Germany and Slovenia have ratified the Protocol on the Provisional Application of UPC Agreement (PAP-Protocol) and pave the way for the Unified Patent Court. One further ratification of the PAP-Protocol is necessary to enter the final phase for the set-up of the Unified Patent Court. It is expected that the last required ratification will soon be attained triggering the implementation of the UPC as an international organization.
The last two ratifications seem to be decisive on the way to the establishment of the Unified Patent Court after the work had been on hold for several years during the examination of the Agreement by the German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC).
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