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21.10.2024

Case number for UPC opt-outs in INPADOC

A proprietor or an applicant for a European patent may opt out from the exclusive jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court and also withdraw their opt-out again at any time. The opt-out and its withdrawal take effect upon their entry in the UPC Register. INPADOC worldwide legal event data features the full set of opt-out events.

As of July 2024, you can also access the UPC case number of opt-outs in INPADOC, which is now available together with opt-out events.

This UPC case number was added because there is a sequence of opt-outs and subsequent withdrawals of opt-outs for some patents. So the addition of the case number makes it easier for you to identify this information in INPADOC.

Fig. 1: Example of opt-out event shown together with the case number

The table below shows the coverage of opt-out events in INPADOC for 7-13 October 2024.

Authority	Event Code	No. Events	Description ENG
EP	P01	605 819	OPT-OUT OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC) REGISTERED
EP	P02	7 057	OPT-OUT OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC) CHANGED
EP	P03	346	OPT-OUT OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC) DELETED
EP	P04	2 862	WITHDRAWAL OF OPT-OUT OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC) REGISTERED
EP	P05	1	WITHDRAWAL OF OPT-OUT OF THE COMPETENCE OF THE UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC) CHANGED