2 BvR 739/17 explained

2 BvR 739/17 is a case decided on 13 February 2020 by the German Federal Constitutional Court (German: Bundesverfassungsgericht; abbreviated: German: BVerfG) in which the Court decided that the Act of Approval, i.e. for the ratification, of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court of 19 February 2013 (EPGÜ-ZustG) in Germany was null and void, because it had not been approved by the German federal parliament (German: Bundestag) sitting with the required quorum.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

The case was initiated with a complaint filed in March 2017 by German lawyer Ingve Björn Stjerna and the order was published on 20 March 2020.^{[1] [3]} It was decided by the Court's second senate with Justice Andreas Voßkuhle presiding and Justice Peter Huber acting as judge rapporteur.^[6] Among the Court's eight judges, Justices Ulrich Maidowski, Doris König, and Christine Langenfeld dissented.^{[1] [3]}

Further reading

• Web site: Reactions to ruling FCC in case Unified Patent Court: 'positive' and 'great disappointment' . Kluwer Patent Blog - patentblog.kluweriplaw.com . Kluwer Law International . 28 March 2020 . 20 March 2020.

External links

• Decision 2 BvR 739/17 (in German)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Act of Approval to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court is void - Press Release No. 20/2020 of 20 March 2020 - Order of 13 February 2020 - 2 BvR 739/17 . bundesverfassungsgericht.de . The Federal Constitutional Court . 28 March 2020 . 20 March 2020.
2. News: Klos . Mathieu . BREAKING: German Constitutional Court upholds UPC complaint . 28 March 2020 . JUVE . 20 March 2020.
3. News: Rath . Christian . Noch mehr Karlsruher Kontrolle . Even more control from Karlsruhe . German . 28 March 2020 . Legal Tribune Online . Wolters Kluwer Deutschland GmbH . 21 March 2020.
4. News: Karlsruhe: Deutsche Zustimmung zu EU-Einheitspatent nichtig . Karlsruhe: German approval of EU unitary patent void . German . 28 March 2020 . Zeit Online . 20 March 2020.
5. News: Kirsch . Christian . Bundesverfassungsgericht erklärt Gesetz über EU-Patent für nichtig . Federal Constitutional Court annuls law on EU patent . German . 28 March 2020 . Heise Online . 20 March 2020.
6. News: Schulze . Christina . Straight shooter: The judge behind the German UPC decision . 28 March 2020 . JUVE . 20 March 2020.