The Unified Patent Court might be a rare example of laborious bureaucracy quickly gathering steam. The overhaul of patents in Europe, with a new patenting and enforcement mechanism, goes back well over a decade and has at times had a tortuous path to launching. The court, known as the UPC, is a pan-European court which enforces the rights of the unitary patent, a new system where a patent is recognised across the contracting EU members. But getting to the point of actual operation of its court system has not been without its hurdles. Given the UK’s sizeable role in crafting…

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