Intellectual Property Magazine
Germany halts UPC ratification after facing more challenges
Two constitutional complaints mean plans to sign UPC agreement into law are put on hold
Ben Wodecki
Germany’s ongoing attempt to ratify the Unitary Patent Court (UPC) agreement has once again been deferred, after the Federal
Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht or BVerfG) asked president Frank-Walter Steinmeier to postpone passing the
bill into law following newly filed constitutional complaints.