Strategy
Opt-Out or Stay In? The Strategic Calculus Before the 2030 Sunset
More than 500,000 European patents are opted out of the UPC. Inside the Article 83 mechanics, the lock-in risk, and the calculus before the 2030 sunset.
News
The UPC's New Case Management System: What Changed for Data Access
The UPC CMS was rebuilt with EPO help and fully live by September 2025. What changed for registry access, decisions and pleadings, and the analytics gap that remains.
Explainer
How Fast Is the UPC? Time-to-Decision Benchmarks Across Divisions
The UPC promises a merits decision in ~12–14 months. Our data puts the real median near 13.7 — but preliminary injunctions land in weeks and divisions diverge. The benchmarks.
Explainer
How the Unified Patent Court Works: A Litigator's Guide to Divisions, Timelines & Outcomes
How does the UPC work? A litigator's guide to its divisions, the front-loaded ~12–14 month timeline, bifurcation, languages, opt-out and the pan-European injunction.