In today’s global market, international patent protection can be crucial, and for many inventions Europe is an important region where patents are needed. According to the present system, considerable ...

The proposed European unitary patent and unified patent court represents one of the largest changes to the European patent system in a generation. It will usher in a new European patent right (the ...

Will it be worth the wait? Seventy years since the idea was first mooted — pre-dating the EU’s three institutions — a new European patent system launches on June 1. It's designed as a one-stop shop, ...

Members of the European Parliament today approved a unitary patent approach that extends a common legal process across European Union (EU) member countries. The new unitary patent system was formed ...

Industry ministers from 22 countries will sign an international agreement to set up a court structure for the European Union’s unitary patent on Tuesday (19 February). Italy will be one of the ...

Unitary patent system key for European SMEs, but not all countries ready to join The newly launched unitary patent system adopted by 17 member states is expected to boost Europe’s competitiveness and ...

A new unitary patent system is due to come into effect in Europe later on this year. The unitary patent (UP) will build on European Union (EU) patents granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) under ...