Some Opt-Out Statistics A Few Days Before The UPC Enters Into Force

Since the start of the sunrise period on March 1, 2023, it will soon be 3 months during which owners of European patents or patent applications will have had the opportunity to file an "opt-out", i.e. to retain the current dispute resolution system and not to come under the new jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court (UPC), which will enter into force on June 1, 2023.

With just a few days to go before the end of the "sunrise" period, it is worth taking a look at the statistics for European titles that have been opted out.

As of May 26, 2023, there were more than 350,000 European patents or patent applications where an opt-out has been filed. This corresponds to around 23% of European titles in force.