Headquarters Agreement signed between Italy and Unified Patent Court
On January 29, 2024, the Italian Foreign Ministry and the President of the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), Klaus Grabinski, signed in Milan the “Headquarters Agreement” that brings the third seat of the UPC Central Division to Milan. Technology areas under the competence of this section will be less than those originally assigned to London. It will have jurisdiction over patent disputes in the “Human Necessities” sector that have no supplementary protection certificates. This comprises agriculture, foodstuffs and tobacco, personal or domestic articles (footwear, furniture…), medical or veterinary devices, fire-fighting and life-saving devices, and inventions referred to sport and games. It is expected that the Milan seat begins to operate in the summer of 2024.
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