This blogger is getting a bit confused. On 26 May the European Commission
announced that
Once the Danish Parliament ratifies the Agreement, Denmark will be the fifth Member State to ratify it (after Austria, Belgium, France and Malta). Ratification by thirteen Member States is required for the Agreement to enter into force.
This information was duly reported on this weblog. Subsequently he has received two media releases from his friends at law firm Rouse. The
first informed him yesterday that
Sweden has become the third EU Member State (behind Austria and France) to ratify the UPC Agreement.
A
little later, from the same firm, this blogger learned that
Belgium has crossed the UPC ratification finish line hot on the heels of Sweden. The Belgian Parliament passed the law authorising ratification of the UPC Agreement just before the national elections in May 2014.
What has happened to Malta? Is it still there ...? Or should it have never been listed in the first place? Does anyone know.
4 comments:
same here, i'm a bit confused.
this website does not list Denmark as one of the members having retified the agreement, which is fine since it was a referendum
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/policies/agreements/search-the-agreements-database?command=details&lang=en&aid=2013001&doclang=EN
Malta is also missing...
vp
Look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Patent_Court#Ratification
For the details
Despite rumours to the contrary, it seems Malta has not yet ratified. As far as we know, on 21 January 2014, Malta's Parliamentary Secretary for Justice proposed that the Agreement should be ratified (http://www.parlament.mt/motiondetails?mid=770&l=1&legcat=13) but the ratification process is likely to take some time. Rouse's Unitary Patent Team is following up with the Malta High Commission. As soon as we hear anything further, we will let you know.
Despite rumours to the contrary, it seems Malta has not yet ratified. As far as we know, on 21 January 2014, Malta's Parliamentary Secretary for Justice proposed that the Agreement should be ratified (http://www.parlament.mt/motiondetails?mid=770&l=1&legcat=13) but the ratification process is likely to take some time. Rouse's Unitary Patent Team is following up with the Malta High Commission. As soon as we hear anything further, we will let you know.
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