Unitary Patent Support Solutions

With an array of expert services, we help you navigate the new UP. Our unitary patent support services cover the full range of processes unique to the UP and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Our European patent experts can help you meet crucial UP requirements and timelines, while reducing your workload.

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Opt-out support

Patent rights holders have a three-month sunrise period to decide whether to opt-out of the Unitary Patent/Unified Patent Court system. Clarivate can provide information to support these critical opt-out decisions, including:

1. Completion and submission of RoP5 Application Mandates Template (including optional PoA management)

   The right application mandates are needed to ensure the UPC Registry accepts the submitted RoP5.

2. Completion and submission of RoP5 Opt-out requests

   We manage the en masse completion and submission of RoP5 requests to the UPC Registry via API.

3. Registration monitoring and confirmation

   The Registry will not deliver filing receipts on submitted RoP5 forms. We monitor the Registry on an ongoing basis to provide you with the peace of mind of a confirmation.

Patent validations and maintenance

Unitary Patent validations are available via Clarivate’s validation platform in addition to European Patent validations. To help you make informed decisions, we provide:

1. Expanded validations management

   We have solutions to support the selection of a Unitary Patent after grant, combined with traditional validations or the full, traditional validation path.

2. Maintenance support of Unitary Patents at the European Patent Office (EPO)

   Our annuity management service now covers the payment of the annuities of Unitary Patents.

3. Cost comparison capabilities

   We provide cost comparisons between traditional validations and those including the UP, and validation and annuity integration to simplify post-grant rights maintenance.

4. Validation and patent annuity integration

   The payment of the first annuity may fall within the validation process. We tackle this key payment and the management of future annuities to maintain your validated patents.