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The Unified Patent Court (UPC) announces that the implementation of its new Case Management System (CMS) will take place in two phases, a first phase in July 2025 on opt-out functionalities and representatives’ registrations and a second phase in September 2025 for all users.

The Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) of the UPC has now launched a public consultation on the Arbitration Rules for the PMAC.

The Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) of the UPC has now launched a public consultation on the Mediation Rules for the PMAC.

epi Council meeting C99 took place on 10 May 2025 in Vilnius (LT).

Update on the status of the legislative process towards a regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and the implications for patenting of plant products in the EU - Biotech Committee prepared, on behalf of epi, an update of its previous position paper