According to the latest rumours published by Il Sole 24 Ore, Milan will be the seat of the third central division originally assigned to London.
Following Germany’s ratification of the Agreement on the United Patent Court (UPC) filed last month, the Agreement will enter into full force on 1 June 2023, and the UPC will have its third central division in Milan, joining Paris and Munich.
After long negotiations, it appears that a compromise has been reached with the partial devolution of the competencies originally envisioned in favor of the third seat, which will be retained by the first two central divisions (chemistry and metallurgy in Munich while litigation concerning pharmaceutical patents with supplementary protection certificate in Paris).
According to the Italian press, the following issues should therefore be addressed in Milan: medical-veterinary science and hygiene, pharmaceutical patents lacking supplementary protection certificates, non-pharmaceutical biotechnology, agriculture, food and tobacco, personal and household goods, sports and entertainment.