On February 22 and 23, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) held its inaugural meetings of the Administrative and Budget Committees.
During the meeting, the Administrative Committee adopted several secondary rules and regulations that will be critical to the functioning of the UPC. These included its Rules of Procedure, the Rules on the Certificate for European Patent Litigation, the Service Regulations for the UPC Judges and their Administrative Staff, and the Financial Regulations.
The new chairs and several delegations recognized the historic significance of these inaugural meetings and affirmed that the UPC project has now entered its final preparatory phase.
Following the events, EPO President António Campinos expressed optimism: “The EPO warmly welcomes this step towards delivering the Unitary Patent Package. The unitary patent and the UPC will be the most important reforms of the European patent system since the signing of the European Patent Convention.”
 held its inaugural session){kind=link}