Ireland to Hold Referendum to Participate in the Single Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court
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On 28 June 2022, the Government issued a press release reaffirming its commitment to hold a referendum to enable Ireland to participate in the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC).
On 28 June 2022, the Government issued a press release reaffirming its commitment to hold a referendum to enable Ireland to participate in the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court (UPC). The press release lists the benefits of having a single unified court. The referendum is to be held next year at the earliest. Our previous insights into the UPC can be found here, here, here and here.