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Amendment of the EPC Rules to Support Digital Transformation

January 25, 2023

epi received this week a request from the EPO to provide proposals for amending the EPC Rules.

The EPO wants epi to send in any proposals by 15th February.

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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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