In the next months EU member states are set to ratify an extensive package of reforms for the European patent system. The biggest changes in 40 years will introduce a new type of patent and a new patent court at European level, with far reaching implications for patent users and all those...
European Patent Office (EPO), executive branch of the European Patent Organisation, the international organization that issues European patents. The European Patent Organisation was created by the European Patent Convention, which was signed by 16 Europe
As per European Patent Law, it is mandatory for an applicant to file their patent application first at the EPO. Once application is granted, the applicant has to extend their invention in different EP member states. This is done in order to reap maximum commercial benefit from an invention. ...
Registering Authority: European Patent Office Contracting States: Albania, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Croatia, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg...
European unitary patentThe following article aims at proving that it is necessary to verify the assumption about the positive influence of the entry into force of the European unitary patent on the European Union and its Member States' innovativeness. This assumption is the fundamental arg...
innovation prizes. It honors individuals and teams, who have come up with solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time. The "Non-EPO countries" category recognizes the work of outstanding inventors from outside the EPO's 39 member states who have been granted a European patent. ...
Improvement of the European patent system draws near The unitary patent will simplify procedures and lower costs for patent owners, while increasing legal certainty thanks to the introduction of a Unified Patent Court. Since the 25 participating EU member states reached political agreement in late 2012...
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That being said, it is worth noting that the “Unitary Patent” is a single right that covers all of participating member states. As a result, it is not possible to reduce the number of territories covered (and therefore the amount of renewal fees payable) as commercial priorities change. ...
European Union almost succeeded in finalising the work on an international agreement between 25 European Union member states establishing a patent court system which will decide patent infringement cases and patent revocation cases for the future Union Patent and the classical European "bundle" Patent. ...