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The European Patent Office fees are undergoing some major changes on 1 April 2024 and the effect of this is that some official fees could be higher and some fees could be lower for applicants depending on the circumstances.

We therefore recommend that you take time to review our brief attached guide and decide whether it is worth paying any due fees before 1 April 2024 or whether to wait for the changes to be implemented.

We are delighted to be attending the 13th China International Trademark and Brand Festival in Dongguan, China from 16 to 19 June 2023.

After decades of discussion, the European Union (EU) Patent or so-called Unitary Patent (UP) came into effect on 1 June 2023. In order to prepare you, we have prepared a brief guide which covers the basics of the system and the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) that has been set up alongside to deal with infringement and validity matters.