UPC Member States

There are 24 EU Member States that have signed the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA).

Currently, the UPCA is in force in the 18 States that have ratified the UPCA.

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Slovenia
  • Sweden

The remaining six EU Member States that have signed but not yet ratified the UPCA may ratify it at any time.

  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Slovakia

The EU Member States that have not signed the UPCA may still accede to it at any time.