07/12/2022 (Agence Europe) – The Unified Patent Court announced an “adjustment” to the timetable on its website on Monday 5 December. The start of the so-called ‘sunrise’ period, the transitional period allowing applicants to choose between the current system and the unified system, has been postponed by 2 months, to 1 March instead of 1 January as initially set out in the roadmap (see EUROPE 13038/13). However, the entry into force of the Unified Patent Court Agreement remains scheduled for 1 April. “The additional time is intended to allow future users to prepare themselves for the strong authentication which will be required to access the Case Management System (CMS) and to sign documents”, the institution said in its statement. (PH)