Official information obtained based on the German Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

  • (39) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Bundestag in June 2017: Number of roll call votes on bills in the 18th legislative term up to 30/06/2017 (Published on 28/06/2022)

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  • (38) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Bundestag in June 2017: Number of roll call votes on bills in the 18th legislative term up to 30/06/2017 (Published on 28/06/2022)

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  • (37) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Bundestag in May 2017: Documentation of the presence of MoP in the buildings of the German Bundestag (Published on 28/06/2022)

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  • (36) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the Foreign Office in September 2020: List of files kept and/or archived relating to the European Patent Reform (Published on 28/06/2022)

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  • (35) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Bundestag in August 2020: All official information with direct or indirect reference to the constitutional complaint proceedings before the BVerfG with the file number 2 BvR 739/17 (concerning the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court) (Published on 28/06/2022)

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  • (34) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in November 2019: Official statement by Dr Heitland of 22/01/2019 in proceedings Administrative Court Berlin, docket no. VG 2 K 72.18 as regards the constitutional examination of the UPCA (Published on 28/06/2022)

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  • (33) EU Patent Reform – Correspondence with the Legal Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag between July 2016 and February 2018: Cancellation of the vote on holding a public hearing on the Federal Government draft legislation relating to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court and on the adaptation of Patent Law Provisions – minutes of the 107th session on 06/07/2016 and reasons for the cancellation (Published on 28/06/2022)

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  • (32) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in August 2020: List of documents contained in files 9516-31 (Übereinkommen über ein Einheitliches Patentgericht – Agreement on a Unified Patent Court – UPC), 9516-1-31 (Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Unified Patent Court), 9516-2-31 (Unified Patent Court – Vorbereitender Ausschuss – Preparatory Committee) and 9516-3-31 (Unified Patent Court – Working group Legal) (Published on 23/02/2022)

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  • (31) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in June 2020: 30 documents on the European Patent Reform (Published on 23/02/2022)

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  • (30) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in June 2020: Possibility of a termination of UPCA membership and respective statement by the Legal Service of the EU Council (Published on 23/02/2022)

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  • (29) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in June 2020: Addressees of the letter dated 08/06/2020 (“draft bill on the Agreement of 19 February 2013 on a Unified Patent Court”) (Published on 23/02/2022)

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  • (28) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in August 2019: Table of Contents of BMJV files 9330 (Collective Agreements on the Protection of Industrial Property) and 9516 (Unified Patent Court) (Published on 02/02/2022)

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  • (27) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in June 2016: Information of the Members of the German Bundestag on the European Patent Reform by the Federal Government (Published on 02/02/2022)

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  • (26) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in January 2016: Creation of a European “unitary patent” and a Unified Patent Court, meeting at BMJV on 15/06/2012, signing UPCA (Published on 02/02/2022)

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  • (25) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in January 2020: Documents “Indicative Costs for the UPC – Assumptions” und “UPC costs UK DE agreed” (Published on 30/08/2021)

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  • (24) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in January 2020: Instructions and wire report on the items on the agenda of COREPER meetings on 19/11/ (2429th meeting, item 69) and 28/11/2012 (2431st meeting, item 77) relating to the European patent reform (Published on 30/08/2021)

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  • (23) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in January 2020: Members of the working groups and sub-working groups of the Preparatory Committee of the UPC (Published on 30/08/2021)

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  • (22) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (“BMI”) in January 2020: List of BMI files on the European patent reform and of individual matters contained therein (Published on 30/08/2021)

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  • (21) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in December 2019: Salary of the judges at the Unified Patent Court and respective vote in the Preparatory Committee on 24 and 25/02/2016 (Published on 30/08/2021)

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  • (20) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in January 2020: Examination of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court under Constitutional law and and legal scrutiny of the “Ratification Act” (“Vertragsgesetz”) and the “Implementation Act” (“Begleitgesetz”) (Published on 30/08/2021)

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  • (19) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (“BMI”) in November 2019: Agenda and minutes of the meeting on the “European Patent Court Agreement” of BMJV and BMI on 18/01/2013 (Published on 30/08/2021)

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  • (18) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Foreign Office in November 2019: Agenda and minutes of the meetings of the Secretaries of State for Europe on 17/12/2012 and 28/01/2013 (Published on 30/08/2021)

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  • (17) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in September 2019: List of individual matters contained in BMJV files on the European patent reform (Published on 30/08/2021)

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  • (16) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (“BMI”) in September 2019: File V I 4 – 113 842/0#1 (“BMI Stn verfassungsrechtliche Prüfung Patentgerichtsübereinkommen”) [“BMI statement Assessment of the Patent Court Agreement under constitutional law”] (Published on 20/04/2021)

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  • (15) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in September 2019: Seat of the Central Division of the Unified Patent Court (Published on 03/04/2021)

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  • (14) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in August 2019: Note of BMJV Department Z B 7 on the significance of the “unwavering pursuit” of a FOIA request for the imposition of an access to information fee of EUR 487.50 of the permissible maximum amount of EUR 500.00 (Published on 03/04/2021)

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  • (13) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in February 2019: Written statements by the BMJV departments responsible for constitutional law (currently department IV A 2), fundamental and legal questions of the EU as well as the procedural law of the EU (currently department IV C 2), public international law/law of international organizations/international jurisdiction (currently department IV C 3) and the law of international Treaties (currently department IV C 4) on the compatibility of the “Agreement on a Unified Patent Court” as well as the “Agreement on the European and Community Patent Court” discussed before it (cf. Council document 7928/09 of 23/03/2009) with the Grundgesetz or the primary law of the European Union, in particular the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (each in the version according to the Treaty of Lisbon as entered into force on 01/12/2009), as well as Opinion 1/09 of the European Court of Justice of 08/03/2011 (Published on 30/03/2021)

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  • (12) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in January 2019: All reports of BMJV Division III B 4 (or its head) or BMJV Project Group “EU Patent and Unified Patent Court” (or its head) to superiors, in particular to the head of BMJV Division III, relating to the European unitary patent and/or the Unified Patent Court, with the exception of those of 03/10/2014 (doc. 9516-31 723/2014) and 30/07/2015 (doc. 9516-31 924/2015) (Published on 30/03/2021)

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  • (11) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in September 2018: 18th draft Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court, versions of 10/07/2015 and 10/10/2016 (Published on 30/03/2021)

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  • (10) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (“BMJV”) in August 2018: Compatibility of the UPCA and the “Agreement on the European and Community Patents Court” (cf. Council document 7928/09 of 23/03/2009) with the German Grundgesetz (Published on 30/03/2021)

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  • (9) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in July 2018: Documents related to the legislative process on the European patent reform (Published on 05/03/2021)

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  • (8) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in June 2018: All meetings dates of Project group EU patent and Unified Patent Court (“PGEUP”) since its establishment (Published on 05/03/2021)

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  • (7) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in April 2018: Minutes on meetings of Project group EU patent and Unified Patent Court (“PGEUP”) after 05/05/2014 (Published on 05/03/2021)

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  • (6) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in March 2018: Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent Court, subgroups of Working Group “Legal Framework” (Published on 05/03/2021)

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  • (5) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in February 2018: Judges and part-time judges at the Unified Patent Court (Published on 03/03/2021)

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  • (4) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in February 2018: Assessment legal action of German Federal Ministry of Justice against Dr Stjerna for publication of correspondence (Published on 03/03/2021)

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  • (3) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in November 2017: Court fees and representation costs at the Unified Patent Court (Published on 03/03/2021)

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  • (2) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in October 2017: Project group EU patent and Unified Patent Court (Published on 16/02/2021)

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  • (1) EU Patent Reform – FOIA application to the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in October 2017: Assessment compatibility [in particular of the UPCA] with the Grundgesetz (Published on 16/02/2021)

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