On 3 April 2018, Luxembourg deposited its instrument of approval for the Unified Patent Court. Since the UPC’s Court of Appeal will be in Luxembourg, it is one of four countries which much complete the process of ratification in order for the Protocol to come into force.
In March 2018, TLIP will present a seminar on the practice of prosecuting software patents before the UK and European Patent Offices in various locations including Minneapolis.
Anna takes a look at the EPO fee changes that come into effect on 1st April 2018 and the consequences in relation to filing formats
