“In the lead up to Brexit and the introduction of the Unitary Patent system, European patentees should consider whether or not to ‘opt out’ of the Unified Patent Court jurisdiction.” With a “no-deal” ...

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The Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are new building blocks that will supplement and strengthen the existing centralized European patent granting and enforcement system. In short, ...

When Wayne Mosley and his classmates arrived at Gainesville High School in February 1970 to satisfy a court mandate that Alachua County schools be desegregated, he was sure of one thing. “I didn’t ...

Industry sources at the Pharmaceutical Patent Term Extension conference in Munich question the practical details of unitary SPCs, including granting procedure, enforcement, and judicial review The ...

On Thursday, August 29, Romania joined the Unitary Patent system, becoming the 18 th country to join the European patent system. “The accession of Romania clearly demonstrates the relevance of the ...

A vote by MEPs yesterday in favour of the unitary patent means that IP owners planning their patent filing strategies could soon have a new way of protecting their rights in Europe At the moment, ...