UK Confirms that it Will not Become a Member of the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court

On 27 February 2020, the UK government unofficially announced that the UK will not participate in the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court system. The decision was confirmed by a spokesperson for the prime minister, who stated that “Participating in a court that applies EU law and bound by the CJEU is inconsistent with our aims of becoming an independent self-governing nation“. For more information about the topic, please read our latest Mayer Brown Legal Update.