UPC IT e-Filing available to test
The prototype e-filing / case management system is now available to test. If you would like to test it and provide feedback please visit https://prototype.unified-patent-court.org/. Testers can supply feedback using the 'BugHerd' feedback application using the button at the bottom right-hand of the screen (this allows you to click on and highlight certain parts of the prototype, such as fields in forms, and write notes about them).
Purpose of the prototype The prototype is being configured using an off-the-shelf product, based on UPC draft Rules of Procedure 13-28, allowing testers to file an infringement claim. Feedback from testers is being used over October and November 2014 to help us continue configuration in an iterative way and to then evaluate lessons to inform the procurement process. The purpose of the prototype is to test the viability of a cloud-based, off-the-shelf, configured system for the UPC, where data is stored by a supplier and can be accessed securely from any location. We are also learning lessons about user-friendliness, and how to ensure the system might support the UPC Rules of Procedure. Further information on the prototype and what we hope it will achieve can be found on the prototype site.
Next steps We will use lessons from the prototype to inform the tender for the UPC e-Filing and case management solution. We plan a full, open procurement process, with publication of the procurement notice in the Official Journal of the European Union in November 2014 and contract award in summer 2015.
The Chairman and his team attach great value to the involvement of practitioners and future users of the Unified Patent Court in its work. To this end it organises formal consultations and public hearings on key elements of its work, however, in preparing for proposals to be discussed in the Preparatory Committee, the Chairman has invited a small group of experts to provide advice on the various different work streams.
Uitspraak ingezonden door Martijn de Lange,
Uitspraak ingezonden door Anne Marie Verschuur,
Uitspraak ingezonden door Anke Heezius,
Bijdrage ingezonden door Jenny Cromsigt,
Internet bereikbaarheid blijft essentieel. Onderdeel hiervan is het Benelux Patent Platform/IT samenwerking: Op 14 februari 2013 was de kick-off van dit platform. Het systeem is eerst getest en live gegaan in België. In Nederland zal deze in november 2014 live gaan. Het online filing systeem zal worden vernieuwd en een ‘my page’ wordt geïntroduceerd.
Octrooirecht. Proceskosten. De rechtbank volhardt bij hetgeen in eerdere tussenvonnissen (
Uitspraak ingezonden door Charlotte Garnitsch en Wim Maas,