The Unified Patent Court’s structure
The Unified Patent Court
The new patent regime in Europe has two main elements: the unitary patent (UP) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
A UP is granted by the European Patent Office and provides uniform protection across all participating EU member states.
The UPC is a single, specialised patent court across the same countries.
The Unified Patent Court’s structure
All EU member states apart from Spain, Poland and Croatia have agreed to participate in the new patent regime, with 18 having already ratified to participate fully from the start, as shown in the map below.
