PARIS - The local division Munich of the UPC welcomed a delegation from the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy and the Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovation (UANIPIO), according to the official website of the Unified Patent Court (UPC)

The delegation was led by Kenneth Wright, IP Consultant for the TIPSTER project. The TIPSTER project is implemented by the Foundation for Support of Reforms in Ukraine with financial support from the German Government under the international cooperation project ReACT4UA ("Application and Implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in Trade"), implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The project aims to improve the competitiveness and resilience of Ukrainian small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly in the context of EU accession.  Ralf Lowack, GIZ project manager, was also present.

The focus of the visit was to introduce the members of the delegation to the principles and functioning of the Unified Patent Court in general and the local division Munich in particular.

The visit began with a presentation by Dr. Matthias Zigann, Presiding Judge of the local division Munich. He gave an overview of the activities of the UPC and discussed recent developments within the Court and the Local Division Munich.

The discussions that followed reflected the delegation's keen interest in the UPC.