Renewal Fees for Unitary Patents 关于费用和期限,还是那句话,没有实务经验,一些中文都是我自己理解的。 看这篇的感觉特别像是当年考代理证的时候,就差拿出杨立的题库了。 首先还是祭出Guide documents.epo.org/proje$File/Unitary_Patent_guide_en.pdf Implementing Regulations to the Convention on the Grant ...
Renewal fees for a Unitary Patent which fall due after receipt of a statement will be reduced by 15%. 单一专利的年费将在收到陈述之后减免15%。(所以不需要真的许可出去的才有费减,只要写个愿意许可的陈述就可以有费减?)。年费迟交的额外费用也相应地以减免以后的年费进行计算。 Proprietors may withdra...
Renewal fee agreement brings unitary patent closerBrendan O'Malley
The EU Unitary Patent (EUUP) will be a European patent, granted by the EPO, having ‘unitary effect’ across all the participating countries.
The Unitary Patent system provides several benefits, including lower costs, a simpler process, uniform protection, and more legal certainty. Inventors can handle everything—apply for patents, pay renewal fees and register transactions such as license grants—through the EPO as a central one-stop sh...
Subsequently, an annual renewal fee will be due to the EPO. This renewal fee is set to be similar to the sum of annual renewal fees paid to maintain four EP validations (e.g., a European Patent validated in FR, DE, NL, and AT). The annual renewal fees to maintain a UP may be ...
Single renewal fee payable:a single renewal fee will be payable to the EPO to maintain a UP. Under the existing “bundle patent” system, renewal fees must be paid annually in all states where the patent is being maintained. Over time this can lead to high costs. At a very general level...
The renewal fees for the Unitary Patent have been set at a ‘True Top 4’ level, meaning that they are equivalent to the sum total of the renewal fees for the four most validated countries. In light of the True Top 4 model, European Patents validated in more than four countries are lik...
UPC: Winner pays! Clarification on Proportionality in apportioning Litigation Costs and the Role of Pre-Litigation Settlement Efforts In a decision issued on 26 March 2025, the Court of Appeal of the Unified Patent Court reaffirmed its commitment to proportionality in... ...
Dehns is at the forefront of the UPC and is already involved in a number of high-profile Unitary Patent cases, including both revocation and infringement actions.