Monday, October 10, 2022 Entry into force of the UPC Agreement is currently planned for 1 April 2023,

 The latest news message on the UPC website indicates (cited without changes):

Latest state of play in view of the launch of the Unified Patent Court

06 October 2022

Attachments: Implementation roadmap

The UPC Preparatory team is excited to share the implementation roadmap attached. This roadmap depicts all the key activities and milestones of the UPC in the coming months.

The entry into force of the UPC Agreement is currently planned for 1 April 2023, with the Court opening its doors and starting to receive cases as from that date.

The opening notes to the implementation roadmap provides [cited without changes, but with emhhasis added]:

The UPC Preparatory team is excited to share the implementation roadmap below. This roadmap depicts all the key activities and milestones of the UPC in the coming months.

The entry into force of the UPC Agreement is currently planned for 1 April 2023, with the Court opening its doors and starting to receive cases as from that date.

Please note that this roadmap reflect the current state of the UPC project and therefore, might be subject to change. Any such changes, impacting key deliverables and milestones will be communicated.

Figure from UPC website (https://www.unified-patent-court.org/sites/default/files/upc_-_exco_-_upc_external_roadmap-v0.9_edit.pdf)

The implementation roadmap provides the global milestones:

• MS call for contribution (PAP)- tbc: call for contribution request to UPC Member States for the Provisional Application Phase (PAP) if needed;
• Germany ratification: the deposit of the UPCA ratification instrument by Germany will trigger the Sunrise period (first day of the following month) and the entry into force of the UPCA (3 months after the start of the Sunrise period); 
• Start of the Sunrise: the date of the start of the Sunrise period is expected to be January 1, 2023;
• FAP budget approval & call for contribution: first accounting period (FAP) budget approval by the Budget Committee and subsequent call for contribution to UPC Member States;
• [Expected] Entry into force of the UPCA: entry into force of the UPCA and the opening of the Court from 1 April 2023.

Refer to the  implementation roadmap for more details on:

• Recruitment activities
• Case Management System activities and milestones