About the Unified Patent Court The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is a Court, comprising judges from all participating Member States of the European Union. It is set up to decide in particular on the infringement and validity of both Unitary Patents and classic European Patents. The UPC is a Court common to currently seventeen EU Member States for which the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) has entered into force on 1 June 2023. Read more Location Map * UPCA stands for "Agreement on a Unified Patent Court" × Austria UPCA* in force × Belgium UPCA* in force × Bulgaria UPCA* in force × Denmark UPCA* in force × Estonia UPCA* in force × Finland UPCA* in force × France UPCA* in force × Germany UPCA* in force × Italy UPCA* in force × Latvia UPCA* in force × Lithuania UPCA* in force × Luxembourg UPCA* in force × Malta UPCA* in force × Netherlands UPCA* in force × Portugal UPCA* in force × Slovenia UPCA* in force × Sweden UPCA* in force × Cyprus UPCA Signatory × Czech Republic UPCA Signatory × Greece UPCA Signatory × Hungary UPCA Signatory × Ireland UPCA Signatory × Romania UPCA Signatory × Slovakia UPCA Signatory × Croatia Non-UPCA Signatory × Poland Non-UPCA Signatory × Spain Non-UPCA Signatory Access to the Case Management System Actions with the Court can only be filed via the Court’s Case Management System. Registration as a Representative before the UPC Register as a Representative before the UPC via the Court’s Case Management System. FAQ If you have questions about the new system for the protection of patents in Europe and the Unified Patent Court, please visit the FAQ page. Latest News See more news ImageCase load of the Court – update 29 February 202401 March 2024ImageSignature of the Headquarters Agreement between Italy and the Unified Patent Court08 February 2024Case load of the Court – update 31 January 2024 01 February 2024Case load of the Court during 202321 December 2023Information on new CMS Functionality – possibility to download multiple documents at once from a case 07 December 2023Information on new CMS Functionality – possibility to self-correct representative’s data 05 December 2023
Access to the Case Management System Actions with the Court can only be filed via the Court’s Case Management System.
Registration as a Representative before the UPC Register as a Representative before the UPC via the Court’s Case Management System.
FAQ If you have questions about the new system for the protection of patents in Europe and the Unified Patent Court, please visit the FAQ page.
ImageSignature of the Headquarters Agreement between Italy and the Unified Patent Court08 February 2024
Information on new CMS Functionality – possibility to download multiple documents at once from a case 07 December 2023
Information on new CMS Functionality – possibility to self-correct representative’s data 05 December 2023