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Unified Patent Court (UPC) one step closer to realization
By AWA Editor | Posted on October 6, 2015
The plans for the opening of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are moving ahead. Last week, seven EU member states signed a protocol which clears the way for the UPC to start its work in late 2016 or early 2017. The protocol comprises legal and practical arrangements and will, among other things, permit hiring of...
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Next step in unifying the European patents
By AWA Editor | Posted on September 27, 2015
The Unitary Patent that is evolving for the European market has taken another step forward and Italy has initiated the process to join the UP as well. By doing this, Europe is now covering a market which is comparable to that of the United States counting the GDP. The Unitary Patent is a European patent...
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Agreement reached on renewal fees for unitary patent
By AWA Editor | Posted on June 30, 2015
The level of the renewal fees for the unitary patent has been set. Last week, the Select Committee of the Administrative Council of the EPO agreed that the renewal fee for a unitary patent (covering 25 EU member states) is on level with the sum of renewal fees in the four most frequently validated countries,...
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Spain’s actions against unitary patent protection dismissed
By AWA Editor | Posted on May 6, 2015
On May 5, a potential legal obstacle against the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court was removed when the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed two Spanish actions against the regulation of the unitary patent protection. Read more: AWA Review Newsflash
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