent Reform Forum in Munich on September ...

In this exclusive interview, the president of the appeals court reveals his thinking on transparency, bringing more countries on board, and the hidden delays in the EU Commission’s SEP plan.

“Compared to U.S timelines, the UPC is comparable to the ITC, and it is often faster to obtain a final decision before the UPC than to obtain a first instance decision before the U.S. district courts.