--- title: Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court description: On February 17 Germany ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement (better known as UPCA according to its English acronym) and the Agreement will definitely entry into force on June 1, 2023. image: https://www.jacobacci.com/hubfs/News%20e%20curiosit%C3%A0%20IP/J-News-sample-v3.jpg --- - [Customer Area](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/customer-area/) - [Supplier Area](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/supplier-area/) - [Contacts](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/contacts/) - [**](http://www.linkedin.com/company/jacobacci-%26-partners-s.p.a.) - [**](https://www.facebook.com/JacobacciPartners) - [**](https://www.instagram.com/jacobacciip/) - [**](http://www.youtube.com/JacobacciPartners) - [IT](https://www.jacobacci.com/?hsLang=it) - ** THE GROUP - [FRANCE](https://jch.jacobacci.com/fr/?hsLang=fr) # Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court - [Home](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/) **3 March 2023 ** [Jnews](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/tag/jnews) ** [Edgardo Deambrogi](https://www.jacobacci.com/professionisti/edgardo-deambrogi) On February 17 Germany ratified the Unified Patent Court Agreement (better known as UPCA according to its English acronym) and the Agreement will definitely entry into force on June 1, 2023. With the entry into force of the Unified Patent Court Agreement, a European patent with unitary effect will be established, initially covering 17 EU member states (AT, BE, BG, DE, DK, EE, FI, FR, IT, LV, LT, LU, MT, NL, PT, SE, and SI) and establishing a unitary patent jurisdiction in these member states. The UPCA provides for the establishment of a new court - the Unified Patent Court (UPC) - which will also have jurisdiction over traditional European patents and applications, validated or to be validated separately in the countries of interests, unless the patent proprietor or applicant (or co-proprietors/co-applicants where there is more than one) requests that national courts continue to have exclusive jurisdiction by filing an "opt-out" declaration.   The "opt-out" declaration may be submitted as of March 1st, 2023.   As of January 1st it is also possible to request the European Patent Office to delay the grant of a European patent so as to benefit from the possibility to request the unitary effect after June 1st.   Our European patent attorneys possess the due certification for representation before the new unified court. We are available for any clarification and to assist you in the most appropriate strategic use of the new unified court system for European patents, of the possibility of "opt-out" from the unified court system, and of the future possibility of unitary validation of European patents.   Thanks to [Edgardo DeAmbrogi](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/professionals/edgardo-deambrogi?hsLang=en) e [Romina Aseglio Gianinet](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/professionals/romina-aseglio-gianinet?hsLang=en) For more information: [https://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2023/20230217.html](https://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2023/20230217.html)   [![Edgardo Deambrogi](https://www.jacobacci.com/hubfs/Professionisti/Immagini%20professionisti/DE_AMBROGI_EDGARDO_TO_J%26P_1500_px31.jpg)](https://www.jacobacci.com/professionisti/edgardo-deambrogi) #### [Edgardo Deambrogi](https://www.jacobacci.com/professionisti/edgardo-deambrogi) [ Contact me ](https://www.jacobacci.com/professionisti/edgardo-deambrogi) ** #### Categories - [An IP Revolution](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/tag/an-ip-revolution) - [Arte e Progetto](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/tag/arte-e-progetto) - [Food & Wine](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/tag/food-wine) - [Great Place To Work](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/tag/great-place-to-work) - [Jcases](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/tag/jcases) - [Jcuriosity](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/tag/jcuriosity) - [Jnews](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/tag/jnews) - [Jpeople](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/tag/jpeople) - [Patents](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/tag/patents) - [Start-up](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/tag/start-up) - [Trademarks](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/tag/trademarks) #### Popular articles [![The slogan ](https://www.jacobacci.com/hubfs/News%20e%20curiosit%C3%A0%20IP/J-Cases-sample-v3.jpg)](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/it-is-like-milk-but-for-humans) [The slogan "it's like milk but for humans" has distinctive character](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/it-is-like-milk-but-for-humans) 19 July 2021 [![Artificial Intelligence and Patents: a guide to the patentability of AI under European Law](https://www.jacobacci.com/hubfs/News%20e%20curiosit%C3%A0%20IP/J-News-sample-v3.jpg)](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/artificial-intelligence-and-patents-a-guide-to-the-patentability-of-ai) [Artificial Intelligence and Patents: a guide to the patentability of AI under European Law](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/artificial-intelligence-and-patents-a-guide-to-the-patentability-of-ai) 10 April 2025 [![The Swiss Federal Court declares the nullity of the three-dimensional trademark relating to Nespresso capsules](https://www.jacobacci.com/hubfs/News%20e%20curiosit%C3%A0%20IP/J-Cases-sample-v3.jpg)](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/the-swiss-federal-court-declares-the-nullity-of-the-three-dimensional-trademark-relating-to-nespresso-capsules) [The Swiss Federal Court declares the nullity of the three-dimensional trademark relating to Nespresso capsules](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/the-swiss-federal-court-declares-the-nullity-of-the-three-dimensional-trademark-relating-to-nespresso-capsules) 17 November 2021 [![Can a conversational agent or chatbot, such as ChatGPT, draft a patent?](https://www.jacobacci.com/hubfs/News%20e%20curiosit%C3%A0%20IP/J-News-sample-v3.jpg)](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/can-a-conversational-agent-or-chatbot-draft-a-patent) [Can a conversational agent or chatbot, such as ChatGPT, draft a patent?](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/can-a-conversational-agent-or-chatbot-draft-a-patent) 13 March 2023 [![Winter Olympics](https://www.jacobacci.com/hubfs/News%20e%20curiosit%C3%A0%20IP/J-Curiosity-sample-v4.jpg)](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/winter-olympics) [Winter Olympics](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/winter-olympics) 10 February 2022 [**](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/news/unitary-patent-and-unified-patent-court#) Cookie Settings