The book also explains how the UPC works in the context of the wider European patent system, particularly the EPO and the UK. New to the 2nd Edition - Additional chapters on the impact of the UPC and Unitary Patent on managing licences, and on confidentiality; coverage of the latest UPC guidance; references and case notes on every significant procedural case from the UPC divisions and the Court of Appeal; and coverage of every Rule of the Rules of Procedure.