Background As has been widely reported, major changes are looming for the European patent landscape. After many years of preparatory work and negotiations, Europe’s new Unified Patent Court (UPC) is expected to open for business on 1 June 2023[1]. Applicants and owners of European Patents (EP) unaware of the scope of changes may lose valuable rights in their inventions. However, this change in the European patent landscape also provides for new opportunities, such as time and cost-effective proceedings to obtain a Pan-European injunction in 17 EU states participating in the UPC system. For some European countries enforcement of patent rights still needs to take place on a national level though, e.g. the UK, Poland and Spain. These countries are not participating in the UPC. Read more
Monday, April 3 2023 \ Published by JD Supra.
